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What is the Romp?

Melbourne City Romp - held on Sunday 21st March 2010

Romp start/finish in 2010 was at Alexandra Gardens, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank

Part treasure hunt, part ‘Amazing Race’, part puzzle – the Melbourne City Romp is a charity fundraising event like no other!

Armed with a map, clue sheet and mobile phone, teams of 2-6 Rompers attempt to solve challenges at Checkpoints located at iconic venues and quirky locations across Melbourne.  Teams face a range of challenges involving trivia, history, mathematics, geography, observation and physical endeavours. Teamwork is the key to success on Romp Day!

Burnet’s flagship fundraising event is accessible for all – no matter what your age, gender or fitness level. Enter a team in one of the four categories; family and friends, schools, universities or corporates - and share a great day out, discovering aspects of Melbourne you never knew existed.

More than 12,000 Rompers from all over Australia took part in the 2010 event, featuring 2,400 teams.

Rompers were encouraged to raise funds for Burnet Institute’s Romp for a Cure initiative.  All fundraising assists Burnet in its fight against The ‘Big Three’: HIV, TB and malaria, some of the world’s worst infectious diseases which cause the death of seven million people each year.  Find out more about The ‘Big Three’.

The 2010 Melbourne City Romp - A snapshot!

The City Comes Alive With Rompers

More than 12,000 Rompers and 2,400 teams from across Australia took part.

Start Location/Times

For the first time, the start/finish location for the Romp was at ALEXANDRA GARDENS, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank, just opposite the Arts Centre and adjacent to the Yarra River.

Teams chose their own start time of 10.00am, 10.30am, 11.00am or 11.30am on Romp Day if they were entered in the Family & Friends, Schools or Universities categories. Teams had four hours to complete the event but can finish earlier if they want to. 

Teams entered in the Corporate Romp had a mass-start time of 12.30pm.

Accessible

Anyone and everyone was able to participate.  Rompers chose one of four catergories to take part in – Family & Friends, Schools, Universities or Corporate.

Engaging

Provided interaction with more iconic Melbourne venues on a single day than any other event and featured brain teasing challenges.

Innovative

Mobile phones were used to answer Checkpoint Challenges and track each Team’s progress.

Prizes

More than $100,000 in prizes were up for grabs for our leading fundraisers plus there are special weekly 'spot' prizes.

Team Work

Fun day out enjoyed with family/friends or a great day for corporate team building and networking.

Dedication

600+ volunteers helped us make Romp Day happen.

Atmosphere

Created fun, exciting hype in the city described by Rompers as being similar to the experience of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Support

High profile corporate and media partners supported the 2010 event