What’s Happening for the Melbourne Winter Drive Day in July 2025?
We’re delighted to be partnering with long-time DAD supporter Mitchell Oke to bring you our next Melbourne event.
Mitchell is generously opening up his space for the DAD community and will be hosting the start of our event. From here, we’ll take a Winter cruise to Castlemaine for lunch at The Railway Hotel. We’re looking forward to a warm group lunch together, the full menu will be available for participants to order individually upon arrival.
Further details, including raffle prizes and the drive route specifics, will be shared shortly. In the meantime, we invite you to register below and share the event with your friends.
Please note: This event is limited to 60 participants due to venue capacity. Please be sure to register as soon as possible to secure your attendance.
Event registration can be completed on the Drive Against Depression website by clicking here.
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 .
Event Details
When: Sunday 27th July, 2025
Start location: Digital Fuel Productions, Williamstown North
Arrival time from: 8:15am
Essential briefing: 9:00am
End location: Castlemaine Railway Hotel
The full event details and drive route pack will be emailed to registered participants in advance of the event.