Monday 3 May
9.30 am assemble in Mittagong RSL car park
10.30 am Depart Mittagong for Robertson
11.15 arrive Robertson, various cafes available incl Cheese Factory to purchase items for
lunch at Roberston Pie Shop or eat at other in town outlet. (Note the village is spread out)
12 noon meet at Robertson Pie Shop (at end of town) for Lunch.
12.30 Depart
Option 1 Stop Illawarra Fly Treetop Adventures, 182 Knights Hill Rd, Knights Hill 2577
Treetop walk $30 pp recommended. Café available.
3 pm Finish then proceed down mountain via Macquarie Pass to Kiama
Option 2 (no Illawarra Fly Treetop walk) proceed down mountain via Macquarie Pass to
Princes Hwy then to Berry
3 pm Leave Berry for Kiama
Check in accommodation
Stay Kiama 1 night
Big 4 Tasman Holiday Easts, 30 Ocean St Kiama (provisional)
Kendalls on the Beach Holiday Park, 33 – 35 Entrance Driveway, Kiama OR Bonaira St
Kiama (provisional)
Dinner 6 pm Introductory Drinks and Dinner 6.30 pm
Kiama Bowlo, Cnr Shoalhaven and Noorian Sts, Kiama. (provisional)
Tuesday 4 May
9.30 am Depart Trip to HARS (Historic Aircraft Museum), Shellharbour Airport, 54 Airport
Rd, Albion Park Rail, NSW 2527.
10.00 Arrive, Parking under tail of Boeing 747 - 400 (photo ops)
Tours of HARS
Lunch BBQ lunch at HARS
1 pm Depart HARS for Milton
2.45 Arrive Milton for Afternoon Tea
3.45 Depart for Batemans Bay
5 pm Check in accommodation – 3 nights
Motel, Batemans Bay Lodge, 29 – 31 Clyde St Batemans Bay, 20 rooms held until 1 st April
@$165 per night, PH 0402 122 220, stay@batemansbaylodge.com.au
Caravan Park, BIG 4 Batemans Bay at East Riverside, Wharf Road Batemans Bay PH (02)
4472 4048.
Dinner Soldiers Club, 6 Beach St Batemans Bay, entry to car park via Flora Cres.
Wednesday 5 May
Depart 9 am for Mogo Wildlife Park (Zoo)
Arrive 9.30 Mogo Zoo for visit $44pp plus any special tours.
Depart 11.30 for Tuross Boathouse Café, 93 Trafalgar Rd, Tuross Heads. (Fish and Chip
lunch)
12.30 Arrive Tuross Lake
Leave 2 pm suggest scenic drive to Batemans Bay. Drive through Mourya and immediately
over river turn right and follow signs to Batehaven and Batemans Baay.
Dinner
Options
Self arranged. Note, suggested motel accommodation has an area on the river for picnics,
also public area across the road on the river, both - byo tables and chairs.
Soldiers club
Sams Pizza, 3 Orient St Batemans Bay
Kohlis (Indian) 3 Orient St Batemans Bay
Thursday 6 May
River Cruise to Nelligen return.
Depart 11.30 am return 2.30 pm Depart, Wharf, 1 Clyde St, Batemans Bay,
$70 pp (concession) incl Fish and Chip lunch, tea and coffee. Suggest book online via web
site (Clyde River Cruises)
Other activity options
1 Mogo (Eurobodalla) Botanic Gardens, Mogo State Forest, Deep Creek Dam Road,
Mogo.
Note, nice Café, gardens in development stage following bush fire damage.
2 Oyster Farm retailers, various in Wray St Batemans Bay
3 Promenade Walk, start at Wharf 1 Clyde St.
Stay Batemans Bay, as above
Dinner
Self-arranged, note suggested motel accommodation has an area on the river for picnics,
also public area across the road on the river, both byo tables and chairs.
Soldiers Club
Sams Pizza, 3 Orient St Batemans Bay
Kohlis (Indian) 3 Orient St Batemans Bay
Friday 7 May
9.30 am Depart Drive to Canberra via Kings Hwy, (Clyde Mountain)
10.45 am Stop and Brunch at Braidwood, various cafes available. Incl Troopers Rest, 202
Wallace St, Braidwood (at end of town)
12.30 pm Depart
2 pm Visit and afternoon tea, Bob Shackley's workshop, 14 Foster St, Queanbeyan
4 pm leave for accommodation check-in
Check in Accommodation 3 nights
Alivio Tourist Park, 20 Kunzea St, O'Connor ACT 2602. 02 6247 5466. Laundry, Lounge
Bar.
Check in online for 10% discount.
Breakfast available @$20pp
Various cabin configurations available, prices start at $155 after 105 online concession.
(Standard queen bed cabin $155 after discount)
Mecure, Cnr Ainsle Ave and Limestone Ave Braddon ACT PH 02 6243 0000, 10 Queen
Rooms @ $165/night incl full buffet breakfast and 10 Superior King Rooms @$185/night incl
full breakfast held until 1 April 2027.
Large outdoor carpark at rear of facility.
Dinner TBA
Saturday 8 May
9.30 am assemble and meet French Car Club of Canberra at National Arboretum
Canberra, Forest Drive ACT. Park in far end of lower Car Park. Note a parking fee applies.
Possible visit by dignitary
Lunch at Arboretum Café
PM Self-managed,
Stay Canberra as above
Dinner TBA
Sunday 9 May
9.30 AM for 10 am departure
Tour leaders Paul James and Wayne Millar
Start Ampol Foodary Weston Creek,1 Kirkpatrick St, Weston ACT 2611.
Stops
1 Cotter Dam
2 Canberra Deep Space Communications Centre
3 Lanyon Homestead. House tours available, last tour starts 2 pm ($12). House and gates
close at 3 pm. Last orders for food 2.30pm.
See attached map
NOTE Total driving time approx. 1 hr 20 minutes. Participants should manage their timing
and stops noting timing of tours, food orders and closing time at Lanyon.
Lunch a small café is available at Lanyon, BYO for picnic at Lanyon
Stay Canberra as above
Farewell Dinner TBA
Monday 10 May
Depart
OPTIONS FOR ACT VISITS
War Memorial,18 King George Terrace, Parkes, 2600. entry free
National Museum, Lawson Cres, Acton, ACT 2600, Hours 9 am – 5 pm
Cooma Motor Museum 11 Bolaro St Cooma 0439 676 444, Normal opening hours
Tuesday and Saturday 10 am – 1 pm. Note no French cars displayed. Any visit will
require prior arrangement. Contact 0439 676 444
Cockington Green Gardens Entry $26, Phone 02 6230 2273 Gold Creek Rd Palmerston
ACT
National (Art) Gallery Parkes Pl, E Parkes, ACT, 2600, entry free, possible charge for
exhibitions
Note Canberra Telecommunication Tower closed to public until late 2027
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