Trips Calendar

Cost: $98.00 includes return coach, morning tea at Mary Cain Cross Park, admission to Bird World, and a tour of Bird World, with free time to explore the Botanical Gardens and meet the Farm Friends. Included is a picnic box for lunch, that you can enjoy under the gazebo while enjoying the views, and many photo opportunities.

Deposit: $30.00 Balance due by: 30th September 2025 Non Members add $15.00

Celebrate Seniors Month! Let’s go shopping!

Cost: $42.00 return coach to Australia’s largest outlet with over 200 stores offering up to 70% off everyday prices. There are plenty of eateries and cafes to purchase your morning tea and lunch from. On the way home we will be stopping at Yatala Pies and Esthers Eggs (cash only).

Deposit: $30.00 Balance due by: 17th October 2025 Non Members add $15.00

Cost: $89.00 includes return coach, morning tea at Lake Apex, Gatton, a self-guided tour of the historical Sister Kenny Memorial Museum, and a two-course lunch at Rudd’s Pub in the township of Nobby. Deposit: $30.00 Balance due by: Thursday 23rd October. Non Members add $15.00

Cliff Richard – Can’t Stop Me Now

Cost: $210.00 includes return coach and an A Reserve seat. Family, Friends and Non-Members add $15.00. Deposit $30.00, balance due by 5th September, 2025.

Get in quick – only 40 seats available.

Cost is only $47.00 which includes return Coach,  Morning Tea,  Discover Bribie Island Community Arts. Relaxing Lunch at Bribie Island Golf Club and browse at Woorim Vinnies.

Non Members only $15.00 extra

Cost: $82.00 includes morning tea, a tour of the historical Tamborine House, Auchenflower House, and Taabinga Chapel, sheepdog demonstrations, lunch, and wine tasting. On the return trip we will be stopping at Yatala Pies and Esters Eggs. Non Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00, balance due by Thursday 30th October.

Pretty Woman The Musical. Cost: $130.00 includes return coach and admission. Friends, Family and Non-Members add $15.00. $30.00 deposit, balance due 15th September, 2025.

Dinner at your own expense from the surrounding precinct.

Melbourne Short Break Escape

With Trade Travel – Donald Simpson Centre 6 Days / 5 Nights – Fully Escorted

Departs Saturday 22nd November 2025 – Thursday 27th November 2025

Cost: $130.00 includes return coach and admission. Non Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00 Balance due by: 15th September 2025

Cost: $75.00 includes return coach, explore Twinnies Pelican & Seabird Rescue Centre, with morning tea served by The Twins, followed by a talk and tour. Then off to Caloundra for 2 hours free time. Deposit: $30.00 Balance due by 13th November. Non Members: add an extra $15.00.

Cost: $59.00 includes return coach, morning tea at Lake Apex Park, with time to discover the Lights on the Hill Trucking Memorial, a tour of the QLD Transport Museum, a $2.00 contribution from each entry will be donated to the local organisation – Bootstraps Veterans Charity. Free time in Gatton to explore and grab yourself some lunch (lunch is at your own expense). Deposit: $30.00 Balance: due by Thursday, 20th November. Non Members add $15.00

Cost: $60.00 includes return coach, morning tea, and a ticket to the 11:00 a.m. show. Deposit: $30.00; balance due by 1 November. Non-members add $15.00. Lunch and refreshments can be purchased, at your own cost, at the various cafes and restaurants within the Centre or the surrounding streets.

Perfect entertainment for the whole family, Queensland Ballet’s festive favourite returns for one last year to enchant audiences with its sparkling winter wonderland. Choreographed by Ben Stevenson OBE and featuring the original Tchaikovsky score played live by Queensland Symphony Orchestra, this cherished Queensland Ballet tradition is in its thirteenth and final season.

Cost: $130.00 includes return coach and admission, Friends, Family, and Non-Members extra $15.00. Deposit $30.00, balance by 1st October 2025.

