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ABOUT AORA

The Australian Offroad Academy (AORA) is one of Australia’s leading 4x4 offroad and touring educators delivering outstanding training and tours for recreational, corporate and government clients all over Australia. The Australian Offroad Academy operates throughout Australia, delivering fit-for-purpose, exceptional quality 4x4 educational training (both accredited and non-accredited) for corporate and government organisations, and individual customers Australia-wide.

The training delivered is extensive in its scope, but can include:

  • Low range courses

  • Sand driving courses

  • Desert driving courses

  • Advanced recovery courses

  • 4x4 instructor courses

  • Towing courses

  • And numerous others (check out our Courses section)

 

The Australian Offroad Academy also delivers courses and training for offroad trucks, trailer touring and offroading, quad bikes, side by side vehicles and other custom courses that are tailored to the needs of corporate and government organisations, and individual customers.

The Australian Offroad Academy also runs tours and events on a regular basis, taking groups of individuals to remote and sometimes exotic locations for recreational or educational purposes. In the past, these have included Fraser Island, Cape York, Birdsville, Stradbroke Island, Mount Isa Rodeo and numerous others.

 

At the heart of The Australian Offroad Academy, is a passion for adult education and learning – we take enormous pride in the quality of the educational experience, ensuring that it is an engaging, interesting, entertaining and at all times a safe experience for our customers. This extends across all of our Training and Tourism products.

We are proud to be the selected preferred suppliers and partners for The Offroad Show, HEMA Maps Xray, Thunder, Darche, Maxtrax, Mickey Thompson, and RFI Technology Services. 

 

Our team are experts in the 4x4 field - passionate, experienced, nationally accredited and qualified offroaders with years of experience in real offroad adventures. They are engaging, yet approachable in providing group and one-on-one support. They believe in the enormous value of 4x4s in delivering the ultimate lifestyle – adventure, play and the ability to bring families together for the ultimate trip away.

Our mission is to provide our students and clients with the skills necessary to safely and confidently explore the outdoors, confident in the knowledge that both our clients and their vehicles can handle the chosen terrain – safely, securely and with real joy.

 

We believe in the power of 4x4 driving in bringing families together - always living the ultimate 4 x4 lifestyle.

  1. Beach convoy driving!

    Beach convoy driving

  2. Desert driving AORA

    Desert driving at the Australian Offroad Academy (AORA)

  3. Offroad driving in the Watagans

    Offroad driving in the Watagans

  4. Changing tyre pressure

    Changing tyre pressure for sand driving

  5. Driving in outback Australia

    Dirt road driving in outback Australia

  6. AORA Truck Course

    Learning how to recover a bogged truck

  7. Learning vehicle recovery

    Learning vehicle recovery in the ACT Australia

  8. Girls Got Grit Tour to Fraser Island

    Girls Got Grit Tour to Fraser Island!

  9. Offroad driving with Hema Maps

    Offroad driving with our Partner - Hema Maps

  10. Side-by-side training with AORA

    Side by side training with the Australian Offroad Academy

  11. Dingo Dave keeping a close eye on training!

    Dingo Dave Darmody, Director of the Australian Offroad Academy teaching 4x4 driving.

  12. Learning 4x4 vehicle recovery!

    Learning 4x4 vehicle recovery with the Australian Offroad Academy

  13. Girls Got Grit Tour to Birdsville Races

    Girls Got Grit Tour with Offroad Ready tours!

  14. River crossing on a camper trailer course

    River crossing on AORA's offroad camper trailer course.

  15. Camper Trailer Course with AORA - River Crossing

    River crossing with a camper trailer on an AORA Camper Trailer Course

  16. Side by side training at the Australian Offroad Academy

    Side by side courses at the Australian Offroad Academy

  17. Side by side vehicle recovery

    Learning side by side vehicle recovery at the Australian Offroad Academy

  18. River crossing at Johnnos creek

    River crossings with the Australian Offroad Academy

  19. Learning snow driving with AORA

    Learning snow driving with the Australian Offroad Academy

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