Out & About
Get out and about and join us on our social excursions. With different locations and experiences each time ranging from visiting the zoo to the theatre, there is something for everyone! To book your spot and to find out more information call 8179 6825.
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Light Creatures at the Adelaide Zoo
Light Creatures at Adelaide Zoo as part of Illuminate Adelaide, where enormous animatronic Giant Pandas roll playfully across the Central Lawns, where a gigantic dreamtime skink sits high from atop the hill, and where giraffes are so tall their heads graze the stars. As you enjoy the scenes there will be plenty of options for food and drink from nearby food trucks and vans.
Date: Sunday 1 August
Location: The Philip Kennedy Centre, Health & Wellness Centre | 477-479 Military Road Largs Bay
Time: Departs 6.00pm | Returns 10.15pm
Location: The Pines, Health & Wellness Centre | 336 Marion Road North Plympton
Time: Departs 5.00pm | Returns 11.00pm
Cost: $60 Includes transport and entry ticket
Hibernation
Join us as we head to the Dunstan Playhouse and enjoy the State Theatre Company’s theatrical event, Hibernation. Set in the year 2030, there’s an immediate climate crisis. With little choice remaining, world leaders make a collective, pragmatic decision to save the planet. For an entire year, all 8.5 billion humans on Earth will hibernate. Before the show we will enjoy afternoon tea at the Intercontinental Adelaide.
Date: Saturday 21 August
Location: The Philip Kennedy Centre, Health & Wellness Centre | 477-479 Military Road Largs Bay
Time: Departs 11.30am | Returns 5.15pm
Location: The Pines, Health & Wellness Centre | 336 Marion Road North Plympton
Time: Departs 10.30am | Returns 6.15pm
Cost: $119 Includes transport, theatre ticket & afternoon tea
To book now, please call 8179 6825
Willunga Markets
We’re going to have some fun at the Willunga Farmers Market, Artisan market and Quarry market. Held on every second Saturday of the month, you will be able to see all stall holders providing you with a unique experience. Take a walk up High Street and read the bronze plaques unveiling the history of the main street. Once you’ve done your shopping you will enjoy a meal at the Alma Hotel before returning home.
Date: Saturday 11 September
Location: The Philip Kennedy Centre, Health & Wellness Centre | 477-479 Military Road Largs Bay
Time: Departs 9.00am | Returns 3.45pm
Location: The Pines, Health & Wellness Centre | 336 Marion Road North Plympton
Time: Departs 8.15am | Returns 4.45pm
Cost: $50 Includes transport and lunch
To book now, please call 8179 6825
Auchendarroch House Self Guided Tour
We’re off to the Adelaide Hills for a self- guided tour of Auchendarroch House, coupled with a delicious meal beforehand. Auchendarroch House was built in 1860, the House saw its first redevelopment in 1878 when it was purchased by Robert Barr Smith and now under the Wallis Family it has become the majestic, lovingly restored venue it is today.
Date: Friday 24 September
Location: The Pines, Health & Wellness Centre | 336 Marion Road North Plympton
Time: Departs 10.45am | Returns 5.30pm
Location: The Lodge, Lourdes Valley | 16 Cross Road Myrtle Bank
Depart: 11.30am | Return 4.45pm
Cost: $60 Includes transport, self-guided tour and lunch
To book now, please call 8179 6825
Sir Cliff Richard & I
A true legend of the Australian music scene, Marty Rhone presents his unparalleled tribute to Sir Cliff Richard which has broken records wherever it has played. The show will feature Sir Cliff’s greatest hits ‘Devil Woman’, ‘Wired for Sound’, ‘Young Ones’, ‘Summer Holiday’ and Marty’s own mega hits. Based in the US in recent years Marty will also perform the #1’s off his ‘outstanding’ first US country album.
Date: Thursday 2 December
Location: The Pines, Health & Wellness Centre | 336 Marion Road North Plympton
Time: Departs 6.00pm | Returns 11.45pm
Location: The Lodge, Lourdes Valley | 16 Cross Road Myrtle Bank
Depart: 6.45pm | Return 11.15pm
Cost: $150 Includes transport and ticket
To book now, please call 8179 6825
Minis
They say good things come in small packages, and our new Out and About Mini trips are no different. Offering smaller group options every month, these are shorter trips pack more fun into less time and are a great way to socialise.
Jam Factory
Learn about the social, cultural and economic value of craft and design on a guided tour of Jam Factory. A unique not-for-profit organisation, JamFactory will inspire you to be creative and perhaps find your new passion as we take a tour of the exhibitions
and see the behind the scenes of the studio action. After we will have a coffee nearby.
Date: TBC
Location: The Lodge, Lourdes Valley | 16 Cross Road Myrtle Bank
Depart: 10.00am | Return 12.00pm
Cost $15 includes transport and guided tour (cost of coffee not included in the ticket price) (max 7 people)
To book now, please call 8179 6825