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Excursions 2012

For bookings, please telephone the U3A office (9821 0282) to express your interest in participation.

BOOKING POLICY
All tours fees are payable at the time of placing reservation.
Payment is due 21 days prior to tour date, unless stated otherwise.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations more than 21 days prior to the scheduled departure incur a $5 administration fee per person.

Cancellations 21 days or less prior to the scheduled departure time - no refund due.



UPPER MARIBYRNONG RIVER
CRUISE ON THE "BLACKBIRD"
Maribyrnong cruise on the Blackbird

 

Thursday 15 March 2012

Two years ago we boarded the traditional ferry boat, the Blackbird, of Lakes Entrance fame, to venture downstream. This year we shall cruise upstream to retrace the early history of Melbourne's development. The popular excursion is being repeated due to high demand. Upon disembarkation, join members for lunch at the Happy River Cafe (own expense), nearby on the river.

Cost: $15 per person

Time: Boat departs at 10.30 am sharp returning 2 hours later.

Where:Footscray on the western side of the Maribyrnong River. Melway reference 42 E5.
Proceed to the end of Wingfield Street to access the River. There is a new name for the end of Wingfield Street in the latest Melway, which is called 'Salt River Place'. The river ferry is 100 yards to the end of Salt River place.

Transport: Own arrangements [ample parking]

Meals:Optional lunch at own cost at the Happy River Café located 200 metres south of the boat mooring area.

Maximum: 28 participants


GUIDED WALKING TOURS OF THE
GOLD TOWNS: BENDIGO - SERIES 1
Walking Tour of Bendigo

 

Tuesday 17 April 2012

This is the first historical walking tour, in a series of walking tours, to be offered over the next three years. Travel in comfort by train from Melbourne to Bendigo and our Hawthorn U3A member, guide and historian, Norm Fary, will conduct an informative and entertaining insight into early Bendigo.

A second tour will be held in October 2012.

COMFORTABLE WALKING SHOES ARE ESSENTIAL.

Cost: Tour is free of charge, however public transport is at own expense.

Train:Schedules subject to change however as a guide:-

Depart Southern Cross station 9.15 am (check on big LCD screen for platform number)
Arrive Bendigo station 11.20 am
Departs Bendigo station 4.02 pm


Tour Departs: Bendigo rail station 11.20 am

Where: U3A Hawthorn at Sinclair Avenue, Glen Iris (bus)

Maximum: 25 participants


FOX CLASSIC CAR COLLECTION
Fox Classic Car Collection

 

Wednesday 23 May 2012

Indulge yourself! Experience the high life while viewing trucking magnate Lindsay Fox's amazing collection of more than 50 prestige vehicles collected over a 20-year period and housed in the historic Queen's Warehouse. The $15 million collection is guaranteed to capture everyone's imagination.

Cost: $8 per person

Time: 10.30 am sharp with duration of tour 1 -> 1.5 hours

Where: 749-755 Collins St, Docklands (corner Batman Hill Drive and Collins Street) Melway 2E H7

Minimum: 25 participants


For further queries, please contact Joan Harding or Collette Flynn [phone numbers are in your December 2011 Newsletter].

Excursion Co-ordinator: Joan Harding