News and Trips

Janalli Gardens, Neerim South

22 March 2007 Our destination for our trip on Thursday 22ndMarch was to Neerim South to visit the Janalli Gardens. It was a beautiful morning with a scheduled top temperature of 34C, so we were hoping it would be a bit cooler further up in the hills. When we arrived, our hosts, Alan and Phillipa Beeson had...

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Geelong Botanic Gardens and ferry trip

14 December 2006 A top temperature of 35C and a hot north wind was forecast for Thursday 14th December as we braved our Christmas trip to Queenscliff and Sorrento. After an hour we arrived for morning tea at the Geelong Botanic Gardens, which were looking very sad after months of drought and severe water...

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Flemington Racecourse by boat

08 December 2005 On Thursday 8thDecember we all met bright and early at ‘Chambly’ and set off in two buses on our Christmas excursion. It was a sunny morning, with a light cool breeze, and perfect for our last excursion for 2005. We arrived at South Wharf, just near the ‘Polly Woodside’, with plenty of time for a...

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Phillip Island

26 May 2005 Thursday 26thMay was rather cold and gloomy when we set off on our trip to Phillip Island. We stopped for morning tea at Tooradin Village, which is strategically located at the only place where the South Gippsland Highway meets the waters of Western Port 65 kilometers south east of central...

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Yea

17 March 2005 The morning of Thursday 17thMarch was cloudy and a bit on the cool side as we set off on our trip to Yea. It also happened to be St Patrick’s’ Day, and many of us arrived attired in green to mark the occasion. Our first stop was in Yarra Glen, where we had our morning tea in a local park. It was...

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Bringalbit, Kyenton

09 December 2004 On Thursday 9thDecember we went on our Christmas outing to Kyneton. We went straight to historic ‘Bringalbit’ where we were greeted with the most amazing morning tea!!! The dining room table was groaning under the weight of fresh slices and cakes!!!! After eating our fill, we spent an hour and a...

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Williamstown Botanic Gardens

24 June 2004 On Thursday 24thJune we went to Williamstown for our winter excursion. We started off the day with a delicious morning tea at The Rotunda fight on the beach on the esplanade. We then strolled through the Botanic Gardens (established in 1850), which were very pretty even though it was winter!! Next...

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Warratina Lavender Farm, Wandin Yallock

22 April 2004 On Thursday 22ndApril we went on our autumn excursion to the Warratina Lavender Farm at Wandin Yallock, in the foothills of the Dandenongs in the Yarra Valley.The Lavender Farm began its development in 1991 replacing an old orchard, and is run by the Manders family.Annemarie Manders had spoken to...

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Karrawingi Park, Moorooduc

12 February 2004 On Thursday 12thFebruary we set off on our ‘Mystery Trip’. We headed south to Moorooduc to ‘Karrawingi Park’ where we had a lovely morning tea of scones, jam and cream. The fog finally lifted to a beautiful sunny day and we spent a couple of leisurely hours wandering around the 9 acres of garden...

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