Changing Gears and DriveSmart: Accelerate your confidence, navigate your success. www.drivesmart.net.au

We'll be exhibiting at theMelbourne Disability Connection Expo 2026

Come and meet Changing Gears and DriveSmart Academy at Booth A5. If getting your Learner Permit and licence has felt out of reach, have a chat with us. We'll show you a way that works with how you learn.

When
16–17 October 2026
Friday and Saturday
Open
10am – 4pm
Both days
Where
MCEC
1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf
Find us at
Booth A5
Free entry to the expo
Go-kart raffle

Win a gift voucher for two people

Visit Booth A5, scan the QR code and you're in the draw for a go-kart session for two at Le Mans Entertainment. Entry is free and no purchase is needed.

Go Kart Raffle poster: get a chance to win a gift voucher for two people. Scan the QR code, fill out your details, receive email confirmation, free prize drawn Sunday afternoon, receive a text of the outcome. Logos for Changing Gears, DriveSmart, Le Mans Entertainment and NDIS.
Scan the QR code at our booth to enter.
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    Scan the QR code

    You'll find it on the poster at Booth A5.

  2. 2

    Fill out your details

    Name, phone and email. It takes about a minute.

  3. 3

    Receive email confirmation

    That's your entry locked in.

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    Prize drawn Sunday afternoon

    Sunday 18 October, the day after the expo.

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    Receive a text of the outcome

    The winner gets a text. You don't need to be there.

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    Good luck!

    Bring a mate, a sibling or your support worker for the ride.

Entries close at 4pm on Saturday 17 October. Open to people aged 16 and over. Full terms and conditions are at changinggears.org. This promotion is not sponsored by or associated with Facebook.

One pathway

From your L's to your P's

Changing Gears and DriveSmart Academy cover the whole journey to independence, with support built around how you learn.

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Changing Gears

Get My L's

Small-group, classroom-based Learner Permit preparation for NDIS participants aged 16+.

  • Groups of six, no more
  • Calm, structured room with breaks built in
  • Small chunks, visuals and plenty of repetition
  • Practice for the Learner Permit test at your own pace
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Next step

OT driving assessment

Once you have your Learner Permit, we help you arrange an occupational therapist assessment. It supports a plan variation to access NDIS-funded specialised driving lessons.

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DriveSmart Academy

Behind the wheel

Driving lessons for people with disability, including neurodivergent learners, with instructors who understand how you learn.

www.drivesmart.net.au

Linda smiling behind the Changing Gears table at last year's expo, with Get My L's banners on each side and a wall of photos of past participants holding their L plates.
Our booth at last year's Melbourne Disability Connection Expo.
Last year at the expo

Look for the green and purple

Find us by the Get My L's banners and our wall of photos of participants holding their new L plates. Linda will be there both days, so stop by to say hello and ask your questions.

This year we're sharing Booth A5 with DriveSmart Academy, so you can talk to us about the whole pathway, from L's to P's.

Support Coordinators, LACs and families

Come and talk to us

If you support someone whose goals include independence, getting to work or getting around their community, we'd love to meet you.

  • Pick up our SC Evidence Pack
  • Ask how Get My L's fits within a plan (support item 09_008_0116_6_3)
  • Check upcoming group dates in Ringwood, Dandenong, Broadmeadows and Melton
  • Talk to DriveSmart Academy about the practical side
Planning your visit

Getting there

  • Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf VIC 3006
  • Free entry both days, 10am to 4pm
  • Accessible toilets, ramps and lifts throughout the venue
  • Accessible parking in the Exhibition Centre basement car park
  • Big crowds can be a lot. If you'd rather chat somewhere quieter, just ask, or message us and we'll call you after.
Can't make it?

Get in touch with Linda

We're happy to answer questions about Get My L's before or after the expo.