Links to our Interest Groups below
Our Trips Group.
Our Leaders are: Graham 5626 1374, Shirley 5623 2637, Keith 5623 2321
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Keith is now in charge of organising our trips, to live shows in Melbourne.
Before travelling overseas try and have a look in Keith Wilson's resource book, he now has details of 22 countries in it.
Enquires have been made into insurance covers
available for members
FORTHCOMING TRIPS
February 24th (Friday) Blue Lotus Gardens & Rayner's Stonefruit Orchard at Yarra Junction and Woori Yallock. Cost $55.00 per person, includes Lunch,and Tours.
Annie The Musical Wednesday 25th July.
Matinee Performance. Cost $75.00 per person. includes Theatre Ticket & Bus Transport.
RECENT TRIPS
Mystery Trip 24th November 2011.
The 48 people that went and enjoyed themselves:
(Click on the Picture). Graham
and his team did an amazing job organising this trip. We started this trip by
driving south on Lardners Track whilst Graham
did the commentary, telling us the history of the Track: we all all learnt a
lot. On the way we stopped off at Ted & Deborah Bingham's cowshed to learn
about his 44 bay rotary milking unit. It is very much automated and
computerised. In this shed he milks up to 540 cows twice each day. Last year
this 372 acres produced 3,400,000 litres of milk. The bus took us up to
the Lardner school where John
R and Graham
attended. After that we went up to Peter, Wendy, Toby and Ash Wallace's Organic
farm where Wendy told us about what they do, she was extremely interesting. When
we we were ready to leave we were watching and talking about the Merrema dog
laying under a shady tree. He was supposed to be looking after 200 chooks, a
hawk started circling the chooks and the dog sprung to life and ran down to them
and the hawk quickly disappeared. We then went to the Ellinbank research station
for morning tea and a tour, which was also very interesting. We then went to the
Trafalgar railway station to pick up Val Murphy who came with us for lunch at
the Moe Turfside Restaurant for an all you can eat lunch. After that we went on
Val's standard potato tour around Thorpdale. On our way home we visited the Rose
and Fuchsia farm near Trafalgar.
October 10 to the 14th, Monday to Friday travel by bus to the Bright Chalet and tour around Bright . Cost $550.00 ea
In mid-October thirty-six members and friends enjoyed a wonderful week away exploring the alpine towns and attractions in north east Victoria. Based at the Bright Chalet, the group visited Red Deer emu and deer farm, followed by a visit to Eagle Ridge Winery. The passion of family heritage and endeavor was very evident in both these enterprises and the group came away much more informed. An afternoon was spent in Mount Beauty and Bogong Village. The scenic alpine drive was breath taking. The group also visited Beechworth, Bandiana and the quaint, lost-in-time town of Yakandandah.
The group also visited "Lavender Hue" a unique and beautiful lavender farm set on five acres along the banks of the Ovens River.
Shopping was also a popular pass-time indulged in by some members of the group.
July 27th, Tour of the MCG. Cancelled through lack of interest.
May 25th, (Wednesday): China Town Starting with a visit to the Chinese Museum. followed a walking tour of Melbourne's China Town. After this interesting and informative tour we moved onto the Dragon Boat Palace restaurant for Yum Cha. lunch T
April 4 2011, 33 Happy members travelled
by train from Warragul.
We had to change trains at Southern
Cross and then continue on to Ballarat.
We left Warragul
Station at 8:54AM and arrived at Ballarat
12:37PM, when we boarded a bus
for a guided tour of Ballarat
before going to Sovereign Hill.
We arrived at
Charles Napier hotel at 1:30PM to find that only a few of us had rooms ready
for us, and we had to wait until about 4PM, so we filled in time exploring Sovereign
Hill. Veronica and Kevin joined us some time during the afternoon. At 5PM we
all met in a room at our Hotel to listen to a speaker but he did not show up. So
Sue Curnow gave us an excellent talk about the Eureka
Stockade. We were then ready to sit down for an excellent dinner. After that
we went outside to the Sound and
Light show - Blood on the Southern Cross. This was an amazing and
unbelievable show. That evening we stayed at Sovereign
Hill accommodation. The buildings looked very old but were in good condition
but inside they were very comfortable and modern. The next morning we were
treated to a continental breakfast. We then strolled down to the Gold
Museum adjacent to Sovereign
Hill. We had one of the guides give us a short but extremely interesting
talk about gold mining in the Ballarat
area. We bought our lunches at Sovereign
Hill then went on a bus
tour of Ballarat with Keith
telling us about the buildings, and we finished off with a ride around Lake
Wendouree. We got off the bus at the historic Ballarat
Railway Station to board the train home via Southern
Cross and then return to Warragul arriving
late in the afternoon. Thank you very much Keith
and everyone else who helped him. The trip was excellent.
March 9 2011, Keith organised a trip to Mary Poppins at Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne. Seats were in the dress circle with no pillars in the way. Bus dropped us off (55 in total) and picked us up at the theatre door and we were home by 5:20 PM. About 11:00 AM we stopped for morning tea outside the Shrine of remembrance. The Mary Poppins show was amazing the acting and stunts would have to be seen to be believed. If you have not been I can recommend that you take your grand children along, I do not know which one of you would enjoy it more.
