Ducati Owners Club of Victoria upcoming events

A Darke Past ride ‘Exploring the North’ (12 Apr 2026)

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Looking for inspiration into some different rides I have gone back into the archives of past rides and came across this one from 2015. This looks like a cracking little ride and well sorted by past Captain’s Stu & Simone Darke. Complete with lunch at ’The Winery Kitchen’ , Seymour this should be a lot of fun with about 300km of riding in total.

This ride heads basically North West before turning right to go to Seymour for lunch. After lunch a cruise down through Highlands and Ghin Ghin into Yea finishing up in Yarra Glen.

Departing from Platter’s Cafe , Diamond Ck @ aprox 0930 after a nice coffee. Make sure your tank is full before departure.

This ride would be well suited to riders of any ability or code of bike. This will be a relatively easy smooth ride all on bitumen.

So come for a ride back in time.

Salute Stu & Simone.

Difficulty/ease of ride: Easy
Time estimate – hours on the bike: 2hours up and 2 hours back
Distance covered: 300kms aprox total

Queries: Chris – criswill@optusnet.com.au or 0412 250440

April General Meeting (21 Apr 2026)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Our General Meeting is at the Manningham. Formalities start at 8 pm while socially the night is underway by 6:30. Please register so we can track numbers - see you there!

Mini Turismo - Heyfield # (25 Apr 2026)

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT

**** Mini Turismo. 2026 ****

This weekend will focus around Heyfield. With rides up Licola , Dargo and Toora.

The plan for this one is for one or two nights accomodation in Heyfield. The choice is yours. You can choose just to stay Saturday night and ride home Sunday afternoon or you can stay Saturday and Sunday nights then ride home Monday.

All prices include Accomodation , Breakfast and Banquet Dinners each night. (Breakfast is an Egg & Bacon Roll and a coffee)

Remember this is not an advertised long weekend however the Saturday is Anzac Day.

I have booked out the entire hotel in Heyfield at 'The Lodge', Temple St , Heyfield. We have created a one and two night package including banquet dinners on both nights in our pricing with an Italian themed night Saturday night in honour of our 50 years as a club in Australia. We will have the entire hotel to ourselves which includes: 2 separate lounge rooms, dining room and our own Bar (staffed - of course) There is a secure lock up area for our motorcycles.

Saturday 25th April. Starting from Butler's in Rowville we will take a a bit of wander up to Heyfield arriving aproximately midday. Here we have an outdoor BBQ lunch arranged for us by Neil Cater of 'The Heyshed Motorcycle Shed' Just up the road 5 minutes from the hotel. After lunch we'll go for a run up to Licola and back or you can sit back and relax in Heyfield. Dinner will be at The Lodge. Banquet Style - Italian themed

Sunday 26th April. It's a day up to Dargo and back and the surrounding areas with a return coming around from the southeast for those who need to return home to Melbourne that night (or for those who can only do the one night stay). For those who will be staying on for the two nights. Dinner will be at The Lodge. Banquet Style - Mexican themed.

Monday 27th April. We leave the sunny acres of Heyfield and head south to Toora where we will traverse the coastline down Wilson's Promontory , Inverloch & Wonthaggi ultimately winding up in Pakenham where the tour will officially finish. However for those who want to continue Northwest I will continue the ride up through Gembrook to Seville and onto Yarra Glen.

All Accommodation are bunk share rooms for singles with shared bathrooms.

There are 5 x couples rooms which are separate bedrooms with shared bathrooms.

Visit website for full details. https://www.visitheyfield.com.au/thelodgeheyfield

In the event that all ‘couples’ rooms are not taken I will create a waitlist for those who would like one of these rooms. These rooms would require an extra $40 per night should they become available to you. The waitlist will be created by who contacts me first via email advising me of this request. I can assure you that all rooms and facilities are clean and neat and very well laid out as the hotel has only recently been renovated.

