City of Bunbury gearing up for annual Mother's Day fun run

The City of Bunbury is gearing up for the ninth annual Mother’s Day Classic run on May 12 at Big Swamp Park to raise money for breast cancer and ovarian cancer research.

Started in 1998, the national event runs in every major city and multiple rural towns on Mother’s Day each year, with the South West event attracting hundreds of participants in recent years.

The 2km run circles around the Big Swamp Parkland and is suitable for all ages, capabilities and pets on leads.

Chief organiser of the event Parthasarathy Ramesh is excited to host the event for the ninth consecutive year since 2015.

“The Bunbury event is an opportunity to promote awareness of all cancers as we have all been touched or involved by cancer in the lives of our friends, families, colleagues some time in our lives,” he said.

Organisers encourage participants to come dressed in pink, with prizes for the best dressed.

On-site registrations will open at 8.30am, with speeches at 9.15am before the 2km walk and run starts at 9.30am.

Registrations can be made online via the Mother’s Day Classic website.