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The White Hat Guide to Rippon Lea
A stately home set in impressive grounds and maintained by the National Trust. Purchase a Smartvisit Card to obtain free entry to this attraction
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Summer Sessions music and fun for the kids
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Over the summer months the popular ‘Summer Sessions’ will be on at Rippon Lea
House & Garden. You can take a picnic, relax and be entertained within the lush
surrounds of this grand 19th century estate. Children’s art and craft activities
conducted by Camp Australia include: face painting, bead decorations, badge
making, tug of war, handball target and live music entertainment. Prices for
2010 are:
- Adult $12, Concession $9
- Child $6.50 and Family $30
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12noon to 4pm, Sundays until 28th March 2010 |
Rippon Lea Estate, 192 Hotham Rd, Elsternwick
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Story Time at Rippon Lea
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Stories & songs for the young ones under the shady Story Tree. Spend
some time exploring the gardens at the conclusion of Story Time. Mum, dad,
grandma or grandpa might even like to bring a picnic lunch. Story Time is
available for the cost of garden entry for adults ($7) and children over 3 years
old ($3). (Note on pricing) |
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from 11am, Thursdays |
Rippon Lea Estate, 192 Hotham Rd, Elsternwick
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Lunching & Listening Program
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Luncheons in the Ballroom at Rippon Lea. Each luncheon has a speaker of interest. For instance the March 2010 luncheon features Dr Michael Cathcart who is a historian, writer and broadcaster.Bookings and payments essential one week prior to luncheon - Call Lynette Dobson: 9555 8382 or Carol Wigham: 9584 1304. |
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12pm for a 12.30pm start, 4th Thurday of month |
Rippon Lea Estate, 192 Hotham Rd, Elsternwick
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Heritage Apple Tree Sale Day
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 Rippon
Lea is proud to announce that we are offering a selection of our famous
heritage apple trees for sale to the public at a special sale day on
Sunday March 14th from 10am. Our garden staff have selected a range of
varieties from our orchard and grafted them on site. All these varieties
are no longer commercially grown and are very difficult to obtain. The
breadth of flavour these older cultivars span is quite amazing to those
of us accustomed to the half a dozen or so modern apples. All would make
a great addition to the home garden. Our garden staff will be on hand to
answer queries and provide advice while tasting and cultivation notes
will be provided with each tree. A large selection of ornamental plants
from our nursery will also be available including many from the National
Trust's own historic gardens. Stock is limited so we advise you to come
early to avoid disappointment. Come for the Heritage Apple Sale, bring a
picnic lunch and stay for Summer Sessions. |
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From 10am, Sunday March 14th 2010 |
Rippon Lea Estate, 192 Hotham Rd, Elsternwick
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Click on the Rippon Lea Estate link to the right of the map. Use the controls to zoom in or out on the map or change to satellite view.
Rippon Lea
192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick
Enquiries: (03) 9523 6095
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SCIENCE NEWS
Australia's first female Nobel Prize Winner
White Hat congratulates
Dr Elizabeth
Blackburn on becoming Australia's first female
Nobel Prize Winner.
Readers of our site will know that we have predicted that she would
become a Nobel Prize winner for some time and that Elizabeth
Blackburn has long been on our list of
200 Significant
Australians and 100
Important Living Australians despite the National Trust Living
Treasures list passing over her and people like Fields Medal winner
Terry Tao in favour of
minor media presenters. Congratulations Dr Blackburn from those thousands who
like you studied science at the University of Melbourne. |
TOURISM NEWS
Qantas In Flight Magazine chooses
White Hat
Cemetery Tour as its featured Australian tour for May
There are many fine historical tours
throughout Australia including cemetery tours. From these, the
prestigious Qantas In Flight Magazine has chosen the White Hat Tour
of Melbourne Cemetery as its featured Australian tour for the May
2007 edition. This tour was also featured by ABC radio on 24 May and
will feature in a documentary series on Burke and Wills to be shown
on European television in 2008. The tour has been operating for many years and has won
praise from a wide range of sources. This is not a dry and stuffy
tour but in keeping with all White Hat offerings it is Informed,
Intelligent, Independent (and occasionally) Irreverent. You can find
details of the tour at White
Hat Tour of Melbourne Cemetery and view the article at
Qantas In Flight Magazine. |
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