2025 Adelaide Autumn Drive Day
April 6 @ 8:45 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 Adelaide Autumn Drive Day in April 2025?
If your 2025 so far has been anything like ours, the pace of this first quarter has been wild. DAD Founder Adam Davis has teamed up with motoring journalists and Adelaide Local Legends Stuart Martin and Patrick Jackson to create a relaxed Sunday cruise from Aberfoyle Park to Strathalbyn.
This drive day will be a laid-back, social event. It will follow the format of our traditional events – starting with morning briefing, then cruising to our end location at Collectable Classics in Strathalbyn. Here we’ll be treated to a private viewing of their fantastically diverse range of wish-list vehicles and hear from our guest speaker.
After our drive and time at Collectable Classics, the group will head home, either their own way or by taking advantage of one of the optional return routes drafted by Stuart and Patrick.
Register below to book your attendance – we’re excited to share this event with you!
When: Sunday 6th April, 2025
Start location: Aberfoyle Park
Arrival time from: 8:45am
Essential briefing: 9:15am
End location: Strathalbyn
The full event details and drive route pack will be emailed to registered participants in advance of the event.
Event Supporter
We’re on the hunt for an Event Supporter for this event! Are you interested? We’d love to chat. Please email Sarah via sarah@driveagainstdepression.com.au
How to Participate
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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As a registered charity we are proud to offer tax deductibility for your donations, and thank you for your generosity which allows us to provide these important events.
*If you’re interested in supporting as a DAD Local Legend or sponsor, please let us know in the “Additional Comments” section on the below form.
We look forward to seeing you at our next event!