Rio Tinto 2026

  • Together we can do great things

    There is nothing as powerful as a group of people mobilised behind a deeply personal cause that drives them to achieve things they thought impossible.

    Our cause is cancer and we are committed to supporting the world-class cancer researchers at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research to drive discoveries to help our friends and family battling this terrible disease now and in the future.

    Please help us, help the Perkins by donating to our team.

  • Your Impact

    So far this year we helped provide...

    182

    Microscope

    Hours of Research

Thank you to our Sponsors

Breakthrough Donor

$20,000

Rio Tinto

Breakthrough Donor

$5,040

Komatsu Australia

Komatsu is proud to support the MACA 200 Ride to Conquer Cancer initiative alongside Rio Tinto. Wishing the entire team the very best for the journey ahead — the efforts of all teams are making a real difference. 💛
Breakthrough Donor

$3,040

Dovetail Commercial & Procurement Advisory

'Chapeau' to Rio Tinto Cycling Team! We are delighted to support your amazing efforts again this year to raise money for this incredible cause. All our best from the team at Dovetail.
Breakthrough Donor

$2,540

Paul Brown

Great work Rio Tinto on supporting such a fantastic cause, from Everyone at Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia
Breakthrough Donor

$534.89

Michael Newby

Breakthrough Donor

$517

Mkt Mechanical Services Pty Ltd

Thankyou Mark. Without people like you doing the hard yards and raising money for further research, everyone who is and has been touched by cancer would not have the opportunity to continue living life to its fullest.
Breakthrough Donor

$507

Gabby Pracilio

Keep the rubber on the road.
Breakthrough Donor

$317.87

Zach Witherdin

Breakthrough Donor

$300

Grill'd Local Matters

Breakthrough Donor

$267.25

Debbie

Woweee!!! Well done Hannah. Your grandad would be very proud of your beautiful spirit 💞💞. All the best for your success xx
Breakthrough Donor

$250

Facebook Donation

Breakthrough Donor

$250

Matt Shaw

Getting the ball rolling for another year!
Breakthrough Donor

$250

Iwan Laubscher Good2give

Breakthrough Donor

$227.59

B.wood

Good work Han! Such a beautiful soul and always willing to give your best to impact someone else for the better
Breakthrough Donor

$227.59

Adr Projects

Good luck Daws, great effort raising money for a great cause.
Breakthrough Donor

$222.84

Michael Hurst

Breakthrough Donor

$222.51

Anonymous

Keep it up
Breakthrough Donor

$215

Mark Miles

Breakthrough Donor

$212

Anonymous

$211

Lisa F

Darren, you are a very good man to be riding in memory of Colin.

$200

Spirit Graphics Wendy Robinson

Well done Hannah, You can do it! A great cause, I’m sorry you lost your Granddad at a young age. Hope we find more advanced treatments for Cancer.

$200

Geoff & Hilary (snap Applecross)

Goodluck Mitch!

$200

Hannah Thetford

$158.25

Leta Harris

I hope you reach your fundraising goal again this year. We’re all very proud of you and wish you another successful ride this year xx

$150

Paul Harris

$150

Kelvin Mc Dermott

Good luck Daws, great cause. Best give those Lamingtons cakes a miss from now !

$150

Aishah F

Well done Darren...I was so sad to hear about the loss of Colin and think this is an amazing tribute. Good luck to you and your team!

$150

Kate Holling

Great work Darren for an important cause. I am sure it will mean a lot to Colin’s family that you have taken on this challenge.

$134.60

Containers For Change

$131.80

Containers For Change

$130.80

Containers For Change

$127.60

Containers For Change

$127.34

Acton | Belle Property | Mount Hawthorn

$125.70

Container For Change

$125.20

Containers For Change

$121.70

Containers For Change

$121.50

Containers For Change

$120.80

Containers For Change

$118.10

Containers For Change

$117.20

Matt Kraus

$117.20

Chad Peak

$117.20

Shannan Stefanovski

$116.65

Karthik Ravichandran

$115.67

Ethan Wren

$115.67

Roger Marston

Great cause Hannah! Well done and good luck for the ride. It's always fun and so well organised.

