Port Macquarie Men’s Shed ride
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Continuing our Men’s Sheds visits in 2011, on the 1st October 2011, the Riding4aCause crew will be visiting the Port Macquarie Men’s Shed. We’d like to have as many riders come with us on this journey and help spread the message that it’s OK for men to talk about the issues that matter, including depression. [...]
The (mental) health of Australia̵...
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In June 2011, The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare published a report titled “The health of Australia’s males”. We’ve highlighted/summarised various parts of this report in our write-up below. The full report can be downloaded directly from AIHW or a local copy from our server here.
Mental health i [...]
Ride to Mudgee, NSW – Raising a...
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On or Off? Are we going or not? What I’ve learned from organising this ride is that bikers are not as tough as they want us to think they are! Some clouds, some moisture in the air, and they hide under their doona…
Not all of us are like that, though: We found 11 REAL bikers, who will go on a ride no matter what the weat [...]
Our 2011 cause: Men’s Sheds!
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Last year we rode to Glen Helen resort, raising awareness of depression in general, with extra focus on male depression. We’ve met some incredible people before, during and after the Black Dog Ride: People from all walks of life, from school teachers to IT specialists, mayors to photographers, people from the big smoke as well [...]
Black Dog Ride documentary preview
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It has been confirmed, shortly after our 2010 Black Dog Ride was completed, that Lomax Media have agreed to create a documentary using the footage taken by Aaron and Caz, who came with us on the ride. Aaron was sent by Dean Lomax to capture the entire ride from WA to the Red Centre, riding with Mick Andrews in the Media Car, and Caz [...]
A Black Dog Rider…
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Darrell Burkey, (AKA DazzaB) has joined us at Grenfell for the Black Dog Ride. I was excited to have him join the ride, as he sent me an email a couple of months before the ride, with a link to his YouTube Channel. I saw his riding style, his bike, and the video footage he took, so I knew he would be a great guy to have on the ride. [...]
Day 16 – and last! Back to Sydn...
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Muswellbrook cabin
Waking up at Muswellbrook, on a lazy Monday morning, had a sense of relief… We’ve been riding for 15 days, covering over 6500km, from 6 to 38 degrees, fighting the cold, the heat, the rain, the sun, and enjoying most of it. Today is the last day of the ride, the day we get to re-unite with our families [...]
Day 15: Moree to Muswellbrook
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The last big day of riding, fairly straightforward riding into Muswelbrook
The day started under cloudy skies and a light drizzle – it was a wet-weather gear start to the ride, one that doesn’t always imbue you with a good mood; the mood this morning was quite sombre. The weariness had taken hold of a number of people a [...]
Day 14: Mitchell to Moree
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Mitchell Cafe
After soaking in the wonderfully warm Great Artesian Spa (inside Mitchell’s aquatic complex) the night before, we were greeted by a cold, wet morning. It turned out to be a great idea to park the bikes undercover overnight, and we all chuckled at Rob who’d washed and polished his bike the night before, howe [...]
