How it works

Dry July Step 1 - Sign-up to the challenge

Sign-up to the challenge

Dry July Step 2 - Megaphone

Ask family, friends and workmates to donate to you

Dry July Step 3 - Wine bottle and glass crossed out

Go alcohol-free in July

Dry July Step 4 - Heart between upturned hands

Help people affected by cancer. Read more...

Receiving a cancer diagnosis is devastating for a patient.

At Bendigo Health we aim to treat patients closer to their homes and loved ones – from birth, continuing throughout their lifetime. Providing Excellent Care, Every Person, Every Time.

Fundraising has been an integral part of our history since the first Bendigo hospital in the 1800s, with our community as our biggest advocates. More recently, Dry July has become a significant initiative on our annual fundraising calendar, raising over $800,000 to support Bendigo Health’s cancer patients since 2014.

Funds from our 2025 Dry July campaign will improve the experience and outcomes for cancer patients by enhancing the equipment and support available through our Cancer Centre, community oncology program and cancer exercise rehabilitation program.

Benefits of Dry July

Dry July Benefit - Clear your head

Clear your head

Dry July Benefit - More energy

More energy

Dry July Benefit - Sleep better

Sleep better

Dry July Benefit - Weight loss

Weight loss

Dry July Benefit - Healthier skin

Healthier skin

Dry July Benefit - Helping people affected by cancer

Helping people affected by cancer

Want to know more?

Sign up for Free

There is no minimum fundraising amount or cost to sign up to Dry July! It's 100% free!

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Dry July golden ticket

Golden tickets

Have a special occasion in July? You can always buy a Golden Ticket for a night off the challenge.

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Samara's Story

By signing up for Dry July and supporting Bendigo Health, you're helping people like Samara.

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Important Note

Dry July is a fundraising campaign aimed at challenging social drinkers to change their habits for a month and make some healthy lifestyle changes. We would encourage people to drink responsibly and stick to the recommended daily guidelines for the rest of the year. We advise heavy drinkers or people dependent on alcohol to speak with their GP before signing up to Dry July.