Excursions.
Monthly excursions are generally held on the third Thursday of every month. Past excursions included visits to such places as: The Tram Museum; The Chinese Museum; Jayco Caravan Factory; Old Treasury Building; Immigration Museum; Hellenic Museum; to name but a few.
Planned Excursions for 2024 (subject to change as circumstances may dictate).
June 19 - Wednesday. Visit to Police Museum, near Southern Cross Railway Station
July 17 - Wednesday. Tour of Melbourne Town Hall
August 14 - Thursday. Visit to Duldig Stusio Museum and Sculpture Garden
September 15 - Sunday. Visit to McCrae Homestead, McCrae - cancelled
October 23 - Wednesday. Visit to Whitehorse ROUND Theatre, Nunawading
Bookings closed
November 21 - Thursday. Visit to Alowyn Gradens - Chocolate Factory, Yarra Glen
December 10 - Christmas Lunch at the Canterbury Intrernational Hotel.
2024 Excursions, So Far
21 November - Alowyn Gardens
NEAR-BY CHOCOLATERIE - YARRA GLEN - Neil Jenkin
As part 2 of the trip to the Yarra Valley, members visited the Chocolaterie.
What followed was a viewing of the local manufacturing centre and good lunch food eating in the spacious café.
- 480 chocolate products on display. If you like chocolate, this is a must visit location.
(Of course, no-one sampled or purchased chocos did they?
Photos Courtesy Neil Jenkin and Glenn Ewing.
23 October 2024 - The Round Theatre, Whitehorse.
DORIS DAY SHOW.
Tamara Kuldin is amazing as Doris Day at the Round. Her voice is superb, her storytelling is compelling.
Packed theatre - good value.
September - cancelled.
14 August 2024 - Duldig Museum
On Wednesday 14th August members had morning tea and enjoyed a tour of the Duldig Studio Museum and sculpture pasrk in East Malvern.
It was fascinating to hear the story of internationally renowned sculptoer Karl Duldig and his wife, the artist and inventor Slawa Duldig.
In the house we explored a number of rooms maintained as they were during the family's residence and at the rear was Karl's original studio with his kiln, tools and examples of his work. In the adjoining garden were a number of his bronze and terracotta sculptures.
An interesting and lesser knowen museum that is well sworth a visit.
Photos Courtesy: Glenn Ewing
July 2024 - Melbourne Town Hall
The tour guide Judy, showed us around a venue where decisions have shaped the CBD activity. Judy's informative comments linked the City of Melbourne actions with our indigenous past with key Melbourne Town Hall events highlighted during the tour.
Seeing close up the council chambers, the auditorium, the Melbourene Room, the Portico area etc provided probus members with real insights into town hall activity. Judy's stories about past lord mayors and celebrities who have occupied this grand biuidling, added greatly to the experience.
Thank you Wendy for organising this outing.
Photos courtesy Neil Jenkin
June 2024
On Wednesday 19 June, six members visited the new Victoria Police Museum in Spencer St in the City.
Though only a small museum, they enjoyed exploring Victoria Police history through a unique collection of artifacts, interactive displays and documents.
It was interresting to see the Kelly gang armour, information on Melbourne's most notorious crimes, police equipment and forensic evidence.
Afterwards they enjoyed a delicious lunch over the road at the Higher Ground Cafe which is in a heritage listed former power station.
Photos: Glenn Ewing
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