Fundraising & events
Join us so we can help kids with cancer sooner
Lets raise funds together and make a difference
Whether you want to dress up, bake a difference, or just go crazy you can be a community champion by fundraising with The Kids' Cancer Project. We'll support you every step of the way in whatever you choose to do.
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Community Calendar
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Lose Your Locks
All year round
Clip, cut or chop your hair! Shaving your head or getting a short crop is a great way to show solidarity for kids affected by cancer and to fundraise for childhood cancer research. You can Lose Your Locks as an individual or grab your mates and make this a team challenge!
Fundraise Your Way
All year round
Whether it's a trivia night or a sausage sizzle, a high tea or a personal challenge, sometimes the simplest idea is the most fun!
Write a Book in a Day
1 May 2025
You can write a book for kids in hospital and transform their day by transporting them to another time, place or even dimension through the power of your imaginative words and pictures!
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Pirate Day
16 May 2025
Dress up like a pirate, bring your treasure, and raise money for kids' brain cancer research. The ship is pushing out again on 16 May 2025 but you can register any date that suits you and your crew. Registration opens soon.
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Runaway Noosa Marathon
25 May 2024
Escape to world famous Noosa for a weekend filled with sunshine and good times. With a flat, fast and friendly multi-lap course set in the heart of Noosa township, you can conquer this course all while making a difference for childhood cancer research.
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The Better Challenge
1-30 September 2025
Express your interest for The Better Challenge 2025!
As many as 90% of the kids who survive will develop one or more chronic health conditions. This September we want to help them feel BETTER. Run, walk or roll 90km and help raise money for research into BETTER treatments, BETTER care and BETTER outcomes. You’ll be helping to create a BETTER future for kids with cancer.
As many as 90% of the kids who survive will develop one or more chronic health conditions. This September we want to help them feel BETTER. Run, walk or roll 90km and help raise money for research into BETTER treatments, BETTER care and BETTER outcomes. You’ll be helping to create a BETTER future for kids with cancer.
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Brisbane Marathon Festival
6 June 2024
One of the most historic events on the Queensland running calendar, Brisbane's only marathon distance running event is back for 2023. Run in support of The Kids' Cancer Project and raise money for childhood cancer research.
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NIKE Melbourne Marathon
13 October 2024
Join thousands of others and make a difference as you run, jog, wheel or walk your way through the city streets, passing iconic Melbourne landmarks before finishing with a lap of honour around the MCG’s hallowed turf to help make a difference for kids with cancer.