Last May, Brendan Andre and his wife Carmen travelled just over 6500km through the rugged Aussie outback to raise money for charity, and this year the Werribee couple are gearing up to do it all over again.
The annual Shitbox Rally encourages two person teams to fundraise $5000 for the Cancer Council.
Teams then hit the road, following a specific route driving in cars worth no more than $1500.
Mr Andrew said this years trip will begin in Newcastle, and will end in Townsville.
“We’re doing it in the same car as last year, Olaf survived the journey, [but] not fully intact,” Mr Andrew said.
“We’ve raised just over $6000 for the Cancer Council and we’ve still got a couple of fundraisers.”
On March 18, Brenden and Carmen will host a BBQ outisde Bunnings Tarneit.
“[We need] people supporting these things cause it does make difference, I know that first hand, I’ve seen what it can do,” he said.
“It’s an incredible thing we do, any support we can get is appreciated.”
Mr Andre previously told Star Weekly that he believes most people will know someone impacted by cancer.
“Carmen has had breast cancer, so we’re affected directly that way,” he said.
Mr Andre said the couple still had a little bit of work left to do on the car before it can be deemed ready to go, and while he hopes Olaf can make it through this year’s rally, the outcome is all part of the adventure.
