Although locked down at home, you can still socialise online with Nomads friends using the Trickster Cards program. Groups of four or six players per game can play 500 online - and with video and sound enabled, it's almost like being in the same room!  If you're new to the 500 card game, but would like to learn about it, check out our 500 Cards Tutorial Notes. For some other ideas of things to do during lockdown, see Socialising Online. GRADE: Social.  BOOKING: Click Get Tickets ASAP. You will be asked to specify your experience level, and we'll attempt to group you on a (virtual) table with others of the same level of proficiency. The sooner you book, the better will be your chances of being well matched! Unsure if you've already booked? Click View my bookings. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 7pm online. You will be sent the link by 6pm on Tuesday 12th October to join a game. LEADER: Alan D. | Email LeaderAlanD.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

Although locked down at home, you can still socialise online with Nomads friends using the Trickster Cards program. Groups of four or six players per game can play 500 online - and with video and sound enabled, it's almost like being in the same room!  If you're new to the 500 card game, but would like to learn about it, check out our 500 Cards Tutorial Notes. For some other ideas of things to do during lockdown, see Socialising Online. GRADE: Social.  BOOKING: Click Get Tickets ASAP. You will be asked to specify your experience level, and we'll attempt to group you on a (virtual) table with others of the same level of proficiency. The sooner you book, the better will be your chances of being well matched! Unsure if you've already booked? Click View my bookings. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 7pm online. You will be sent the link by 6pm on Saturday 9th October to join a game. LEADER: Alan D. | Email LeaderAlanD.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

** This event has had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The exhibition has been extended until January 2022, so hopefully we'll still be able to get there! ** Pound the streets in the historic inner precinct of Ballarat, visiting the multiple locations hosting exhibitions for the 2021 International Foto Biennale. Travel via public transport is possible. GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy, approximately 5 km, circuit walk on flat paths.  ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Ballarat is home to the National Centre for Photography (NCFP) housed in the old Union Bank building on Lydiard Street North. It's the base for the team behind BIFO. The Ballarat International Foto Biennale was founded in 2005 and attracts significant international and Australian photographers as one of Australia's pre-eminent photographic festivals. The multiple exhibitions, both free and ticketed, are housed in various historic buildings, laneways and cafes. Full details of the program are available online at ballaratfoto.org. Most exhibitions are open daily from 10am to 5pm.  The featured ticketed events this year include two international exhibitions: (1) The (late) Linda McCarthy's Retrospective at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, and (2) Notes From A Queer Mystic, an exhibition of work by the late USA artist, Steven F Arnold (1943 to 1994) at the NCFP building. Check ballaratfoto.org for details of purchasing 1-day passes to visit the multiple ticketed events. BOOKING: By Thursday 7th October. To register, click on Get Tickets. Unsure if you've already booked? Click View my bookings. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:45am at the Ballarat Railway Station, Lydiard Street North. Travel options are (1) by train (see details below) or (2) driving and parking on the fringes of the Ballarat CBD, as on-street parking in the CBD is time limited and fees are payable on Saturday. MAP REFERENCE: Ballarat Station - Melway map 611 grid A12 | Google map goo.gl/maps/KjS3JEEYfng9UvaE7. DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 114 km, approximately 1 hour 25 minutes to drive, 1 hour 29 minutes by public transport. PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The trip is on the train departing Southern Cross Station at 9:14am arriving at 10:43am. It's suggested that we gather in the first carriage (North Melbourne end). Return trains depart Ballarat on the hour with afternoon times of 3:20pm, 4:20pm and 5:20pm.  FOOD: A booking will be made for a 12:30pm lunch at Irish Murphy's Hotel, 36 Sturt St, Ballarat for those interested. Otherwise do your own thing in between visiting exhibition sites. APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking shoes and dress according to the weather forecast. LEADER: Garry Oliver | Email LeaderGarryO.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website. Image: Rove.me    HOME | BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS | MEMBERSHIPS  

A number of Nomads travelled to Antarctica in the summer of 2018/19, and would like to share their experiences with us as well as guiding us through the planning process, and of course showing some pics! GRADE: Social - online presentation via Zoom.  ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Travelling to Antarctica (the 7th continent) requires a lot of planning, and a lot of cash. But there's more than one way to get there. The presenters will discuss some of the different options, and also make some suggestions on places to visit before or after Antarctica. There will of course be many great photos to view also. They'll also make some suggestions for experiencing some of the magic offered by winter wonderlands such as Patagonia of both Argentina and Chile including Punta Arenas and Ushuaia as part of the experience. Delays can occur on trips like this, which could provide an unexpected opportunity to experience more of those other wonderlands than you had bargained on. BOOKING: By 5pm on Friday 8th October. To register, click on Get Tickets. Unsure if you've already booked? Click View my bookings. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 7pm via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent on Friday afternoon to those who have registered. LEADER: Garry O. | Email LeaderGarryO.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

