Radschool Association Newsletter

Radschool Association Newsletter - Vol 8

28 Feb 2001

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This is the February edition of our newsletter, but we’ve put it out a month early as it is the last prior to the reunion. It’s now time to start firming up our arrangements, so please let us know your intentions. We’ve included a "Yes!! I’m in it" form with this edition, and we ask that you complete it and return it to us along with your cheque for the full amount on or before the last day in February as we must know numbers by then. It will also include a space for you to include your T-shirt size We’ll get commemorative T-shirts made with everyone’s name on the back and these will be handed out at the Saturday night’s reunion bash. Please make all cheques payable to Radschool Association.

Here’s what we’ve got planned. You can participate in any or all of the activities, but because of booking requirements, in some instances we must have payment in advance. If an activity has a web site it will be included so you can check it our prior to deciding.

We also need minimum numbers for these activities, and the number along-side in ( ) will indicate the minimum. If you send in your cheque for an activity and the numbers don’t add up we’ll send back your money. Once all the numbers are in we’ll post you a "Reunion Kit" which will include a full itinerary of your chosen activities along with maps, brochures etc.

For those wanting accommodation in Brisbane, and not knowing the City, check the Brisbane Tourism web site http://www.brisbanetourism.com.au for information on hotels.

Wednesday 28 March.

Happy Hour get together at Gilhooleys Irish Bar, cnr Charlotte and Alberts Sts in the City. Happy Hours are informal "pay as you go and come if you want to" affairs, places where you can talk about the day before, and meet before the night that is, and will occur each night from 5.00pm until…... We’ve reserved a section in the pub called "The Pulpit Bar".

Thursday 29 March.

A. St Helena Island $40 ea (10)

http://www.abseacruises.com.au

30 min cruise (each way) to St Helena island, old penal colony in Moreton Bay. Meet at Anzac Square in City at 8.00am, catch train to Manly, then 10 min walk to harbour for 9.30am departure. Tour includes lunch, then back at Manly at 2.30pm to catch the train back to City. Cost does not include train fares.

To stop milk from going sour - keep it in the cow.

B. Happy Hour-Gilhooleys

C. Night dinner tour. $50 (15)

Great way to see Brisbane at night. Meet at Gilhooleys for 5.45pm pickup. Conducted tour travels through City to China town for Chinese Banquet (included) then it’s off to Kangaroo Pt cliffs then a brief walk through South Bank, cruise alongside river, then up to Mt Coot-tha to see the lights of the city. Short break for coffee, then back down the mountain tour ends at 10.30pm

Friday 30 March.

A. XXXX Brewery Tour. $18.50 ea (20)

http://www.lionnathan.com.nz

Meet at the XXXX Sports Club in Heussler Terrace behind the brewery at 10.30am for a 11.00 start. Conducted tour of the brewery (which might not be operating as some weeks they only work 3 days), then back to the Sports Club for a video presentation, bar-b-q and a decent sampling of the brew. (Fully enclosed shoes must be worn)

B. Happy Hour-Gilhooleys

C. Paddle-wheel river cruise/dinner $49.00 ea (30)

http://www.clubcroc.com.au/river_queen.htm

Meet at Gilhooleys for 6.30pm walk down to dock in Eagle Street for 7.30pm departure. Dinner cruise on the Brisbane river that includes hot and cold, reef and beef buffet, deserts, tea and coffee but not drinks, buy your own on board. If numbers approach 70 we will have our own deck. Cruise terminates at wharf around 10.30/11.00pm. No rush to get off ship.

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