Pre order a DSC Lunchbox for $14.00

Cost: $125.00 includes return coach to and from somewhere, morning tea at some place, then visit a building after a bit of a drive, then back on the bus to another place for a 2-course alternate drop lunch. There may be other places we stop, but who knows? It’s a mystery! Deposit: $30.00 Balance due by: 4th December. Non Members add $15.00

Cost: $110.00 includes a return coach and a reserve ticket to the annual Spirit of Christmas concert at QPAC, which is supported by a full orchestra and the QPAC Chamber Choir. Non Members: add $15.00 Deposit: $30.00 Balance due by: 22nd September, 2025

Cost: $77.00 includes return coach, morning tea at the Wynnum Whale Park, talk and tour of the Brisbane Opal Museum at Windsor, then enjoy a two course lunch at the Ferny Grove Tavern. Deposit $30.00, balance due by 18th December, 2025. Non members add $15.00.

Cost: $68.00 includes return coach, morning tea, talk and guided tour of Red Fox Orchids (Caboolture), with an opportunity to view, discover or purchase a variety of plants including Tillandsia and Epipremnum, then onto The Club Tavern for a two course lunch. Deposit: $30.00 balance by 19th December, 2025. Non Members add $15.00

Cost: $117.00 includes return coach and a ticket to the 40th Australian Anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record breaking musical CATS. Coming to QPAC for two weeks ONLY in February 2026. Food and Refreshments at your own cost. Non Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00. Balance by 30th October 2025.

13 Day Ultimate Tasmania Experience – Monday 16th February to Saturday 28th February 2026.

Tour Cost: $6998.00 per person Twin Share (Single Supplement $1488.00) which includes: Trade Travel Tour Host, Return airfares from Brisbane to Hobart, quality coach travel, quality accommodation as per itinerary, 32 meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner as per itinerary, and all entry fees, cruise and guides as per itinerary.

Deposit: $200.00 per person due at time of booking. Final payment due: Friday 28th November, 2025.

Cost: $130.00 includes return coach to QPAC, and a ticket to Opera Queensland, La Cenerentola (Cinderella). With time allowed to relax, sightsee, and purchase a meal, at your own expense before the performance starts. Non Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00. Balance due by: 30th January 2026.

Monday 4th May 2026 through until Thursday 14th May 2025 – 11 days/10 nights fully escorted.

Cost: $4898.00 per person twin share. Single Supplement: $990.00 per person. Deposit: $200.00 per person. Final payment due: Friday 27th February 2026.

Tour Price includes:
• Donald Simpson Centre Tour Host
• Coach pickup/drop-off from the Donald Simpson Centre
• Quality coach travel
• 10 Nights quality accommodation
• Breakfast, lunch & dinner as per itinerary (28 meals)
• All entry fees, cruise & guides as per itinerary

Cost: $133.00 includes return coach to QPAC, and a ticket to Opera Queensland’s Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák. With ample time for you to relax, sightsee or purchase a meal (at your own expense) before the performance. Deposit: $30.00. Balance due by: 20th April, 2026. Non Members add $15.00. Get in quick – only 42 tickets available!

Tour Cost: $3698.00 per person twin share. Single supplement: $950.00. The cost includes the tour host, Dianne Gill, luxury coach travel, 6 nights of quality accommodation, breakfast, lunch, and dinner as per the itinerary (18 meals), and all entry fees, cruise, and guides as per the itinerary.  Deposit: $200.00 per person. Final payment due no later than 1st May, 2026.

Tour Highlights: Montville; Gympie’s Woodworks Museum; Whalesong Cruises Sunset Cruise; Fraser Island Explorer Day; Childers Pharmaceutical Museum; Childers Palace Memorial; Bert Hinkler’s Hall of Aviation; Cafe 1928’; Town of 1770; The Larc; Eurimbula National Park; Middle Island; Maryborough; The Story Bank; Military Museum; Bond Store; The Puzzle Man in Imbil; The Majestic Theatre & much more.

Tour Departs Monday 7th September to Friday 18th September 2026

Tour Highlights: Kings Park & Botanical Gardens; WA Museum Boola Bardip; Swan River Cruise; York Town Hall; York Motor Museum; Wave Rock & Hippo’s Yawn Sunset; Lake King & Ravensthorpe Silo Murals; Esperance Great Ocean Drive – Pink Lake & Rotary Lookouts; Australian Mallee Fowl Centre; Stirling Ranges National Park & Bluff Knoll; Torndirrup National Park – Natural Bridge, The Gap, Blowholes; Albany Whaling Station; Albany Silo Art Mural; National ANZAC Centre; Mount Clarence Parkland’s & Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum; Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk; Pemberton Tram Railway; Gloucester Tree; Donnelly River Cruise; Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse; Mammoth Cave Tour; Flametree Wines Lunch & Tasting; Margaret River Chocolate Company & The Providore; Mad Fish Winery; BusseltonJetty – Stocker Preston Express Train & Underwater Observatory; Equinox Restaurant; Mandurah War Memorial; Perth Mint; Bell Tower: C Restaurant Dinner plus more!

Tour Price Includes:
• Trade Travel Tour Host • Return economy flights Homeport – Perth • Quality coach travel • 11 Nights quality hotel accommodation • Breakfast, lunch & dinner as per Itinerary (28 meals) • All entry fees, attractions & guides as per itinerary

Deposit: A deposit of $500.00 per person is due on booking to secure your place on this tour, along with completed & signed booking form. Final Payment: Due no later than Friday 5 June, 2026.

Tour Cost: $6498.00 per person Twin Share (Single Supplement $1348.00) A minimum of 20 passengers is required for this tour to proceed. The tour prices are valid for travel in 2026. Please note that the itinerary is subject to change without notice, and Flights are subject to confirmation/change and price increases at any time.

The Indian Pacific Rail Experience
6 Days / 5 Nights – Option Friday 18 September – Wednesday 23 September, 2026.

Indian Pacific Tour Highlights & Inclusions:
* All-inclusive meals, fine wines and beverages
* Off Train Experiences in Kalgoorlie, Cook, Barossa Valley, Broken Hill and the Blue Mountains
* Visit Kalgoorlie, a gold rush-era town on the outskirts of the Nullarbor
* Enjoy a nightcap by a bonfire under the vast Nullarbor sky in the remote town of Cook
* Visit Seppeltsfield Estate for a signature dining experience in the Barossa Valley
* Visit Australia’s first heritage listed-city, Broken Hill
* Explore the spectacular Blue Mountains

Tour Price Includes:
• Indian Pacific 5-Day Rail Journey – Gold Class Cabins (Twin/Single) • 1 Night accommodation in Perth with breakfast

Tour Price Excludes:
• Rail transfers Perth & Airport transfers Sydney
• Flights Sydney to Brisbane
• Travel insurance & any items of a personal nature

Indian Pacific Rail – Limited Cabins Available
Gold Twin Share Cabin – (This is Bunk Style Accommodation)
Tour Cost: $5290.00 per person Twin Share
Deposit: A deposit of $1500.00 per person is due on booking to secure your place on this tour, along with completed & signed booking form (Non Refundable from Friday 27 February, 2026.)

Tour cost: $4148.00 per person twin share. Single Supplement: $875.00 per person. Deposit: $200.00 per person. Final Payment Friday, 4th September 2026.

Cost includes: 9 days/8 nights fully escorted by Diane Gill, return flights from Brisbane to Melbourne, luxury coach travel, 8 nights quality accommodation, Breakfast, lunch and dinner as per itinerary (22 meals), and all entry fees and guides as per itinerary.

Tour Highlights: Royal Botanical Gardens Cranbourne; Old Brown Coal Mine Museum; Victoria Rose Tea Rooms & Gardens; St Mary’s Church Murals; WW1 Avenue of Honour Memorial Tree Statues; Gippsland Lakes Lunch Cruise; Nyerimilang Park Homestead & Gardens; Griffiths Shell Museum; Milawa Cheese Company Tasting; Pioneering Township of Omeo; Scenic Great Alpine Way Lookouts; Alpine Village of Dinner Plain; Shady Brook Cottages & Garden; Bright Alpine Visitors Centre; Bright Guided Highlights Tour; Bright & District Historical Society Museum; Red Stag Deer & Emu Farm; Making Spirits Bright; Gold Rush History & Beechworth Walking Tour; Old Beechworth Gaol; Mount Beauty Information Centre & Museum; Tawonga Gap Lookout & Sullivans Lookout; Myrtleford Old School Museum & Tobacco Industry History Tour; History of Milawa Cheese Talk & Tasting; Cheese Shop, Wood Park Wines & Wattle Tree Collection; Colbinabbin Silo Murals; Central Deborah Goldmine; Bendigo Historic Vintage Talking Tram; Golden Dragon Museum; Bendigo Pottery & Glenwillow Wine Tasting; Great Stupa of Universal Compassion & more.