Buck Off Melanoma

Members of the community converged at Grand View Hotel after the convoy for an afternoon of music, sausage sizzle and drinks with all funds going to QIMR. Photo source: Facebook

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Last Sunday, Bowen hosted it’s annual ‘Buck Off Melanoma’ event, a fundraiser aimed at supporting melanoma research.  

This year, the event launched its ‘The Convoy 4 Melanoma’, which invited members of the community to bring their biggest and loudest vehicles together to form a convoy that drove around town, raising awareness for the fundraiser.  

Federal MP for Dawson Andrew Willcox was in attendance to show his support.  

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“It was fantastic and uplifting to witness Convoy For A Cure driving through Bowen and its surrounding areas, beeping horns and waving to residents,” Mr Willcox stated.

“It’s the first convoy we’ve done for this event,” said co-organiser Blind Man Dan. Dan played a huge role in the organising and promotion of the drive, using his previous experience to help the event run smoothly.  

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“I’ve been involved in convoys for kids. For this convoy I wanted to get everyone involved. As the years go on, we try and make it family friendly so that everyone can feel included.”  

The event featured live music from regional artists Spud & Bones as well as B-Doubles. There were sausage sizzles, face painting, raffles and merchandising – all of which went to an incredibly important cause.  

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“This year we tried to make it bigger,” said co-organiser Ben Vico.  

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“We really pushed the socials to build awareness and raise as much money as we could.”

100% of the proceeds were donated to QIMR Berghofer Medical Research. QIMR is a world leading medical research institute dedicated to delivering better treatments and diagnoses for difficult conditions such as melanoma.  

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Mr Willcox gave thanks to those who lent their support.

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“A big thanks to Joseph from QIMR Berghofer for attending the event in Bowen as well as Ben, Sally, Faye, Tracey and the incredible Jan Brown, who all contributed to organising a remarkable day for vital cause.”

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