Our quarterly planning night, in conjunction with the regular monthly social night. ** NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, this month's planning meeting will be held online via Zoom on Tuesday 5 October, and no pre-planning meeting will be held on Monday 4 October. ** GRADE: Social.  ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Do you want to see more of a particular activity, or do you have a particularly favourite area of Victoria you would like to share with others? Do you have an idea for something apart from the regular walks? Come along to the planning meeting, and then stay for our monthly social evening where members talk about upcoming events, share a meal and compare notes on past activities. All members are welcome – you don't have to volunteer for an activity. New members are especially invited to this meeting as an orientation to Nomads activities. BOOKING: By Monday 4th October. To register, click on Get Tickets.  Not sure if you've booked already? Click View my bookings. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 7pm via Zoom. The Zoom link will be emailed on Tuesday afternoon to everybody who has registered to attend. LEADER: Garry O. | Email the Leader if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

** This event has had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. It will be run in a future program ** This is a spectacular trail skirting rugged coastline by the waters of Bass Strait. GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Medium 13 km circuit walk.  ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: We follow the Main Creek Trail from the car park to Bushrangers Bay. The eucalypt forest gives way to shady thickets of coastal banksia and then to an isolated sandy beach at Bushrangers Bay. From there we follow the trail to Cape Schanck. We’ll have lunch near the 1850s Lighthouse. After lunch, we return the same way and then hopefully, time permitting, have coffee and cake at Flinders Bakehouse. BOOKING: By Thursday 30th September. To register, click on Get Tickets. View my bookings (log in required). FURTHER INFORMATION: www.bushwalkingblog.com.au/cape-schanck-to-main-creek-return-mornington-peninsula-national-park-victoria-2/. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 11am at the start of the Bushrangers Bay Walk and Cape Schanck Walk. When coming from Cape Schanck, this is in the car park on the right (not the first car park on the left) on Boneo Rd (C777: the Rosebud Flinders Rd) in the Mornington Peninsula National Park.  MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 259 grid K8 | UBD map 513 grid A7 | Google map goo.gl/maps/R48zXxjF9Ty.  DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 109 km from Melbourne, allow 1.5 hours. FOOD: Bring your own lunch and at least 1 litre of water. APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Sturdy walking footwear, dress for the weather forecast and bring a raincoat just in case! LEADER: Cahal F. | Email LeaderCahalF.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

Although locked down at home, you can still socialise online with Nomads friends using the Trickster Cards program. Groups of four or six players per game can play 500 online - and with video and sound enabled, it's almost like being in the same room!  If you're new to the 500 card game, but would like to learn about it, check out our 500 Cards Tutorial Notes. For some other ideas of things to do during lockdown, see Socialising Online. GRADE: Social.  BOOKING: Click Get Tickets ASAP. You will be asked to specify your experience level, and we'll attempt to group you on a (virtual) table with others of the same level of proficiency. The sooner you book, the better will be your chances of being well matched! Unsure if you've already booked? Click View my bookings. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 7pm online. You will be sent the link by 6pm on Saturday 2nd October to join a game. LEADER: Alan D. | Email LeaderAlanD.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

Join fellow Nomads and friends for an online quiz night on Friday 1st October - an evening of fun and socialising from the safety, warmth and comfort of your own home! Bring your food and drinks and get ready for two hours of socialising online. We'll be using the Kahoot program again for the Trivia segment - Richard H. will be your quizmaster. It will be easiest to use two devices to play this - one running Zoom (on which the questions will be displayed), and one that you'll use to enter your answers into Kahoot. (See How to play Kahoot - using One or Two devices for more details). Next, Jason will take over as quizmaster to run a game of Tic Tac Toe ("noughts and crosses"), where you strategically add a nought or a cross if your team answers the question behind the selected slot correctly. If your team gets the answer wrong though, the token of the opposing team gets placed in the slot! Afterwards, if we have time we'll play the quizmaster's favourite game: Wheel of Fortune.   Play starts at 7pm (but if you feel you'll struggle to manage the Kahoot game, you can join in at 7:30pm). Ensure you register for this event in order to receive an email with your link to join on the night! We will be using the online Zoom program plus the TriviaMaker and Kahoot gaming software to run the event. TO BOOK: Click Get Tickets, preferably by midday on Friday 1st October so you get an invitation email on the day with your link to join the game. If you haven't used Zoom before, be sure to register for a FREE Zoom account prior. See: zoom.us/freesignup. You don't need any special software for using Kahoot. TO PLAY: At 7pm on Friday 1st October (or 7:30pm if you're not joining us for the Kahoot game), click on the Zoom link in your invitation email. (Tip: add a reminder in your phone). Once you've joined, sit back and relax. Your quiz and game masters will run all the behind-the-scenes work. LEADER: Jason T. | Email LeaderJasonT.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

