This event has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus. Read this ABC News article in which University of Sydney modelling demonstrates very clearly why staying at home at present can improve our outcome dramatically. Yes, we need to exercise, but for the next few weeks, the message could now not be clearer: Stay at home! See our Socialising Online page for ways to stay healthy.   A scenic ride following the Diamond Creek, then the Yarra, from Eltham to Fairfield. GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Relatively easy, 24 km point-to-point cycling with public transport links. This ride is best suited to hybrid or mountain bikes, as some sections of the route are unsealed. The route is relatively flat - as it follows waterways it tends to be slightly downhill, but there are some short uphill sections. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Starting at Eltham Station, we’ll cycle a short distance along the Diamond Creek Trail then take a detour for a coffee at the Teapot Cafe, 1 Panther Pl, Eltham. Afterwards, we’ll continue along the Diamond Creek Trail to the junction with the Yarra River, then follow the Main Yarra Trail all the way to Fairfield for lunch, which will probably be at the Fairfield Park Boathouse. After lunch there are many cycling options for you to cycle home if you wish, otherwise there are train stations nearby such as Fairfield or Clifton Hill. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:35am at the Eltham Railway Station.  MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 21 grid J5 | Google map goo.gl/maps/r9FxToxpWs4t3sv1A.  DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 27 km | 57 minutes by train. TRANSPORT: The Hurstbridge line train that departs from Flinders Street platform 1 at 9:38am, or West Richmond at 9:51am, arrives in Eltham at 10:35am. FOOD: lunch will be purchased in Fairfield. Bring 1 litre of drinking water. APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Bring your bike plus helmet, and dress according to the weather forecast. A spare tube is recommended, as tyre sizes vary considerably. BOOKING: By Wednesday 8th April. Click on Get Tickets to register. LEADER: Alan D. | 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  

The Winter Planning and Social night will be taking place, but because all pubs are now closed, we will use the online Zoom facility to "meet" online. Bring along your dinner, and a beverage of choice, and join your Nomads friends online. Our quarterly planning night, in conjunction with the regular monthly social night. 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 activities we can undertake while "locked down"? 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.  MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 7pm | click on https://us04web.zoom.us/j/558088970 to join. Either sign in to Zoom or provide an alias. If asked, choose the Online Video and Computer Audio options. Check out our Zoom Tips page for some background to using Zoom. Just in case you're asked for it (unlikely), the Meeting ID is: 558 088 970. BOOKING: not required, since we don't need to book the venue. Just click on https://us04web.zoom.us/j/558088970 after 7pm on Tuesday 7 April 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. See our Socialising Online page for some suggestions on ways to stay healthy during COVID-19.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

** This event has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in line with the Victorian Government's order to shut down all non-essential services and in particular for Melbournians to not travel unnecessarily to regional areas. The most reliable source of information about COVID-19 in this rapidly changing scenario is DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services).  See our Socialising Online page for ways to stay healthy. 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. 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! BOOKING: By Thursday 26th March. Click on Get Tickets to register. LEADER: Cahal F. | 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 been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in line with the Victorian Government's order to shut down all non-essential services and in particular for Melbournians to not travel unnecessarily to regional areas. The most reliable source of information about COVID-19 in this rapidly changing scenario is DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services).  _________________ Enjoy a naturist weekend in the country. It starts with Saturday lunch followed by a nude walk, swim or relax depending on the weather. Evening BBQ and then a socialise around the open fire before sleeping overnight. Sunday: cooked breakfast, relax or walk around the farm, then optional nude social afternoon at the Chewton Shed. GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy to medium depending on the activity you choose. Climbing the rocky outcrops on a neighbouring farm for good views requires reasonable fitness.   ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: SATURDAY Arrive: at the farm between 11:30am and 12 noon. Lunch: BYO lunch. If it is hot, bring a picnic type lunch. If it is cold you could buy a pie or sausage roll in Lancefield, or bring something from home. As well soup will be provided. Afternoon Walk: probably about 2 to 3 hours. We could go to some new rocky outcrops on another neighbouring farm. These are quite impressive outcrops and give wonderful views of the surrounding countryside with its huge spherical granite boulders. If we're hot after our walk we could go for a swim in a large new waterhole not far from the farm house where the water is well over your head. Also there is a nice sandy beach to sunbake on together with easy entry to the water. If the weather is not amenable to a naturist walk and swim, we will do a partially clothed walk, or a car tour with short walks. Bring suitable clothes and a light weight rain jacket or umbrella if you think this may be necessary. Afternoon tea. Bring something to share. Evening BBQ: BYO meat and drinks. Salads supplied. Sleeping: see below for sleeping options in the house. There are places for tents and camper vans if you would prefer. SUNDAY Breakfast: cooked breakfast Walk: an easy walk along the creek near the house or elsewhere, or just relax at the house. Lunch: left overs from Saturday or if the forecast is for a cool day, a casserole will be organised. Leave the farm by 1pm to go to the Chewton Shed event. SUNDAY Chewton Shed Nude Social Afternoon: Chewton 2 to 6pm Afternoon Tea: bring something to share for afternoon tea. Fresh fruit (not cut up), sandwiches, soft drink are always popular. Cost: $10 cash on the day for facilities, spa, small heated pool, massage workshop, jigsaws. Info: for more details and to see who is going, go to www.meetup.com/Melbourne-COSMEX-Clothing-Optional-Swim-Massage-Exchange/events/268622916. SUNDAY / MONDAY AFTER CHEWTON Anyone who would like to come back to the farm is most welcome to stay there for Sunday night.   MEETING TIME | LOCATION: Arrive between 11.30am and 12 noon at the sheep farm 12 km north of Lancefield. The exact address will be emailed on Thursday 26th March to all those who have booked and paid. MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 909 grid J8 | Google map goo.gl/maps/hrXrYy1gczTxAPHV9. DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 87 km, approximately 1 hour 20 minutes to drive.   COST: COST FOR THE FARM EVENT: For non-Nomads members: $10. Click on Get Tickets to book your place and pay. For Nomads financial members: $5 for the farm host. Click on Get Tickets to book your place. You can either select a free farm event ticket and pay $5 cash to the farm host on the day, or purchase a $5 members ticket (the proceeds will then be transferred to the farm host). COST FOR THE CHEWTON SHED:  $10 cash on the day (sorry no cards). This covers the cost for facilities, spa, small heated pool, massage workshop, jigsaws.   ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS: 2 bedrooms (made up beds): sleeps 4 Library room (carpeted floor): sleeps 3 Lounge rooms: sleeps 8 Total in the house: 15 persons There are places for tents and camper vans if you would prefer. APPAREL | FOOTWEAR | SLEEPING: Comfortable walking boots/shoes, sunscreen, hat, dark glasses. Bring other clothes according to the weather forecast. OTHER THINGS TO BRING: Saturday lunch items. Evening BBQ meat and drinks. Contributions for the afternoon teas (not too much, we don't eat a lot at these times).  SLEEPING: bring appropriate sleeping gear depending on where you are sleeping.   BOOKING: FOR THE FARM EVENT: By Wednesday 25th March. Click on Get Tickets to register. FOR THE FARM ACCOMMODATION: Send an email to our farm host at Accommodation Bookings to book your accommodation. Numbers are limited to 15 so that we can all fit around two large dining tables and also all sleep in the house if desired.  LEADER: Russell W. | Email Leader Russell 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  

Enjoy a quintessential Dandenongs walk alongside creeks running through ferny gullies, through picturesque cool climate gardens, lunch at picnic grounds in a bush setting and take in the tall green forests along the way. GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: A moderate 11km point-to-point walk with a few short steep sections. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: A bus journey from Upper Ferntree Gully takes us to Sassafras to commence our walk on the Sassafras Creek Track. We leave this track at the Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens to wander around the ornamental lakes then on past the adjoining Burnham Beeches art deco mansion. Leaving the gardens we enter Sherbrooke Forest to follow bush tracks through to Sherbrooke Falls. A short distance further is O'Donohue Picnic Ground where there are picnic tables in a bush setting for our lunch break. After lunch we take a quiet local road and bush tracks through the forest to Grants Picnic Ground. Coles Ridge Track leads off from the picnic ground and takes us through to Belgrave. To conclude our walk we pass by the Puffing Billy station to reach the Metro station to take a train to commence the return journey. FURTHER INFORMATION: parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/alfred-nicholas-memorial-gardens---gardens-of-the-dandenongs MEETING TIME | LOCATION: Arrive in time to catch the 688 Croydon bus departing from Upper Ferntree Gully Railway Station at 10:27am. MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 74 grid E6 | Google map goo.gl/maps/r3r6hjTUrG1VLpH38.  