Apply For a Charity Entry
Secure Your Spot in the SOLD OUT 7News Marathon and the SOLD OUT McDonalds Half Marathon.
Looking for a way to enter the 7News Marathon and the McDonalds Half Marathon? A Charity Place could be your ticket to the start line!
What is a Charity Place?
We’ve partnered with our charities partners to offer a limited number of Charity Place 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 Place, 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 Place, runners must commit to raising a minimum of $800 for one of our official charity partners below.
How to Apply for a Charity Place
- Choose a Charity – Browse our Charity Partners below and select a cause that inspires you.
- Submit Your Application – Apply for a Charity Place 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 Places are limited and highly sought after—don’t miss your chance to run for a reason at the 2025 7Cairns Marathon Festival!
Charity Partners
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.
Join Breast Cancer Trials in the upcoming Cairns Marathon and help find new and improved treatments to save lives from breast cancer. Every day, 58 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer, but by supporting clinical trials research you can give them hope and stop this disease taking the ones we love. Because together, we want to live in a world where NO MORE lives are cut short by breast cancer.
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.