Queries: Chris - captain@docv.org or 0412 250 440

Whittlesea The Long way (1/2 day ride) (3 May 2026)

Sun, 03 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT

This is just short ride starting at Platter’s Cafe, Diamond Creek and finishing in Whittlesea for a late lunch at the ‘Lady Sevin’ cafe. We’ll do a bit of a loop from Diamond Ck to Kinglake, round through Healesville and Toolangi , the Myers Ck Rd , back to Kinglake and down to Whittlesea for lunch. Total of 100kms, we won’t even have to refuel!

Stands up 1030 from Platter's Cafe , Diamond Ck.

You'll be home for the afternoon.

Difficulty/ease of ride: Very Easy
Time estimate – hours on the bike: 2hours
Distance covered: 100kms total

Queries: Chris – criswill@optusnet.com.au or 0412 250440

May General Meeting (19 May 2026)

Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Our General Meeting is at the Manningham. Formalities start at 8 pm while socially the night is underway by 6:30. Please register so we can track numbers - see you there!

Ride TBA Place holder. Make a note in your diary (31 May 2026)

Sat, 30 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

June General Meeting and AGM. With door prizes! (16 Jun 2026)

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Our June General Meeting, which is also the AGM is at the Manningham on the 18th of June. The AGM is always fun, and an opportunity to support those members who volunteer to be on the committee
This year we have door prizes of $200, $100 and $50 – you can’t win it if you’re not in it!

Arrive from 6:30 for a chat, and drink and a meal. Formalities start at 8 pm Please register so we can track numbers - see you there!

Ride TBA Place holder. Make a note in your diary (28 Jun 2026)

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Ride TBA Place holder. Make a note in your diary (12 Jul 2026)

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

July General Meeting (21 Jul 2026)

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Our General Meeting is at the Manningham. Formalities start at 8 pm while socially the night is underway by 6:30. Please register so we can track numbers - see you there!

August General Meeting (18 Aug 2026)

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Our General Meeting is at the Manningham. Formalities start at 8 pm while socially the night is underway by 6:30. Please register so we can track numbers - see you there!

Ride TBA Place holder. Make a note in your diary (30 Aug 2026)

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

September General Meeting (15 Sep 2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Our General Meeting is at the Manningham. Formalities start at 8 pm while socially the night is underway by 6:30. Please register so we can track numbers - see you there!

Not the Grand Final Weekend - The 2nd weekend after (17 Oct 2026)

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Starting from Beechworth Bakery Details to be advised.......

Full details to follow soon. Accomodation is booked.

It is only fitting for a weekend in Beechworth that we start at the Beechworth Bakery....in Healesville.

http://www.beechworthcarriagemotorinn.com.au

Please any enquiries text/message me 0412 250 440. Accomodation is at the Beechworth Carriage Motor Inn All accomodation is twin share or couples. Single occupancies will be waitlisted. Total kilometres just under 1200km.

Queries: captain@docv.org

October General Meeting (20 Oct 2026)

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Our General Meeting is at the Manningham. Formalities start at 8 pm while socially the night is underway by 6:30. Please register so we can track numbers - see you there!

Ride TBA Place holder. Make a note in your diary (8 Nov 2026)

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT

November General Meeting (17 Nov 2026)

Tue, 17 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Our General Meeting is at the Manningham. Formalities start at 8 pm while socially the night is underway by 6:30. Please register so we can track numbers - see you there!

Dargo (28 Nov 2026)

Fri, 27 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT

Dargo Weekend 28/29 November

Ride TBA Place holder. Make a note in your diary (13 Dec 2026)

Sat, 12 Dec 2026 22:30:00 GMT

DOCV Christmas Ride (21 Dec 2026)

Sun, 20 Dec 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Eat , drink (responsibly) and Ride (Merryly) for the festive season.

Rider briefing and stands up at 0930. Have your tank full and breakfast coffee consumed by 0930

Taking in the magnificent scenery of Gippsland’s finest countryside we will literally traverse the same roads on our return because they are that good.

Queries: Chris - captain@docv.org or 0412 250 440