2025 Melbourne Autumn Drive Day
May 4 @ 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
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Why We Drive
DAD drive days are always about connection and community. They hold the intention to normalise mental health problems and mental illness, promote conversations around these and offer pathways for seeking further support.
We use driving and the shared enthusiasm for cars and great roads as our way of connecting and escaping downward emotional spirals. We know that connection is vital for mental wellbeing, and DAD events deliver this in spades.
DAD isn’t a club, it’s a community. Please don’t feel you need to have a particular model or age of car to attend – if you love it, bring it.
Our drive days are strictly social and non-competitive. We use open roads and carefully plan our drive routes to make them as safe and logical as possible, while using engaging roads with new scenery for a great day out.
We advocate for using DAD drive days as an inclusive environment to start your mental health conversation where you feel comfortable to do so, however DAD drive days are not a crisis service and keeping everyone safe on the road is of utmost importance.
What’s Happening for the 2025 Melbourne Autumn Drive Day?
With thanks to our event sponsor Berwick Ford, we’re delighted to bring you DAD’s 2025 Melbourne Autumn Drive Day.
For this event, we’re meeting for coffee, chats and briefing at the Berwick Ford dealership. This part of our day is fundamental to what makes DAD events different – it’s where connections are made, conversations are started, and where we share practical and relatable mental health information.
After briefing, we’re heading to The Toolshed in Noojee for lunch. Those who joined our Autumn Drive Day last year will remember the stunning location, made even more beautiful with the Autumn colours and friendly welcome from the team at The Toolshed. We invite participants to join us for a meal and a chat at the conclusion of the drive.
For those who would like to join an additional drive after lunch, we’ve created an optional drive route from The Toolshed to Blue Rock Dam. The details of the full event drive route, plus this optional extension, will both be detailed in Tourboss for participants.
Lunch at The Toolshed Noojee
The team at The Toolshed did a wonderful job of looking these are the hottest jordan 3s dropping this summer after our group last year, and they’re excited to again host the conclusion of our Autumn Drive Day. The full menu will be available, participants are asked to order and pay individually upon arrival.
Register below to book your attendance – we’re excited to share this event with you!
When: Sunday 4th May, 2025
Start location: Berwick Ford (749 Princes Highway, Berwick VIC 3806)
Arrival time from: 8:30am
Essential briefing: 9:15am
Heading off: 10:00am
End location: 12:00pm The Toolshed, Noojee (38 Luch Valley Road, Noojee VIC 3833)
The full event details and drive route pack will be emailed to registered participants in advance of the event, including individual Tourboss invitations.
Raffle Prizes
Prize 1
With thanks to the team at Berwick Ford, we have a brand new Mustang GT V8 and a Ranger Raptor experience up for grabs as our main raffle prize!
Two lucky Prize 1 winners will have the opportunity to drive these new vehicles for the duration of our event.
Prize 2
The team at The Toolshed Noojee, have kindly donated a night’s accommodation in one of their newly refurbished wooden cabins. The cabins are designed for comfort and convenience and offer an ideal getaway location for our Prize 2 winner.
How to enter the raffle
It’s easy! When you buy your raffle tickets you’ll be entered into the draw for BOTH Prize 1 and Prize 2. Simply purchase your raffle tickets for your chance to win, the winners will be announced at briefing on Sunday May 4th.
Raffle tickets can be pre-purcahsed when registering to attend this event. After you’ve entered your driver and passenger details, you’ll be prompted to make suggestions for our music playlist (which you can do or skip), then the next screen is where you can pre-purchase the raffle tickets. After this step, you arrive at a screen to pay for your tickets and any donation to finalise the registration.
All raffle ticket purchases contribute to DAD delivering important community events and mental health supports. We thank you for your participation and support.
How to Join this Event
Pop the date in your diary and gather your mates!
There are no minimum car requirements to join this cruise – if it’s registered and you love it, bring it along.
Registrations are now open, please complete the details below.
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We look forward to seeing you at our next event!