The VRC supports communities to help raise awareness and funds for local, state and national not-for-profit organisations. Each Tour stop empowers regions to support charities, community programs and initiatives that leave a lasting and positive legacy.
Being selected as a Cup Tour destination gives your community the rare opportunity to host the Lexus Melbourne Cup and showcase your region on a national stage. We encourage applications from everyone from schools to hospitals, from councils to community groups.
Each year a new 18-carat gold Lexus Melbourne Cup is crafted, and we bring it directly to Australian communities in the lead up to the first Tuesday in November. As a Tour destination, you’ll enjoy rare access to the iconic trophy and gain special insights into the history of the race that stops the nation.