DISTANCE / TIME FROM GPO: The train journey between Flinders Street and Upper Ferntree Gully Stations takes one hour & twelve minutes. For driving directions, distance and time enter your starting location at goo.gl/maps/LRrGrWfuwcoHVccM8. TRANSPORT: Access to and from this walk is by public transport only. We will catch the 688 Croydon bus departing from Upper Ferntree Gully Railway Station at 10:27am. Ample parking is available in the station carpark. For public transport from the city, take the Lilydale train which departs Flinders Street Railway Station at 9:06am and change at Ringwood for the connecting Belgrave train. Meet and travel with the group in the front carriage if you wish. The bus journey from Upper Ferntree Gully to Sassafras takes sixteen minutes. For the return journey we will take a train from Belgrave Station for a short eight minute trip to arrive at or pass through Upper Ferntree Gully Railway Station before 4:00pm. Continuing the train journey back to the city takes a further hour. All travel from the city is within myki zones 1 & 2 (zone 2 only if starting and ending at Upper Ferntree Gully) with weekend daily caps of $6.50 full fare, $3.25 concession and free for seniors. FOOD: Carry lunch, snacks and water for your needs throughout the day. APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Wear comfortable walking boots/shoes and dress to meet the forecast weather conditions. BOOKING: This event is limited to a maximum of 12 participants. Obtaining a ticket from The Nomads website is essential. Visitor tickets are available up to Thursday 19th March unless shown on the website as "Sold Out". Members are encouraged to obtain their ticket by Thursday 19th March however member free tickets will remain available after this date unless shown on the website as "Sold Out" or "Sale Ended". Please confirm that you have obtained a ticket by visiting thenomadsinc.tidyhq.com/member/events or by checking your "Order confirmation" email. LEADER: Peter Tocknell | 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  

Sandstone gorges, swimming holes and the occasional spectacular view – with minimalist camping and clothing.  GRADE | TYPE: Saturday day walk is of hard grade, involving extensive wading through shallow water on a bed of slippery rocks, also occasional deep-water wading and some rock scrambling.  The Saturday day walk is along the bed of Stony Creek, heading west from near Little Paradise Falls. Although its return distance is only about 5 km, it requires you to have at least moderate fitness and physical agility, and to be prepared for accidental (because of slippery rocks underfoot) full immersion of body and day pack. You may therefore need to take waterproofing precautions for at least some of the contents of your day pack. The Sunday day walk will be easier, and probably will not require you to take waterproofing precautions. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: This is a naturist event, consisting of two day walks and a Saturday-night camp, in the Alpine National Park, about 20 km south of Whitfield in north-east Victoria. The Saturday out-and-back day walk will be frequently a wade (and possibly an accidental swim) along a rocky river bed to a remote swimming hole for lunch, with a return distance of about 5 km. The Sunday day walk will be of an easier grade, aiming for a mid-afternoon finish. Overnight camping on Saturday night will involve a 100m walk-in. Because of this, and also because the nearby carpark accommodates a maximum of three cars, bringing only essential and compact camping equipment is a must.  MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 9am Saturday 21st March at the park next to Benalla Information Centre, 14 Mair St, Benalla. If you prefer to come up on the Friday evening, there is limited overnight accommodation available in Benalla.  MAP REFERENCE: Melway map X910 grid V1 | Google map goo.gl/maps/wuo6DAs7XchU64oh7.  DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO TO MEETING PLACE: 214 km, 2 hours 20 minutes via M31. TRANSPORT: Because the location’s carpark accommodates a maximum of three cars, carpooling – meaning at least four persons per vehicle – is a requirement of this trip. If you are driving from Melbourne with fewer than four persons on board, you will need either to pick up passengers (and their gear) in Benalla, or to leave your car there for the weekend (there is unrestricted weekend parking on one side of Mair St), and be transported, with your gear, in someone else’s car. APPAREL | FOOD | FOOTWEAR Saturday day walk list:  day pack, made of nylon or other non-absorbent material shoes, lightweight hiking boots or sandals (not thongs) with good grip on the sole. Waterproofness (or not) is unimportant – in any event, your shoes will be dripping wet by the end of the day. (A second pair of “dry” shoes – NOT carried in your day pack – will therefore be required for Saturday evening and also for the Sunday day walk). lunch, snacks and 2 litres of water  sunscreen, hat etc shorts, for carpark and environs gaiters, for protection against blackberries growing along the river’s banks drybags or waterproof containers for phones, etc, that you are taking on the walk towel (optional, must be dry-bagged) warm clothes (optional, must be dry-bagged) Saturday evening camp and Sunday day walk list:  tent, sleeping-bag, sleeping-mat etc. Because of limited cargo space in the three vehicles, your total luggage for the weekend should not exceed one large hiking pack (or equivalent), plus one day pack. picnic rug, for sitting on (bringing folding chairs is not recommended, unless they are super compact)  a second pair of sturdy shoes (that did NOT get wet on the Saturday day walk)    personal items, toiletries, toilet paper and trowel  head torch warm clothes for evening and overnight shorts, for carpark and environs (possibly including – but hopefully not –around our campsite also) Saturday night dinner (and camping stove and fuel, if you are not sharing someone else’s), plus water or other beverages cup, plate and cutlery Sunday breakfast (in day pack) lunch, snacks and 1.5 litres of water  (in day pack) sunscreen, hat etc BOOKING: By Tuesday 17th March. Click on Get Tickets to register. The event is limited to 11 participants.  The planned event/walk will be cancelled on the evening of Wednesday 18th March if:   (a) the likely fire danger will be too high, or (b) river levels will be too high (unlikely), or (c) the weather forecast for that weekend is for unseasonably cold weather. LEADER: Paul W. | Email the Leader if you have any questions. Members can access leader contact details under Members | Leader Contacts when logged in to the website. Image: Russell W.   HOME   BACK TO LIST OF EVENTS   MEMBERSHIPS  

Cap off your long weekend at ChillOut Festival with this scenic walk in the goldfields/mineral springs region, or alternatively, do part or all of it as a day walk.  GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy 5 or 9 km point-to-point walk or moderate 19 km circuit walk. This walk will be done in three stages and, by arrangement with the leader, you will be able to join or leave it at any of Lake Daylesford, Jubilee Lake or Sailors Falls. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: This very scenic walk passes by lakes and a small waterfall, through many forests, some farmlands and goldfield remnants. Virtually all of the walk is on well formed, signed trails, though in places the surface is a little rough. There are some short climbs, steep at times, but for the most part the route is relatively flat. There are several creek crossings where you can normally step across, but if rain has fallen in the lead up to the walk, you could get wet feet. The walk consists of three separate components – it's your choice whether you do one, two or all three of them (though you should notify the leader if you don't expect to do all three stages so that appropriate transport can be organised): STAGE ONE: 5 km – Lake Daylesford to Jubilee Lake: after walking around the lake we follow a couple of short streets to join the Great Dividing Trail which takes us around Cornish Hill and along a former railroad track to the Jubilee Lake Holiday Park, where some of us will have camped for the ChillOut Festival Weekend Camping. We'll rest there for refreshments at the excellent cafe.  STAGE TWO: 5.2 km – Jubilee Lake to Sailors Falls: after refreshments at the Jubilee Lake Cafe, we'll head off through some heavily wooded areas. We'll be mostly heading due south, first along the Great Dividing Trail, then the Three Lost Children Trail. The end of the trail pops out directly opposite the Sailors Falls picnic area, a perfect lunch location, where you can taste some "lemonade like" natural spring water. Anybody who plans to only do the third stage of the walk could arrive early and do some of the walks to and around the falls, though we will visit the falls at the start of the third stage. STAGE THREE: 9 km – Sailors Falls to Daylesford: from the visitor shelter we'll take the steel stairs down to Sailors Falls. Afterwards, we'll follow the Wallaby Track and Goldfields Track back to Daylesford. On reaching the outskirts of Daylesford we'll divert along a narrow track to follow the pretty Wombat Creek, which eventually takes us back to Lake Daylesford via a couple of operational mineral springs. FURTHER INFORMATION: Bushwalking Victoria: Daylesford Forests, Lakes and Falls. This walk, along with the Nomads ChillOut Morning Community Bushwalk and the Nomads Mixed Naturist Bushwalk and optional swim on Saturday 7th March, forms part of the ChillOut Festival Camping Weekend, where you can camp at the Jubilee Lake Holiday Park and participate in some of the Nomads walks and ChillOut Festival activities. If you are not a Nomads member but plan to attend more than one Nomads ChillOut Weekend activity, we suggest you take out a 1 month temporary membership (cost $8) prior to booking any events, to avoid paying the visitor fees. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10am beside the Bookbarn Cafe at the Lake Daylesford car park, 2 Leggatt St, Daylesford. 11.30am approximately at the cafe of the Jubilee Lake Holiday Park. 1pm approximately at the visitor shelter of the Sailors Falls Mineral Springs, Ballan-Daylesford Rd, Sailors Falls. MAP REFERENCE: Melway map X909 grid C9 | Google map - see MEETING TIME | LOCATION above.   DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: Via Western Fwy 118 km, 1 hour 25 minutes | via Calder Fwy 117 km, 1 hour 30 minutes. FOOD: Carry lunch, snacks and at least 1 litre of water. You will be able to sample natural spring water in the second and third walk stages. APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots/shoes and dress according to the weather forecast. Depending on recent rainfall, you may get wet feet in some creek crossings. Some sections contain sharp rocks.  BOOKING: by Friday 6th March | click on Get Tickets to book. The ChillOut weekend consists of a number of Nomads events. If you are not a Nomads member but plan to attend more than one Nomads ChillOut Weekend activity, we suggest you take out a 1 month temporary membership (cost $8) prior to booking for the events you wish to attend, to avoid paying multiple visitor fees. Once you have taken out your membership, to confirm your bookings select Get Tickets on each event that you wish to attend.  LEADER: Robert H. and Alan D. | Email Alan or email Robert 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

Enjoy a pleasant clothes-free stroll in the forest followed by an optional swim, during the ChillOut Festival weekend at Daylesford. GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy to medium, approximately 3.5 km circuit walk.  ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: This event is for naturists. Enjoy a pleasant clothes-free stroll through the tall trees and along the picturesque creeks in the forest near Daylesford. A good chance for a chat, or just enjoy the pleasure of being in the forest, without clothes. The country is generally undulating, though there are a couple of short steep sections. The walk should finish by about 4:30pm. We can head then for our swimming place and can swim until about 5:30 to 6pm when some of us will need to return to Daylesford for the Saturday night activities. The swimming place is about 10 minutes drive from Daylesford. People can leave from the swimming place whenever they need to return to Daylesford. FURTHER INFORMATION: This walk, along with the Nomads Chillout Saturday Morning Community Bushwalk on Saturday 7th March and the Nomads Daylesford to Sailors Falls Circuit Walk on Monday 9th March, forms part of the ChillOut Festival Camping Weekend, where you can camp at the Jubilee Lake Holiday Park and participate in some of the ChillOut Festival activities. If you are not a Nomads member but plan to attend more than one Nomads ChillOut Weekend activity, we suggest you take out a 1 month temporary membership (cost $8) prior to booking any events, to avoid paying the visitor fees. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 2.15pm at Bolton's Takeaway, 31A East St, Daylesford. There is plenty of parking on the vacant grassy block on the SE corner of East St and Mink St. This shop is 1.2 km east of Vincent St (Daylesford's main street). If you would like a lift from Daylesford, send a message to 0417 311 710, or post a comment on Meetup and we will try to arrange a ride for you.  MAP REFERENCE: Melway map X909 grid C9 | Google map goo.gl/maps/ETcZnnjGD1R2.  DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 114 km | 1 hour 25 minutes. TRANSPORT: provide transport details here, if appropriate. COST: Free for Nomads members, $5 for non-members. However if you are a non-member and have paid your $10 for the Morning Chillout walk, you can come along for free. Click on Get Tickets to register to attend. FOOD: You may wish to bring about 600ml of water. However as the walk is relatively short you may just wish to have a drink before we depart, and have another when we return to the cars for a snack and a drink. Food is not required but you can take a snack if you like. APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Sunscreen, hat, dark glasses, repellent (maybe). Wear comfortable walking shoes/boots. Shorts etc. for the start and end of the walk. A small towel to dry off after the swim. BOOKING: Preferably by Friday 6th March. Click on Get Tickets to register. The ChillOut weekend consists of a number of Nomads events. If you are not a Nomads member but plan to attend more than one Nomads ChillOut Weekend activity, we suggest you take out a 1 month temporary membership (cost $8) prior to booking for the events you wish to attend, to avoid paying multiple visitor fees. Once you have taken out your membership, to confirm your bookings select Get Tickets on each event that you wish to attend.  LEADER | BOOKING: Jason T. | 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  

