FUNDRAISING

We have partnered with Grassrootz to give you the chance to have a greater impact when you take part in the 2024 Ballarat Marathon road running festival.

You can set up your own fundraising page, supporting a cause close to your heart, during the registration process.

HEADLINE CHARITY PARTNER

The Ballarat Marathon is proud to partner with the Ballarat Health Services Foundation as our Headline Charity Partner.

Anyone who raises $500 or more for the Ballarat Health Services Foundation via the Grassrootz platform will have their entry fee refunded.

The Ballarat Health Services Foundation is the charitable arm of Grampians Health Ballarat (formerly Ballarat Health Services). For over 30 years, the Ballarat Health Services Foundation has had the privilege of supporting Grampians Health Ballarat. The Ballarat Health Services Foundation has supported hundreds of projects to provide patient-centred-care, equipment, research, staff training and wellbeing programs.

The Ballarat Marathon and the Ballarat Health Services Foundation share a commitment to help make our community healthier, stronger and a better place for us all to live. Your fundraising efforts will be used to deliver large transformational projects within Grampians Health Ballarat, or to provide innovative equipment and services, as quickly as possible, to projects with the highest need.

For further information on the Ballarat Health Services Foundation, visit bhs.org.au/foundation.

SUSTAINABILITY

We are committed to continually working to best practice to be a more sustainable event. We all have a part to play and our processes will work to minimise and mitigate our impacts. As we learn we aspire to be a leader and example in how events can get to net zero and beyond.

Areas we focus on to mitigate impacts include;

  • Use of compostable and recyclable materials and management of waste streams

  • Litter zones on course

  • Minimising printing and packaging

  • Purchase of carbon offsets

  • Encourage and facilitate multiple transport options and carpooling for participants

  • We encourage participants to use hydration packs and bottle belts

  • We will look to reduce emissions through use of electric vehicles for the event and alternative transport options.

GET INVOLVED

Our local community is important to us and we want to involve everyone we can. We see volunteers as a crucial part of an event and a great way to mesh with our community.

Volunteering on the event is a great experience and along with individuals we also invite local community groups to join us at the event. Volunteer roles on the event include;

  • Drink station and course marshal volunteers.

  • Registration and bag drop

  • Welcome to Ballarat information and advice greeters

  • On course entertainment

  • Pacers

Volunteer Registration is now open. CLICK HERE to register as a volunteer.