Business performance
Taking to the roads for a good cause
Swapping cars and trucks for runners and cyclists on our roads raised millions of dollars for charities in FY24.
Bridge to Brisbane, Brisbane
In Brisbane, 30,000 runners and walkers took on our iconic Gateway Bridge as part of Queensland’s biggest fun run, the Sunday Mail Transurban Bridge to Brisbane. The event raised more than $1.2 million for charities across South East Queensland, while our 350-strong Team Transurban raised a record $417,000 to provide emergency accommodation for families with seriously ill or injured children in hospital. For the first time, our high-tech Network Operations Centre served as the event’s command centre with traffic control room operators managing road closures and overseeing the event. Brisbane bike riders raised a further $93,000 in the Transurban-sponsored Tour de Brisbane, which takes place in the Legacy Way Tunnel and the Inner City Bypass. Funds raised went towards organ transplant research. In Sydney, we were the Official Road Partner for the Sydney Marathon, supporting the NSW Government’s bid to make it one of the world’s great marathons alongside the likes of Boston and London. In Melbourne, a sold-out Herald Sun / Transurban Run for the Kids saw more than 25,000 people, including a 750-strong Team Transurban, enjoy spectacular views of Melbourne from the Bolte Bridge while raising $1.22 million for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. In addition to providing the road for the event, Transurban contributed $80,000 to round the total donation amount up to $1.3 million. And in the US, we sponsored the annual DC Bike Ride, which closes 20 miles of roads around Washington, DC for more than 10,000 bike riders to enjoy, car-free. The route includes the 14th Street Bridge on the 395 Express Lanes, where riders were asked to “ring your bell for our heroes” to support our partnership with the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Fund. Collectively, our in-kind support for these events, in the form of road closures and forgone revenue, was worth over $340,000.
Run for the Kids, Melbourne
Sydney Marathon, Sydney
DC Bike Ride, Greater Washington Area
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