Tour & Outing Events Coordinator – Contact Mike Hartnell
Church Point Ferry and Pittwater Outing
Thursday 5 th June
Come with us on a Pittwater ferry cruise with morning tea / lunch at the Waterfront Restaurant at Church Point. Start and finish at Glenrose or meet us somewhere on the way.
A 3 ½ hour outing in total. Cost $14.50 (pay on the day) with your Seniors Opal Card plus lunch. Wear a warm coat.
If going by car, park at Church Point parking area. Cost about $8 per hour.
If going by bus:
8.30 am – Meet at Glenrose bus stop. Bring your Seniors Opal card.
8:40 am – Catch 271 bus to City QVB. Alight opposite Forestway Shopping Centre. 3 minute walk (148m) to cross Forestway to bus stop outside the car park,
9:21 Catch bus 155 to Bayview Gardens.
9:51 Alight at Pittwater Rd Mona Vale shops opposite Village Park. 4 minute walk (237m) north to Mona Vale B line stop
10:02 Catch bus 156 for McCarrs Creek
10:11 Alight at Church Point. 1 minute walk to Church Point Ferry wharf (toilets available nearby)
10:30 Ferry trip around Scotland Island stopping at various Pittwater wharves. Concession cost $12
11:10 Arrive back at Church Point (toilets available)
11:20 Morning tea / lunch at Waterfront Café
12:29 Catch Bus 156 from Church Point to Mona Vale
12:38 Alight at Pittwater Place Shopping Centre Mona Vale
12:40 Catch Bus 155 to Frenchs Forest via Bayview Gardens
1:12 Alight at Rabbett St, Frenchs Forest
4 minutes walk to the front of Forestway Shopping Centre
1:18 Catch Bus 271 to Glenrose
1:22 Alight at Glenrose
Total time: About 3 ½ hours
Cost: Seniors Opal Card $2.50
Ferry Trip Concession $12.00
Morning tea/ lunch – Your choice
CONTACT GEOFF JONES FOR THE OUTING BELOW
Phone: 0412 420 213
Email: geoffjones1874@gmail.com
Magical Mystery $2.50 Opal Card Tour
Thursday 19 June
This is for girls and guys on the third Thursday of each month starting on Thursday 19 June.
For those of us who came of age in the 1960’s and can still remember when you first heard the song come along for the Magical Mystery Tour; a two-hour train journey through some great scenery, then lunch of the local specialities, and a train ride and maybe a sleep on the train back to Central Station
“Roll up That’s an invitation Roll up for the Mystery Tour Roll up To make a reservation Roll up for the Mystery Tour The Magical Mystery Tour Is waiting to take you away Waiting to take you away The Magical Mystery Tour is hoping to take you away Hoping to take you away”
Plan of action:
- Get on a bus and get yourself to Central Station by 10am. Meet at the entrance to Platform 1.
- Get on one of three trains leaving in the next 20 minutes going west to the Blue Mountains, or south to Kiama or north to Newcastle. The train won’t wait for you if you are late.
- A preprandial stroll then lunch of local goodies followed by a somnolent train ride back to Central
- Your journey back from Central can be by light rail to Circular Quay, a cruise across one of the most spectacular harbours in the world to Manly and then a bus to your destination. If you wish to join us please email or text me your name and mobile number so I know to expect you. Please wear a warm jacket.
Hawkesbury Winter YuleFest
19-20 July 2025
Cost: $615.00 twin share – single supplement is an additional $155.00
This is an OnCourse Tours outing.
Click here to see the brochure details
This 2-day outing to Winter Yulefest is FULLY BOOKED.
There are 20 rooms booked and 32 members going.
Final balance due by 19 June 2025 – amount owing Twin $515.00. pp Single $670.00.pp
ZigZag Railway/Mudgee Tour
October / November
Cost per person for a minimum of 30 passengers is $1,390.00 twin share and includes group discount and pick-up, accommodation, all meals (except for 1 lunch), admissions and guides. Single supplement is $360.00. Due to unforeseen circumstances the itinerary may change
We were unable to get accommodation at Wallerawang due to school holidays, so we have changed the tour program to a 4 day trip with 3 nights accommodation in Mudgee. Our journey takes us over the Blue Mountains to Mudgee and home through Merriwa, Denman and the Hunter Valley. Our accommodation for this tour is at the Parklands Resort Mudgee, set on 15 hectares of gardens and pasture land, where we will enjoy its friendly county hospitality and excellent facilities. Highlights include:
- Zig Zac Railway
- Mudgee Honey Haven
- Mudgee Cheese and Wine Tasting
- Historic Gulgong – the Ten Dollar Town
- Henry Lawson Centre and Holtermann Museum
- Lunch, Stud Tour and Tasting at Gooree Park
- Songs from the bush at Gulgong Opera House
- Merriwa and Pokolbin
Mike Hartnell