Hills Relay 2025
It’s a major community event with everything you want at a fair plus a huge message of Hope and despite its name, Relay for Life is about walking and talking rather than running.
Thousands of people will be walking the track at Castle Hill Showground on Saturday May 17th, united in their determination to raise funds for cancer research and support programs.
There will be all day entertainment on stage plus trackside activities including a huge inflatable dartboard and basketball hoop plus activations by Alive 90.5, tug of war, box car rally and decorated hat parade.
There are more than 70 teams registered to take part in the 24-hour event which starts at 9.30am on Saturday with the final lap at 9.30am on Sunday. Participants can walk as many laps as they want and stay for as long as they want.
There are trackside stalls, plus coffee vans and food stalls, cakes stalls, a plant stall, facepainting, hairbraiding and temporary tattoos plus a scavenger hunt and more on Saturday and silent disco from 10pm.
Dog morning is back on Sunday with participants invited to bring along their fourlegged companion to walk with them. Sydney Animal Hospitals has sponsored the event and there will be fun competitions (from 8am) for the dogs to take part in such as best dressed and most like owner. There will also be free dental checks for dogs and an awesome display by RoughTrack dogs who work with young people at risk. The Relay ends at 10am.
Hills police. SES and RFS have teams this year as do 8 local schools, service clubs, churches, RSL sub-branch veterans, businesses, BNI, Hills Private Hospital and groups of family and friends.
Chair of the community organising committee Lisa Carruthers said the most important first lap of the day was for cancer survivors and carers who are then invited to a special morning tea.
Lisa said: “I love seeing our fantastic Hills community come together at this event, we are looking forward to reconnecting with some familiar faces and some new faces. We have some fantastic entertainment this year and the candlelight ceremony of Hope is always a highlight as we remember loved ones lost and those undergoing their cancer journey.
“We are incredibly grateful to our sponsors who make this possible, especially our Purple sponsor, Castle Towers, CHRG (Castle Hill RSL Group) Castle Hill Fitness and Aquatic Centre and Event Cinemas who have supported us for many years.”
The annual event is run by a Hills community committee in conjunction with the Cancer Council and over the years has raised nearly $6million. This year’s target is $300,000.
To find out more or to register a team visit https://www.relayforlife.org.au/event/hills-2025/ home or call Yvette (02) 9354 2007.