Join The Nomads for a walk during the ChillOut Festival in the bush along the picturesque Sailors Creek with views to the mountains beyond. GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy, approximately 4 km, circuit walk.  ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: The walk is approximately 4 km long and is done at a relaxed pace, though it does have a couple of short steep sections. We will stop for a break and refreshments in the forest. Bring water, hat, apply sunscreen, wear sensible shoes. A good chance to make new friends. FURTHER INFORMATION: This walk, along with the Nomads Mixed Naturist Bushwalk and optional Swim on Saturday 7th March and the Nomads Daylesford to Sailors Falls Circuit Walk on Monday 9th March, forms part of the ChillOut Festival Camping Weekend, where you can camp at the Jubilee Lake Holiday Park and participate in some of the ChillOut Festival activities.  MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:15am at Bryces Flat Picnic Area, 150 metres past 137 Bald Hill Rd, Hepburn, on the left hand side. It is 6 km and 10 minutes drive from the Daylesford Town Hall.  FOOD: Refreshments - drinks, fruit & snacks (included in the fee), will be provided at the halfway point. COST: $10 for visitors and $5 for Nomads Members. APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots/shoes and dress according to the weather forecast. BOOKING: Preferably by Friday 6th March. | Click on Get Tickets to book. The ChillOut weekend consists of a number of Nomads events. If you are not a Nomads member but plan to attend more than one Nomads ChillOut Weekend activity, we suggest you take out a 1 month temporary membership (cost $8) prior to booking for the events you wish to attend, to avoid paying multiple visitor fees. Once you have taken out your membership, to confirm your bookings select Get Tickets on each event that you wish to attend.  LEADER: Russell W. | 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  

We’ll use the Jubilee Lake Holiday Park as our base once again for doing some walks in the Daylesford region whilst also participating in the ChillOut Festival. This park is a little out of the centre of Daylesford, but much less crowded than the caravan park beside the ChillOut Carnival site.  GRADE | TYPE: Easy, social. Associated with walks varying from easy to medium and social ChillOut Festival activities. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:  There are many events you can attend as part of ChillOut Festival, which is regional Australia’s largest LGBTQI festival, and the Nomads have also organised a number of walks to coincide with it. The Jubilee Lake Holiday Park is a little out of the centre of Daylesford, but nicer and much less crowded than the caravan park beside the ChillOut Carnival site, thus making a great base for your ChillOut long weekend. Our campsites will be unpowered, but we can use any of the facilities in the park, including warm showers, fully equipped kitchens (with microwaves, fridges and stoves), BBQs, tables and chairs. Some activities to consider attending include: Saturday 10:15am: The Nomads ChillOut Community Saturday Morning Walk,including morning tea Saturday 2:30pm: The Nomads Mixed Naturist Bushwalk and optional Swim, including afternoon tea Saturday evening: the Nomads BBQ at the camp ground, or one of the many ChillOut events including the Bush Dance Sunday 10am: ChillOut Festival Pride Parade (free) Sunday 11am: ChillOut Festival Carnival (see prices below) Monday 10am: The Nomads Daylesford to Sailors Falls Circuit Walk. Please register for each activity that you wish to attend. MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 1-10pm on Friday 6th March at the Jubilee Lake Holiday Park, Daylesford. MAP REFERENCE: Melway map X909 grid C9 | Google map goo.gl/maps/cXKMzKvqni22. DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: Via Western Fwy 118 km, 1 hour 30 minutes | via Calder Fwy 117 km, 1 hour 35 minutes. ACCOMMODATION: The Nomads “base camp” will be a cluster of four unpowered camp sites. Although each site can only officially have one car parked beside the tents, it can include a number of tents (and a number of people). If car parking beside the tents becomes overcrowded, additional cars can be parked in the car park near the office, which is fairly close by. We have booked and paid deposits for four sites with the understanding that we can make some adjustments to the booking a week prior to ChillOut, but it would be helpful if you could get a ticket ASAP if you are planning to attend. Because this is a high season weekend, we needed to book each site for a minimum of three nights.  