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Secure Your Spot for FREE in the EVA Air Marathon and McDonalds Half Marathon.
Want to run the EVA Air Marathon or the McDonalds Half Marathon for free while supporting your chosen charity? A Charity Entry could be your ticket to the start line!
What is a Charity Entry?
We’ve partnered with our charities partners to offer a limited number of Charity Entries—providing guaranteed access to the race in exchange for fundraising support. Once you hit your fundraising goal, your chosen charity will cover your race registration fee!
By securing a Charity Entry, you’ll gain an entry while making a meaningful impact by raising vital funds for our charity partners.
How Much Do I Need to Raise?
To claim a Charity Entry, runners must commit to raising a minimum of $800 for one of our official charity partners below.
How to Apply for a Charity Entry
- Choose a Charity – Browse our Charity Partners below and select a cause that inspires you.
- Submit Your Application – Apply for a Charity Entry with your chosen charity.
- Start Fundraising – If you are a successful applicant, you will be able to start working towards your fundraising target for your charity.
Charity Entries are limited and highly sought after—don’t miss your chance to run for a reason at the 2025 EVA Air Sunshine Coast Marathon Festival!
Major Beneficiary
Ronald McDonald House Charities
RMHC SEQ provides essential accommodation and support program to families with children who are ill or injured. For more than 30 years they have been helping families stay together and by their child’s side during treatment, providing a comfortable home away from home through their toughest times.
RMHC SEQ can accommodate up to 148 families each night at one of their three houses and since opening, they have supported nearly 70,000 families.
RMHC SEQ is proud to be the major beneficiary for the Sunshine Coast Marathon Festival, which includes the RMHC SEQ 2km race. Events such as the Sunshine Coast Marathon Festival are essential for helping fund their mission to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. They couldn’t do it without your help.
Charity Partners
Beyond Blue
3 million people in Australia are living with anxiety or depression. Every day, nearly eight people take their own lives. Beyond Blue provides information and support to help every person in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live.
Lifeline
Lifeline Australia is a National charity providing any Australian experiencing emotional distress with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. They exist so no one has to face their darkest moments alone and rely on community support to answer more calls, reduce waiting times, and ensure any Australian who needs their support knows where and how to find it. Each year, Lifeline receives over one million contacts from people in crisis, with someone calling 13 11 14 every 30 seconds.
Running for Premature Babies
Founded by a grieving mum after losing all three of her prematurely born triplets, Running for Premature Babies provides urgently needed lifesaving equipment to hospitals around Australia. To date the charity has raised over $9 million, helping save the lives of over 10,000 babies.
Use your run to make a tangible difference to the lives of sick and premature babies. Fundraise for cutting edge neonatal equipment for hospitals in need around Victoria and the rest of Australia, and you'll help save a baby's life.
