2025 Road Boss Rally wraps up in Alice Springs, raising more than $300k for charity
With participants coming from all over Australia, a group of drivers traversed rugged terrain for a good cause.
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Hundreds of thousands of dollars has been raised for charity by an epic road rally featuring “big kilometres”, “very, very remote country” and modified classics – which have come from all corners of the country to take part.
Finishing at Lasseters Casino, Alice Springs, on Wednesday, the 35 cars and drivers taking part 2025 Road Boss Rally were all enjoying a cold beer after ending their 800km journey.
Leaving at the beginning of July, participants drove the long way from Alice Springs to Broome, WA, going through Yulura, Meekatharra, Mt Augustus, before coming back down the Tanami to return to the Red Centre capital.
Event organiser and founder, “road boss” Jamie Lawson said the rally has two purposes: raising money for charity, but to also “lift the rug” and show another side of the Territory.
“I’m very proud to bring these people to the NT because it’s important, you know, living local here – it’s so important for us to promote the beauty and the splendour and everything that the NT is,” he said.
The rally covered “big kilometres” over “very, very remote country,” Mr Lawson said, but the participants went to places which were “just breathtakingly spectacular”.
The rally raised $300,000, with punters coming in from Queensland, Victoria, and NSW to take part.
Queenslanders Bob Grant and Norman Hupt raised $67,000 alone, and said they were glad to see the money going towards charity Give it All.
The duo made the trip in a modified 1984 Ford Falcon station wagon, and said the car made it down the unsealed tracks without even getting a flat tyre.
“The fact we haven’t had to fix anything” was the highlight for trip, the duo said with a laugh.
Originally published as 2025 Road Boss Rally wraps up in Alice Springs, raising more than $300k for charity
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