Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) will once again compete in the 2024 Variety Bash B to B, which is scheduled to occur over the 11th – 22nd August 2024.
The Variety event is a fund-raising initiative which will see over 80 vehicles driving across Australia, with sponsored donations made via the Variety Club website. 2024 will represent the 40th anniversary of the Variety Bash B to B.
Starting in Dubbo NSW, the Variety Bash B to B registered cars will traverse over thirteen stops including Bourke (NSW), Charleville (QLD), Karumba (QLD), Miles (QLD), Coonabarabran (NSW) before finishing in Mudgee (NSW).
Stops will also be made to schools with donations of items and equipment to be made.
This is the second year that TMHA has participated in the Variety Bash B to B, which will see two cars entered in the Bash this year. Both cars will be 1976 Toyota Crown Super Salon Sedans, which have been named the “Toyota Forklifts Legends” cars. They will be driven by TMHA employees from both Head Office and TMHA's branch network.
Unique to the TMHA car is custom livery comprising Toyota Forklifts and Australian animals, including a koala, kangaroo, platypus and cockatoo. The cars have also been decorated with a sporting theme and famous Australian landmarks.
The TMHA cars have also been designed to be “coloured in”, with kids at each of the twelve stops given permanent markers to colour in a section of the car.
President and CEO of TMHA Steve Takacs said “TMHA is proud to be again taking part in such a important fund- raising activity and to support a children’s charity as vital as the Variety Club”.
“We are also looking forward to our staff being able to meet the public across our beautiful Australian landscape, and we look forward to engaging with kids and having them colour in a section of our Toyota Forklift Legends car as a memento of our participation in this worthy cause,” Takacs said.
To donate please visit Variety NSW/ACT - Toyota Forklifts TMH1 & TMH2 (varietynswact.org.au)
One of the two Toyota Forklift Legends cars which will compete in the Variety Bash B to B in August