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This trip is fully booked, but please join us for the Carnival of Flowers in October.
Cost: $77.00 includes return coach, morning tea at Picnic Point, visit Laurel Bank Park, Queens Park, Spring Bluff Train Station, and have lunch at the Federal Hotel. Friends, Family, and Non Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00 balance by 4th September, 2025
Cost: $45.00 includes return coach, free time to explore, shop, discover, and eat at the Original Eumundi Markets. Purchase lunch and refreshments at your own cost. Friends, Family and Non Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00 balance due by 1st September 2025
Tour Departs: Monday 29 September – Monday 6 October, 2025.
8 Days / 7 Nights (Inclusive 3 Night Cruise)
Murray Princess Discovery Cruise
Barossa & Riverland Explorer with Di Gill
Celebrate Seniors Month!
Cost: $77.00 includes return coach, morning tea at Picnic Point, visit Laurel Bank Park, Queens Park, Spring Bluff Train Station, and have lunch at the Federal Hotel. Friends, Family, and Non Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00 balance by 18th September 2025
Celebrate Senior’s Month!
Cost: $79.00 includes return coach, 4:00 pm Lorikeet feeding; free to watch or gold coin donation, and purchase dinner at the Sanctuary Markets. As the night unfolds embark on an enchanted experience of light and sound. This world-class multisensory experience is one not to miss.
Deposit: $30.00 Balance due by 3rd October 2025 Non Members add $15.00
Celebrate Seniors Month!
Cost: $75.00 includes return coach, a relaxed morning tea, and entrance to Warwick’s CelticFest. Don’t miss out on this biennial Celtic Gathering staged in the Warwick Showgrounds, with a full program of Scottish and Irish music, Highland games, workshops, re-enactments, Viking combats and battles, pipe bands, Irish and Highland dancing, lost trades, Celtic themed markets, food and drinks, and of course the Magnificent Highland Cows and Clydesdales! Lunch and Refreshments at your own expense.
Family, Friends and Non-Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00. Balance due by 1st August 2025
Celebrate Seniors Week!
Cost: $100.00 includes return coach and a ticket into the classic spy thriller – Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps. Starring Lisa McCune, Ian Stenlake, and The Umbilical Brothers. Pre-order a DSC lunchbox for $14.00, please speak to bookings staff. Deposit: $30.00 Balance due: 31st July 2025. Non-Members: add $15.00
Celebrate Seniors Month!
Cost: $60.00 includes return coach, visit the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, and the Pomona Railway Station Gallery, with free time at each town to shop, browse, eat, explore, and discover. Lunch and refreshments at your own expense. Deposit: $30.00, balance due by 18th September. Non Members add $15.00
Celebrate Seniors Month!
Cost: $86.00 includes return coach, morning tea at Wappa Dam, Yandina, entry into Puzzles on Yabba (walk through gallery), and a two course counter lunch at the Railway Hotel, Imbil. Non Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00 balance by Thursday, 25th September.
Celebrate Seniors Month!
Cost: $110.00 includes return coach, and BBQ Buffet Dinner on The Lady Brisbane. Sit back and relax against the backdrop of the City lights as we cruise the Brisbane River. Non Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00. Balance due by: 25th September.
Celebrate Seniors Month!
Cost: $60.00 includes return coach, morning tea, and the 11 am show. Coach only tickets, return, are available for purchase for $45.00. Non Members add $15.00. Deposit $30.00 balance by 25th September, 2025. Lunch and refreshments can be purchased at your own cost.
Celebrate Seniors Month!
Cost: $68.00 includes return coach, morning tea at Wynnum Whale Park, visit the Art Shed in West End, then enjoy a Chinese Banquet lunch at the Landmark Restaurant. Free time to explore Sunnybank Plaza, and one final stop at Esters Eggs for Eggs and Plants (cash only venue). Non Members add $15.00. Deposit $30.00. Balance due by 10th October 2025
Cost: $128.00 includes return coach matinee show, souvenir program, and a three-course lunch and drinks during the show. Non Members add $15.00. Deposit: $30.00 Balance due by: 10th October.
Embark on a journey to the heartland of Australia through an extraordinary show featuring true Australian characters, a transformative arena, mesmerising animals and immersive technology, all whilst enjoying a three-course dinner and drinks.
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: $119.00 includes return coach and your ticket to the world premiere of Elastic Hearts at “Home of the Arts”, featuring the music of Sia. Presented by Queensland Ballet and HOTA. Lunch and Refreshments at your own expense.
Deposit: $30.00 Balance due by: 1st October 2025 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
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: $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: $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.
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
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 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.
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