$115.67

Monica Wong

In memory of Colin Ooi

$115.67

Patrick Leung

Great cause Mitch! Good luck with the ride!

$115.67

Kathryn Weekes

Good on you for getting behind this — it’s a great cause. Try not to make it look too easy.

$115.67

Bryan Hill

$115.38

Shereen Deppe

One for my good friend Colin!

$115.38

Leanne Geikie

$115.38

Anonymous

$115.38

Kyle Jamieson

$115.38

Peter Denheen

$115.38

Jessica Dvorak

$114.36

Coralie Aichholzer

Let's go 🥳

$113.05

Louise Crock

Great work Mark!! L&L

$112.76

Sri M

Good luck :)

$110

Mitchell Weekes

$109

Melinda Hutchison

Way to go, Breanna! Such a great cause

$109

Sam Morley

Go get em lance 💪

$109

Jeremy Keogh

Keep on peddalin, Newbs...

$106.12

Margaret Hurst

Well done, Michael. We’re very proud of you.

$106.12

Rob Chong

$106.12

Carmel Cross

Go Girl 👏👏👏

$106.12

Tom Nguyen

You've always looked good in lycra

$106.12

Shane Smart

$106.12

Chrissy Nowrojee

Wishing you all the best for the ride and the fundraising.

$106.12

Anonymous

$103.72

Hawkesy

Good job, again, Daws!!!

$102.12

Iga Heathridge

IGA Heathridge money box !

$100

Brad Pochroj

The cougar is back!!!

$100

Facebook Donation

$100

Jess Amy Macpherson

Best of luck!

$100

Anonymous

Thanks Darren for your ongoing crusade on fundraising for cancer. You are making a big difference

$100

Oliver Martin

$100

Alex Handley

Go Daws!

$100

Giuseppe Stellitano

Go Darren & Team Rio - all the best for the ride!

$100

Containers For Change

$100

Mark Dawson

$100

Alycia Chan

All the best Daws!

$90.60

Containers For Change

$90.10

Containers For Change

$90

Brett Lauria Good2give

$88

Containers For Change

$85

Containers For Change

$81.40

Containers For Change

$78.50

Containers For Change

$77.70

Containers For Change

$75

Alex Nugent

$71

Containers For Change

$70

Ennis De Vos

$65.39

Ryan Lenegan

$60

Brett Lauria Good2give

$60

Brett Lauria Good2

$60

Brett Lauria Good2give

$58.02

Delan De Silva

$58.02

John Fitzgerald Finnell

$58.02

Luiz Amorim

$58.02

Dan Caselton

$58.02

Leonardo Rodrigues

$58.02

Elizabeth Hinkes

Onya michael

$58.02

Susan Androvich

$57.30

Simeon Vellani

Thanks for your efforts Darren

$57.30

Kristy Baker

Great honour for Colin, well done Darren, goodluck

$57.30

Warren Williams

$57.30

Damo

Go and get them! Great cause, good work

$57.30

Jenny Ngo

$56.75

Shankara Channanakere Lingaiah

Thank you for sharing this, Mark. It’s truly admirable that you’re doing this again to support such an important cause. You have my support, and I wish you all the very best with your fundraising efforts.

$56.75

Millie & Pippa Jamsek

Go uncle Mo! Hope you’ve been practicing without your training wheels ;) Love your biggest fans, Millie & Pippa xoxo

$56.02

Sandra Cortes

$56

Z & J

Well done Mitch! We need more people like you doing crazy things for a great cause.

$55.92

Herbert Hueber

$55.92

Ryan Bailey

$54.84

Don Meredith

Well done again Mark and good luck

$54.84

Brendon Ball

Great Work Daws. Enjoy the ride.

$54.84

Trish Bafford

$54.84

Paul Greenwood

Good luck Mark!

$54.84

Justin Everitt

Good luck.

$54.84

Michael O'sullivan

Ride strong Daws - Love your work!

$54.84

Semah

$54.84

Matt Reeder

Good luck Daw's

$54.84

Ryan Eales

Keep up the good work Daws!