Although locked down at home, you can still socialise online with Nomads friends using the Trickster Cards program. Groups of four or six players per game can play 500 online - and with video and sound enabled, it's almost like being in the same room!  If you're new to the 500 card game, but would like to learn about it, check out our 500 Cards Tutorial Notes. For some other ideas of things to do during lockdown, see Socialising Online. GRADE: Social.  BOOKING: Click Get Tickets ASAP. You will be asked to specify your experience level, and we'll attempt to group you on a (virtual) table with others of the same level of proficiency. The sooner you book, the better will be your chances of being well matched! Unsure if you've already booked? Click View my bookings. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 7pm online. You will be sent the link by 6pm on Tuesday 28th September to join a game. LEADER: Alan D. | Email LeaderAlanD.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

Although locked down at home, you can still socialise online with Nomads friends using the Trickster Cards program. Groups of four or six players per game can play 500 online - and with video and sound enabled, it's almost like being in the same room!  If you're new to the 500 card game, but would like to learn about it, check out our 500 Cards Tutorial Notes. For some other ideas of things to do during lockdown, see Socialising Online. GRADE: Social.  BOOKING: Click Get Tickets ASAP. You will be asked to specify your experience level, and we'll attempt to group you on a (virtual) table with others of the same level of proficiency. The sooner you book, the better will be your chances of being well matched! Unsure if you've already booked? Click View my bookings. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 7pm online. You will be sent the link by 6pm on Saturday 25th September to join a game. LEADER: Alan D. | Email LeaderAlanD.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

This presentation on Outback Australia is the next in our series of online presentations during Victoria's lockdown #6. The presentations to be shown include: photos of Soldiers in the Outback; photos and stories from a Nomads trip to the Broken Heel Festival and Outback NSW in 2018; Travelling 1800 km on the Canning Stock Route; and Rock collecting and measurements in the Outback. Attendees are also invited to share photos and stories of their own Outback adventures. GRADE: Social - online presentation via Zoom.  ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: The Soldiers in the Outback presentation will be from John Tr, an ex-army officer, documenting a trip across the Outback in 1977 when he was aged 27 (and the soldiers under his command were mainly 19 or 20 year olds). Beware: Some of the soldiers are shirtless! The Nomads camping trip to Outback NSW in September 2018 included attending the Broken Heel Festival and visiting Silverton, Mungo National Park, Mutawinji National Park, White Cliffs (an opal mining town, where we stayed in an underground hotel) and much more. The Travelling 1800 km on the Canning Stock Route presentation from Roger H. will provide some history, outline the logistics to help you do it yourself, and show some pics to give an idea what it is like. The Rock collecting and measurements in the Outback presentation from Robert H. will include photos/short video on doing geological / geophysical field work from the Great Victoria Desert to the Darling Downs. In addition to the above presentations, attendees are invited to share mementos of their own travels in Outback Australia - photos, videos, stories - anything you think might be of interest to other attendees. Try to keep these "show and tell" sessions relatively short - between 5 and 10 minutes per theme - there should be opportunities for you to present multiple sessions if you wish. The use of Zoom lends itself extremely well to this type of presentation - you can either share your own computer screen with the attendees (you will be instructed how to do that if you've never done it before), or you can email newsletter@nomads.org.au to organise having us display the materials for you, leaving you free to explain them. If you plan to present some materials on the night, it would be helpful if you sent a quick note to newsletter@nomads.org.au to help with planning the night. BOOKING: By 5pm on Friday 24th September. To register, click on Get Tickets. Unsure if you've already booked? Click View my bookings. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 7pm via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent on Friday afternoon to those who have registered. LEADER: Garry O. | Email LeaderGarryO.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

Take advantage of the AFL Grand Final Holiday to do a leisurely, scenic cycling ride beside the Yarra. ** This event has had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. It will be run in a future program ** GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: To Heidelberg: Moderate 15 km point-to-point cycling. To Federation Square:  Medium 41 km point-to-point cycling. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: After a coffee at a cafe near Eltham Station, we'll head to the Diamond Creek Trail and follow that to its junction with the Yarra River. There we turn right and follow the Main Yarra Trail to Heidelberg, where we exit the trail via Burgundy St to get to our lunch place, The Train Yard, 184 Burgundy St, Heidelberg. After lunch you can exit the ride via the nearby Heidelberg Station, or return to the Main Yarra Trail and follow that all the way to Federation Square, or exit via any train station or cycling route along the way. BOOKING: By Thursday 23rd September. To register, please click on Get Tickets. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:20am at Eltham Railway Station.  MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 21 grid J5 | Google map goo.gl/maps/samRdQgHgXYswLkYA.  TRANSPORT: The Hurstbridge line train that departs from Flinders Street Station platform 1 at 9:21am arrives at Eltham at 10:16am. FOOD: We will order lunch at The Train Yard cafe in Heidelberg.  APPAREL: Bike, helmet and appropriate attire based on the weather forecast. Layers are your best weapon against the vagaries of Melbourne's changeable spring weather! A spare tube is advisable. LEADER: Alan D. | Email LeaderAlanD.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS