Adventure Activities Melbourne

Afternoon Walk in Botanic Gardens + Coffee & Bocce on the Lawns, Family Friendly

Join me for a family friendly afternoon walk, coffee and a game of bocce in the Royal Botanic Gardens. This environment is a stunning place to relax, explore, and make new connections in all seasons. There are winding paths, groves, lakes, lawns and more than 8,500 species of plants. We will stop in at the Terrace cafe for takeaways, or bring your own drinks and snacks and we can stop for a chat and a game on the lawns. Our walk will finish at the Shrine of Remembrance to see the beautiful views of the city. This walk is rated easy, it is relatively flat and we will walk at a slow to moderate pace so we can socialise along the way. There are a few sections with stairs but there are alternative pathways close by. **Agenda:** I will meet you at **2pm** at the circular sculpture near the Observatory & Visitors Centre, 100 Birdwood Avenue. There is a map and photo of the meeting place below. We will head off no later than **2.15pm** We will reach the Terrace Cafe by **3pm**, have a coffee and a game of bocce on the lawns, then explore the gardens finishing at the Shrine of Remembrance at 5pm. When you RSVP **please click Attend** on the event page and I will be in touch about the details via direct message. As this is a rain or shine event I will also be available in the Event Comments on the day, and add any updates there if needed regarding weather conditions.

Walk & Lunch : Burnley to Molly Rose Brewery | 7.5km @ 5.5km/h

Starting from 'Friends of Mine' cafe in Burnley, we walk along the Yarra Trail for a short 6.6km walk to the Molly Rose Brewery for some lunch. If you like a morning coffee, arrive earlier to grab a coffee ***before*** the meeting time. We meet at 10:20am for a 10:30am start. If you arrive late or you're waiting for your coffee order, you can catch up on the trail or meet at the destination. We leave on time to ensure we get to the venue as it opens at 12pm. Winter hiking season starts very soon. If you're new to the group, come along and meet some of the regular hikers and suggest your favorite hiking locations for the coming months. The pace will be a moderate pace (\~5.5km/h). We will not be stopping often to regroup. I will pause at the turns to help ensure no one misses them. **By attending, you agree to match the pace and stay in sight of the group or be comfortable navigating your own way to the destination.** With the variability of this kind of event I will book a best guess close to the event and we will find extra tables or seats on the day if needed. We arrive just as the venue opens. **This is a one way hike and you make your own way home.** It's recommended you take public transport. The finish location is a short walk from Victoria Park train station, or to nearby 86 trams on Smith St. By attending, you agree to drink responsibly and take public transport if you're drinking. **What to bring:** * Water bottle * Appropriate clothing if it's windy or possibility of rain * Hats/Sunglasses/Sun protection if it's sunny **MEETING LOCATION** Friends of Mine Cafe https://maps.app.goo.gl/VLwPK9HXLkB4E8o78 Tap on the map below to get the pin location for the exact meeting spot. **LIABILITY WAVER** The organiser of this group cannot accept any liability for any loss, damage, injury or accidents to participants or their property on this event. By participating in this event, you're taking responsibility for your own safety and well-being. By joining this event you agree to these terms.

2026 Ballarat Winter Wonderlights @ Sovereign Hill [Limited Spots]

We are heading to 2026 Ballarat Winter Wonderlights @ Sovereign Hill. Please note that it does not snow at the festival. They use fake snow for few events. The tickets tend to sell out fast. Please book them in advance. Please follow these **three steps** to confirm your booking: **Step 1:** Please RSVP to this event on meetup. **Step 2:** Please get your Sovereign Hill winter ticket: [https://shtickets.sovereignhill.com.au/sov_b2c/ticketselection.html?eventCode=WWL&eventCode=WWLADM&eventCode=WWLE](https://shtickets.sovereignhill.com.au/sov_b2c/ticketselection.html?eventCode=WWL&eventCode=WWLADM&eventCode=WWLE) Date: Saturday, 27/06/2026 Activity: Winter Wonderlights Evening 05:00 PM Adult: $45 Concession: $35 Please download and save your ticket right after the booking. **Step 3:** Please pay the organizer fee ($20 - Early Bird, $25 - Regular) via Trybooking after you are done with Step 2 - [https://www.trybooking.com/DMCZF](https://www.trybooking.com/DMCZF) Organizer fee payments are managed via Trybooking and not meetup. Your meetup payment status will show as "UNPAID". All you need is the Trybooking ticket which you should receive via email. Please note that the trybooking ticket will be only refunded if the event is moved or cancelled. There are no refunds. The tickets also cannot be transferred to a different event. Please remember to bring your myki. If you are a digital creator or youtuber, please message the organizer before buying the ticket. **Meeting Point:** Let's meet in the Corner of Spencer Street and Bourke Street (Station Side - Near the steps) at 12 PM. Please carry some takeaway snacks. We will also make a stop at Ballarat for lunch. **Meeting Point Photo**: [https://bit.ly/2SkyVL2](https://bit.ly/2SkyVL2) **Map:** [https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Spencer+St+%26+Bourke+St,+Docklands+VIC+3008/@-37.8171681,144.9534121,20z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x6ad65d4e4c1a2cad:0x5d63752e26275ea0!8m2!3d-37.8171007!4d144.9531805](https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Spencer+St+%26+Bourke+St,+Docklands+VIC+3008/@-37.8171681,144.9534121,20z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x6ad65d4e4c1a2cad:0x5d63752e26275ea0!8m2!3d-37.8171007!4d144.9531805) Cost: Organizer Fee: $20 - Early Bird, $25 - Regular Myki: $4 (Please ensure that your myki card is recharged before coming to the meeting point) Winter Wonderlights Night Experience: Adults - $45 Concession - $35 Photos: All the photos will be uploaded to our Facebook Group (Explore Melbourne) - [https://www.facebook.com/groups/exploremelb ](https://www.facebook.com/groups/exploremelb)and to meetup. What's on at Sovereign Hill: [https://www.sovereignhill.com.au/events/winter-wonderlights/](https://www.sovereignhill.com.au/events/winter-wonderlights/) Walking Distance within the festival: Flexible Onward (Ballarat Station to Festival): 1-2 mins of walking Return (Festival to Ballarat Station): 30 mins of walking (almost flat) Please follow us on Social Media for photos, videos & updates: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@explore-melbourne) \| [Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/exploremelb) \| [Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/exploremelb) \| [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/xpmelb/) \| [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@exploremelbourne) \| [ExploreMelbourne.AU](https://exploremelbourne.au/) Explore Melbourne is the largest meetup group in Australia. We have eight simple rules in place to protect our community and for everyone to have a positive experience. ❌ Not a dating group! – We’re here to make friends, not find soulmates. No flirty business, please! 📵 No phone numbers, please! – Feel free to swap social media if both parties are cool with it, but let’s keep our digits private. Please don’t add people to WhatsApp or other groups. 🔞 Our events are only open to people aged 18 and older. 📢 Please do not advertise other events or groups. 😅 Don’t be a social octopus! – Give people space to chat with others. Please don't be clingy. 🚗 We don't allow carpooling due to safety incidents/our public liability insurance not covering motor related accidents. 💰 No sales pitches! – No selling, no MLMs, no pyramid schemes, no “life-changing mentorship” offers—let’s keep things scam-free. 📸 Cameras welcome, but… – please refrain from taking photos of our members for privacy reasons. By joining this event, you’re giving us a virtual pinky promise 🤝 that you’ll follow the rules. Break them, and—poof!—you’re out for good. No second chances, no do-overs. Let’s keep it fun, friendly, and drama-free! **Liability Waiver:** The organizer of this group cannot accept any liability for any loss, damage, injury, or accident to participants or their property at this event. By participating in this event, you're taking responsibility for your safety and well-being. By joining this event, you agree to the liability waiver mentioned here: [https://exploremelbourne.au/explore-melbourne-liability-waiver/](https://exploremelbourne.au/explore-melbourne-liability-waiver/)

Jacksons Creek Explorer Walk - Sunbury

Additional voyages - Tall Ship Sailing in Far North Queensland

Meet 'n' Greet at the Rendezvous Hotel

Tall Ship Sailing in Far North Queensland - waitlist

Sherbrooke Forest Circuit 🌿 Fern Gullies, Giant Trees & Rainforest Wandering

Help plant native trees in the Yarra Valley!

Get outside and join us for a day of planting trees and shrubs on a beautiful property in the Yarra Valley. Come and help to protect waterways, improve ecosystems and create habitat for wildlife. Share the day with a fun bunch of outdoorsy folk who like doing good! No experience required - we will train you on the day. Morning tea and lunch are provided for free. **[YOU MUST REGISTER VIA THIS LINK!](https://events.humanitix.com/help-plant-native-seedlings-at-healesville-4)** This link tells you everything you need to know - what to bring, where to go, FAQs - and you MUST register on this page! You'll meet friendly, like-minded people, and return home knowing that you've done something meaningful. You'll need your own transport, approximately one hour's drive from Melbourne CBD. TreeProject is an award-winning, not-for-profit organisation that has been growing and planting native seedlings for farmers and Landcare groups for over 30 years. We have grown over 2 million trees! This year alone we are growing over 150,000 trees, and helping landowners plant about 50,000 trees! Come and join us!

Melbourne! Ghost of Harold Holt! City + River Splendour!! 36km/2Days Medium

**Epic Melbourne! Ghost of Harold Holt! City and River Splendour!! 36km/2Days Medium** Its time to go to Melbourne!! Fly in Friday 19 June and convince your boss to have Monday 22 June off, also!! **Day One - Mornington Peninsula, Ghost of Harold Holt/ Portsea and Sorrento!** We commence **5:50AM** at Flinders Street Train Station, Melbourne CBD, for our train/bus trip to Portsea, Mornington Peninsula. We head into the Point Nepean National Park where, 7km in, we have early lunch + bathroom break at Fort Nepean. The views into Port Phillip Bay are amazing. **NO SHOPS HERE; MEMBERS MUST BRING LUNCH**. After lunch we hike out to the tip of Mornington Peninsula before turning back to find Cheviot Beach, where PM Harry Holt vanished 17 December 1967, never to be seen again. There is something very fishy about this: I'll explain on the day! Suspicions aroused, we hit Butlers Track and amazing views into the Bass Strait all the way to Portsea Surf Beach, a bathroom break and a snack for the hungry ones! Farnsworth Track and local roads lead to Sorrento which we inspect before re-joining the same public transport links back to Flinders Street Station, CBD, by no later than 7:30PM. **Total Day 1 is 19km**. **Day Two - Brighton Beach, Trendy St Kilda, Botanic Gardens, Yarra River and Federation Square!** We commence **9:37am** Flinders Street Station and train to Brighton Beach where we strike out along Port Phillip Bay waterfront for the CBD. About 9km in we stop for lunch in the ever-so-trendy and interesting Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, an exciting destination! After lunch we head into the famous Albert Park, skirting the grand lake, and then muscle across to the Botanic Gardens, its lake and do some "island hopping"! Out of these amazing gardens we find the Yarra River, which we cross, stroll past the famous sporting precinct (MCG and all that!) and work around to Federation Square which is right next to Flinders Street station. The Transport Hotel is handy for a quick beer to finish the day off. I will suggest a restaurant, in the CBD, for a **group dinner on Sunday night** for Members who are staying over to Monday. We finish too late on Saturday for this option. **Total Day 2 is 17km**. **Meeting Place and Transport:** Both days start at Flinders Street Station. Saturday, train departs Platform 6 at **6:07am**. Saturday fares are about $30 in total. Sunday, train departs Platform 10 at 9:37am and the fare is about $5. Members must buy a **Myki Card**, available from all 7 Eleven stores in Melbourne and many other shops. **Meet at Flinders Street Station entrance, under the clock tower on St Kilda Road, by NO LATER THAN 5:50 am on Saturday and 9:15am on Sunday.** **What to bring:** Trail runners or trainers; 1.5 – 2 litres of water, refill available; hydrolytes; two snacks and one lunch for Saturday; light rain jacket as always. **NO SHOPS FOR LUNCH STOP ON SATURDAY, PLENTY OF FOOD SHOPS ON SUNDAY!** Suggested Donation: $80 **Pub:** Saturday is too late a finish. I suggest Transport Hotel, Federation Square, on Sunday By RSVPing to this event you (and your guests) agree to and are bound by the terms and conditions of SOMG which you can view here: [Sydney Outdoors Meetup Group Discussions](https://www.meetup.com/sydney-outdoors-meetup-group/discussions/?eventOrigin=home_groups_you_organize) If you have any questions, please leave a comment below. I look forward to seeing you on this epic weekend. I will post my mobile number closer to the day. Ted

King's Birthday weekend in Echuca

Information night - Cross-country skiing with the YHA XC Ski Club

With winter fast approaching, our thoughts turn to snowy pursuits and the delightful prospect of getting back out amongst the majestic snow gums in the glorious Australian high country. If you've ever wanted to try cross country skiing or you're keen to get back into it after time away then this is the evening for you. An experienced member of the YHA Cross Country (XC) Ski Club will fill you in on all you need to know and answer any questions you have including: * what is XC skiing? * what gear do you need? * what trip options are there for first timers and beginners? * will someone be there to help you for your first go? Join us at the Great Northern Hotel in Carlton for an informative evening that will help you keep warm and safe, and have fun in the snow - cross country style! Presentation will start at 7.00pm in the function room. The Great Northern Hotel has a great menu and Monday nights is $22 chicken parma night so why not come along earlier for something to eat or drink and meet members of the club.