$54.50

Containers For Change

$54.24

Ronnie Stewart

Great effort mate. All the best

$54.12

Vanessa Hummerston

You go girl!!! 💕💕💕

$54.12

Aleksandar Stojcheski

You are an amazing person xx

$54.12

William Keys

Great work Darren.

$54.12

Lisa

$54.12

James Powell

Good luck! Colin was an amazing person and incredible mentor to me at BHP; so sad to hear of his passing.

$54.12

Darren Williams

$54.12

Darren

Containers for change

$54.12

Thiess Matched Giving

Matched Giving Thanks to Thiess

$54.12

John Mccahey

Good luck on the MACA Ride I’m sure Colin will be cheering you on

$54.12

Matthew Roche

$54.12

Shalini Saldanha

Thank you Team

$53.64

Karen Gilgallon

$53

Meredith Carter

$52.85

Paul Coultas

$50.86

Facebook Donation

$50.86

Facebook Donation

$50

Richard Kong

$50

Ethan Harris

Have a great ride Papa!

$50

Debbie Powdrill

Go Hannah!!!!

$50

Shanaka Samaraweera

$50

Brody Sewell

Great to see you’re back for another year Darren, great to see the positive impact your commitment continues to have!

$50

Amrita Ghosh

Good cause mate!

$50

Eddy

Go Mitchoss

$50

Udhaya Aranoli

All the best Daws!

$50

Paul Harris

$50

Catalins Canales Good2give

$50

Thiess Matched Giving

Matched Giving Thanks to Thiess

$50

Catalina Canales Good2give

$45.44

Anonymous

$41

Darren Williams

Bake sale donations ! Thanks for baking !

$41

Darren Williams

Bake sale donations ! Thanks for baking !

$41

Darren Williams

Bake sale donations ! Thanks for baking !

$41

Darren Williams

Bake sale donations ! Thanks for baking !

$41

Darren Williams

Bake sale donations ! Thanks for baking!

$40

Hannah Thetford

$40

Mark Dawson

$40

Michael Hurst

$35.20

Containers For Change

$33.70

Containers For Change

$33.15

Danica Mciver

Go Darren!

$30.64

Facebook Donation

$30

Brett Lauria Good2give

$30

Brett Lauria Good2give

$30

Brett Lauria Good2give

$30

Brett Lauria Good2give

$29

Alex Brew

$28.43

Alexandria Wood

Go Han! Proud of you!

$27.81

Shana Kane

$27.81

C Nancarrow

Great work team!

$27.81

Anonymous

Great job team, well done!

$26.79

Darren Williams

Containers for change Jan 2026

$26.79

Suraya Haji Mohammed Talib

$25.75

Anonymous

$25.50

Charlie’s Bbq

Charlie’s BBQ Containers for Change donation

$25

Alexia Fassetta

Goooooo Team ! Such an achievement and great Cause!

$25

Amy King

$22.58

Erin

🫶🏾✊🏽

$22.58

Alison

Good luck Mitch!

$22.58

Bill Stocks

Go team!!

$22.58

Leanne Hickey

$22.58

Anonymous

$22.58

Anonymous

$22.58

Loretta Cowcill

$20

Karoline Caldwell

$20

Karthik Ravichandran

Well done team

$18.57

Peter Denheen

$18.15

Peter Denheen

$17.83

Peter Denheen

$17.20

Peter Denheen

$17.16

Darren Williams

Containers for Change Feb 2026

$17.16

Darren Williams

Containers for change November 2025

$17.16

Darren Williams

Containers for Change Nov

$17.16

Aleesha Stinson

Good luck

$17.16

Teagan Mcwilliam

$15.40

Peter Denheen

$11.65

Amanda Bruce

$11.65

Alexia Fassetta

$11.65

Katie Luxa

$11.65

Stephen Smith

$11.65

Eunice Hove

$10.55

Peter Denheen

$10.44

Peter Denheen

$10

Quin Masters

Epic

$10

Rakesh Ambati

$10

Paul Dundon Good2give

$10

Anonymous

$6.13

The Richard Family

You are an inspiration.

$6.13

Anonymous

$6.13

Anonymous

$6.13

Benjamin Spinks

$6.13

Matthew Shurmer

$6.13

Anonymous

$6.13

Jane True

$4.04

Anonymous