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How does this event benefit the community?
How does this event benefit the community?
The Busselton Runners Club is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting running, healthy lifestyles and community participation across the Busselton region. Since taking over management of the event in 2015, the Club has grown the former Busselton Half Marathon into the Bay Run, one of regional Western Australia's largest running events. Beyond delivering a high-quality event experience, the Bay Run generates more than $2 million in economic benefit for the Busselton community and provides direct support to local charities and community organisations through its annual beneficiary program. Since 2015, the event has contributed more than $125,000 to a range of local causes, including emergency services, disability sport, environmental conservation, youth development, aged care and wildlife rehabilitation.
Donations to date: $125,000
Donations to date: $125,000
2026 Beneficiary
2026 Beneficiary
Cycling Without Age Dunsborough
Cycling Without Age is a global not-for-profit movement that connects older people and those with limited mobility to their community and the outdoors by providing free rides on specially built trishaw e-bikes, piloted by trained volunteers. Busselton Runners Club is pleased to support the establishment of the Dunsborough CWAA chapter.
Donation: $5,000
Busselton Youth in Emergency Services Cadets
Busselton Runners Club is delighted to support the Cadet Program, to purchase PPE equipment to enable specialised emergency service training
Donation: $10,000
2025 Beneficiary
2025 Beneficiary
Busselton Youth in Emergency Services Cadets
Busselton Runners Club is delighted to support the Cadet Program, which engages local youth in emergency services. The program fosters a culture of safety, preparedness, and community service, while developing and mentoring the next generation of young leaders.
Donation: $13,000
2024 Beneficiary
2024 Beneficiary
Fawna and Busselton Hospice
Busselton Runners Club is delighted to support two local community groups to provide much needed services to the Busselton community
Donation: $10,000
2023 Beneficiary
2023 Beneficiary
Busselton Triathlon Club
Busselton Runners Club is helping the Busselton Triathlon Club purchase a new trailer to store and transport equipment to any triathlon or training event.
Donation: $9,200
2022 Beneficiary
2022 Beneficiary
Friends of the Cape to Cape Track
Busselton Runners Club is supporting the work that the Friends of Cape to Cape group do by aiding in the construction of a board walk on the Cape to Cape trail near Moses Rock in order to protect sensitive flora that is currently being damaged.
Donation: $10,000
2020 Beneficiary
2020 Beneficiary
Busselton State Emergency Service
Donation: $8,000 (est)
2019 Beneficiary
2019 Beneficiary
Naturaliste Volunteer Marine Rescue.
Your support of our 2019 Busselton Half Marathon will help support the work that the Naturaliste Volunteer Marine Rescue does. A true volunteer organisation that saves lives!.
Donation: $10,000
2018 Beneficiary
2018 Beneficiary
Friends of Cape to Cape Track
Busselton Runners Club supported the work that the Friends of Cape to Cape group do by aiding in the construction of a board walk on the Cape to Cape trail in order to protect sensitive flora that is currently being damaged.
Donation: $8,000
2017 Beneficiary
2017 Beneficiary
FAWNA
FAWNA is a wonderful organisation and its members of well over 100 people are dedicated each in their own way to helping wildlife. We rescue, care for, rehabilitate and release sick, injured or orphaned wildlife.
Donation: $10,000
2016 Beneficiary
2016 Beneficiary
Busselton Sea Rescue
Our 2016 event raised money to help them purchase a new model “Flir” - Forward Looking Infrared Camera for their rescue boat “BJ Lucy”. This enables them to more efficiently search for vessels in distress in the night hours or in situations of low visibility.
Donation: $11,580
2015 Beneficiary
2015 Beneficiary
WA Disabled Sports Association
Donation: $6,400
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