Paul Burgess first entered the Variety Bash in 2009 and was the highest fundraiser that year. He has been on every Bash since then and completed 9 Bashes in 2018. For 10 years, Mr Burgess was in the Top Ten Highest Fundraisers every year. He has directed a number of significant fundraising activities and has raised close to a million dollars over eight years. He is the president of the Goldfields Branch of Variety WA.