March 15 Plenty River Valley walk cancelled
The walk was cancelled due to an extreme weather temperatures of up to 39 degrees. The walk to be rescheduled
You Yangs Walk AND agm
The AGM of the MUAB walking group was held on Saturday 15th February in a delightful old school building called Duck Ponds School in the You Yangs Regional Park. There were 21 members present and 1 visitor. After the meeting concluded there was a delicious morning tea which was enjoyed by all. The group then […]
End of Year BBQ
16 members gathered in Barry & Joan’s apartment in Carlton for the end of year BBQ. Due to the changeable weather Barry & Joan decided to move the function inside and it was much appreciated by all those members who attended. Delicious salads and desserts were shared and enjoyed by all.
Royal Tennis Club
The pouring rain and cold temperatures did nothing to deter 16 members from visiting theRoyal Tennis Club in Richmond, a visit facilitated and hosted by Duncan, one of the longestserving members of the club in Melbourne.Duncan introduced us to the history and facilities of the Club, one of only five clubs inAustralia. Facilities for the […]
Flinders Ranges WEEK OF WALKS
After several last-minute cancellations 11 walkers and non-walkers meet up at the Fullers Park accommodation in Stirling North. Over a pleasant pub dinner, we identified our preferred options for the week. The first two days were spent walking and sightseeing round the towns of Port Augusta, Quorn and the Mount Remarkable Nation Park. The highlight […]
An Unusual June event
We were guided through two fascinating exhibitions at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) by two experts. We were rivetted throughout the two hours we were there. The Museum has been entirely revamped, offering the visitor unrivalled insights into the murder of 6 million Jews during the second world war. mhm.org.au A respite was indicated to […]
Sydney Marouba to manly
The Sydney Week of Walks was a resounding success and enjoyed immensely by all. Our first day began with a serene ferry ride to Watsons Bay to walk the coast from South Head into a rainy and deserted Bondi beach. Rain did not deter our spirits. See Instagram for the evidence. Day two took us […]
Point Nepean National Park walk
Thirteen happy walkers enjoyed exploring Point Nepean National Park from Gunners Cottage to the Point. Along the way we found historic rifle range facilities, Pearce Barracks and Upper Barracks as well as the infrastructure and tunnels of Fort Nepean. The views to Port Phillip Bay and the Southern Ocean were spectacular. After climbing Cheviot Hill, […]
Altona Wetlands to Williamstown
Seventeen members met for the ‘Orient Express’ to Altona and were fascinated and surprised by the beauty of the Altona pier, parks and beach walk along the foreshore. We began by walking the 10 km under an avenue of Norfolk Island pines towards open grasslands and across wetlands to where the Kororoit Creek enters the […]
End of year bbq
The club enjoyed a wonderful BBQ on the roof top of 500 Drummond Street. We thank Joan Staples and Barry Crisp for their generous hospitality. Sixteen members experienced the barmy evening with views to the north to Mt Macedon east to the Dandenong Ranges and south over the city. Members enjoyed discussions over food and […]