Major Beneficiary

Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia

The 2026 7Cairns Marathon Festival Charity Partner is Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia.

RMHC North Australia improves the health and wellbeing of seriously ill children and strengthens their families by delivering practical care programs.

We have a number of support programs including:

• Our hospital-adjacent House - which can accommodate over 100 people each night.
• Our in-hospital Family Room - providing the comforts of home within the hospital.
• Our Learning Program - allowing children that have suffered serious illness to catch up on their schooling by providing access to 40hrs of free tutoring.
• Our Family Retreat in Palm Cove - giving families with a critically ill child or families suffering from a bereavement the chance to take time out together for a family holiday.

We rely on 100 % on community support to fulfil our mission.

Find out how you can help here.

Cure Cancer

Cure Cancer is an Australian charity dedicated to kick-starting bold new research ideas across every type of cancer. By supporting the very best early-career researchers, we give them the opportunity to pursue innovative projects that will change the way cancer is detected, treated and ultimately cured. Working together with our community of supporters, partners and scientists, we strive to find the most impactful solutions and bring them to life in record time - accelerating progress to save millions of lives.

Our vision is to cure cancer. We know we can.

To set up your fundraising page, visit here.