Mental Health Awareness Ride 2025

Join us for a morning ride and make Mental Health and Well-being easier to dicuss.

As a collective, we will aim to ride as many km's as we can. Each person is contributing to the total. If you ride 2 km's or 50 km's it I'll counts, just like everyone making an effort to raise awareness of Mental Health issues and removing the stigma. Mental Health touches all of us - whether through personal experience or someone we care about. By riding with the crew from the "On Track" program, you are helping to demonstrate that better Mental Health and well-being are important, and that we acknowledge the challenges together and can navigate these by riding side by side. Plus, it will be a ripper of a ride!!

The ride will take place on the custom-built trails that surround The Edmund Rice Community Service location at Mt Atkinson. The route will have a marked 2km trail with fun obstacles. Just ride what you want and how far you want at your pace. It's not a race....but you can go fast if you want. At 12:30 pm, each kilometre will be tallied up so we will celebrate how many km's we have been able to ride together. You may also have a personal goal for the day. The celebration will continue after the ride with a free social lunch. 

The ride is FREE to participate in. 

REGISTER NOW to show your support.

Dates: November 30th

Location: Edmund Rice Community Services, Mt Atkinson. 121-179 Grieg's Road, Truganina 

Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm followed by lunch. Registrations open at 8:30

Age: It's an open-age ride. Riders under 12 years old must be supervised by an adult.

Don't have a bike. There will be some available on the day (with helmets). These need to be booked, and there is a small hire fee.

If you can bring your own, that would be helpful so we have more for those who can't.  

This event is the idea and work of the young people from the "On Track" mountain bike mentoring program, but for ease of communication, you can contact Michael at mnaismith@edmundrice.org or 0466597145 with any questions.

Please spread the word and invite a friend or family member.