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Drivers registered
12
Total Raised
$3061 USD
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Current Ballarat Drive Information as of 16 Jun 2025
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Please note, as information changes, ride details will be available closer to the ride date and subject to a COVID-19 Self Declaration. We will contact all participants in mid-May with all the ride information.Drive Details
Start City
Ballarat
Finish City
Ballarat
Date
Sunday 29th Sep 2024
Meeting Time
08:30
Distance
260
Meet at 08:30
Start Place: Cedar Drv Victoria Park, 1535 Sturt St, Newington
The time and place you will meet all other drivers.
Time between meeting and drive start - 00 hour 30 minutes.
Start engines at 09:00
Start Place: Cedar Drv Victoria Park, 1535 Sturt St, Newington
The time the drive will start.
Drive Finish (Approx 13:00)
Finish Place: Ballarat Golf Club, 1800 Sturt St, Alfredton VIC 3350
The place where the drive will finish.
Additional Information
Welcome to the Ballarat Drive for 2024.
We will depart from Victoria Park and wind our way north of the Western Hwy to Ararat. We will park at the town hall where there is a cafe and toilet facilities. After approx 30 mins we will return to Ballarat via a route winding through country south of the Western Hwy, eventually arriving at the Ballarat Golf Club.
It would be great if you could join us for lunch afterwards at Ballarat Golf Club.
I have placed a number of documents to assist you on the day in the shared folder below
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=132BFbPMz3lm76Up9eGo0fWwEjXhMJdM&usp=drive_link
1. DGD 2024.kmz : the entire route created in Google maps
2. DGD 2024 Turn by Turn.pdf: the turn by turn instructions created by Google Maps in a PDF document
3. Using OSM App for the DGD.pdf : OSM App is the Open Street Map version of the Open Source Open Street Maps and you can load the kmz file into it to create a navigation route via GPS. This is something Google Maps doesn't support. I've included in the document how to install it and load the route.
4. DGD 2024 Ballarat Lunch: please register your interest here for lunch
For the day itself:
1. There are petrol stations on the corner of Pleasant St and Sturt St (Shell) and Gillies St and Sturt St (7-Eleven). Drivers should take care of any re-fuelling before arriving.
2. The roads are all in good condition.
3. At the stop in Ararat there are toilets and a cafe for coffee.
4. There are an AMPOL and Shell stations close to the Ararat Town Hall Stop for any re-fuelling.
5. If enough people are interested we can book a table at the end point - Ballarat Golf Club for a late lunch (commencing 1300-1330)
Ballarat Drive Hosts
Matt Kirwan-Hamilton
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