COST: The Nomads have booked the sites - you don't need to book individually! The cost per person for camping will be $15 per person per night. The leader will collect each participant's accommodation contribution upon their arrival at the park. Carnival ticket prices: Pre-sales online (you need to book this yourself): $20.98 full, $5.65 conc & under 25s, Free for under 5s FOOD: there are BBQ facilities and a cafe at the holiday park. Alternatively, you can bring your own food for the weekend or dine in Daylesford. BOOKING: ASAP. Click on Get Tickets to book. The ChillOut weekend consists of a number of Nomads events. If you are not a Nomads member but plan to attend more than one Nomads ChillOut Weekend activity, we suggest you take out a 1 month temporary membership (cost $8) prior to booking for the events you wish to attend, to avoid paying multiple visitor fees. Once you have taken out your membership, to confirm your bookings select Get Tickets on each event that you wish to attend.  LEADER: Alan D. | 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

Our regular monthly social night - this month in multicultural Footscray  ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:  Join us for our monthly social evening where members can enjoy a meal, talk about upcoming events, compare notes on past activities and float ideas on events they would like to see run.  This month we’re venturing west again, to the popular Pride Of Our Footscray bar in Footscray. Transport and parking is excellent, and this pub has a novel approach to menus: they provide several menus from some local cafes. Order from the menu of your choice, and the food gets delivered to your table! MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 7pm | Pride Of Our Footscray, Level 1, 86-88 Hopkins St, Footscray. MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 42 grid D4 | Google map goo.gl/maps/SkcjkmHDQw2LNgRe7. PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Tram: #82 to stop 63 | Train: Werribee, Sunbury/Watergardens or Williamstown line to Footscray | Bus: 216, 219, 223, 402, 406. BOOKING: By Monday 2nd March. Click on Get Tickets to book. 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  

Enjoy a relaxed day out at the Somers naturist beach. GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy 7 km circuit walk. It is a pleasant 3.5 km walk along the beach from the car park in Somers towards Sandy Point to a good setup place in the sand dunes. The sand is fairly firm. Walking time is generally about 55 minutes to the setup place. Most of the beach walk can be done minus clothes once we get past the local dog walkers close to Somers. Of course it is another 3.5 km back to the cars at the end of the day.  ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: This event is for naturists. Enjoy a pleasant relaxing beach day, - walk, swim and sunbake with other fellow naturists. After the beach day we can if desired head to a local hotel for a beer, cool drinks or coffee. The venue will be announced on the day. (Unfortunately we can't use the Bittern house for nude afternoon tea this year, as we were unable to find a date suitable for both the beach day and the Bittern house. We will try again next year.) MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:30am in the car park at 121 Miramar Rd, Somers. There is no cafe near the meeting place sorry, you will need to bring your coffee with you. (You can get coffee in Bittern at Remuce Cafe or the Bittern Bakery and Cafe).  We plan to depart from the car park for the beach at about 10:45am. If you should miss us, or wish to come at a different time, walk to the side of the car park nearest the beach and go down the steep steps to the beach. At the bottom of the stairs turn left and walk for about 55 minutes and you should find our camp. TIDE FORECAST: High 5:37am - Low 11:36am - High 6:10pm. As the tide will be coming in in the afternoon, we should try to get off the beach by 4pm otherwise you will be jumping fallen trees in the water - all good fun, but you could get a bit splashed! In that case leave your clothes off until you get almost back to the steps. MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 194 grid F11 | Google map goo.gl/maps/dSyFRvxTgnn.  DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 86 km, about 1 hour 20 minutes. COST: There is no charge for this special beach day. However, you should click Get Tickets to register.  FOOD and BEVERAGES: Carry lunch, water and any other food/drinks you may like for the beach day. APPAREL: Sunscreen, hat, sun glasses, footwear if the sand is hot. Shorts required to get from car park to the naturist beach. EQUIPMENT: Towel. A picnic blanket with plastic backing or a large plastic sheet is handy, because in some places the grass seeds stick tightly to your towel and are very hard to get out. You may wish to bring a sun shelter. The tea tree provides quite good, but not complete shade cover. Sporting equipment such as a frisbee, tennis ball, larger ball, small cricket bat etc. could be fun. BOOKING: By Thursday 27th February. Click on Get Tickets to book. LEADER | BOOKING: Russell W. | 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