About Us

The Great Australian Bike Ride
The Great Australian Bike will travel anticlockwise around the country from Melbourne to Melbourne, and is co-ordinated by Australian Rotary Health.

It is the most ambitious bike ride ever held in Australia and is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a healthy challenge for a good cause.   Whether it’s for a week from Melbourne to Hobart, or seven weeks from Darwin to Perth, here’s your chance to be part of the greatest cycling event Australia has ever seen!


Australian Rotary Health
Rotary International is a worldwide organisation with 1.2 million members that brings together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Australian Rotary Health is the largest single project of Rotary in Australia. The main aim is to fund research projects into all aspects of community health and improve the quality of life for those dealing with mental illness. Australian Rotary Health is Australia’s largest provider of funds for mental health research after the Australian Government.


Mental Health
The Great Australian Bike Ride will raise awareness of mental illness issues and support for continuing research. By riding around the country we hope to unite thousands of Australians behind this cause.

Good mental health makes life more enjoyable and helps us appreciate our environment and those around us. However for many Australians mental illness is debilitating and means they cannot enjoy life to the full. With around one in five people suffering from a mental illness, the Ride is a chance to make a difference in the lives of many.