Important Dates to Note


Important Dates:

7/3/20 - Labour Day long weekend - NO class.  Outing: Westerfolds Park – Petty’s Orchard

21/3/20 - Exercise Safety Briefing for all members at morning tea time.  No Qigong practice on this day

11/4/20 - Easter long weekend - NO class

25/4/20 - Anzac Day - NO class

6/6/20 - Queen's birthday - Grading Day and sword 42 form (part 2) workshop

27/6/20 - Registration for next term starts

11/7/20 - Rehearsal day

18/7/20 - Open Day

Note: Welcome Party Postponed
Please note that due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, Committee has decided to postpone the Welcome Party, usually held at beginning of the term, to a later date to be determined.

Labour Day Outing – Sat, 7 March 2020


Outing: Westerfolds Park to Petty's Orchard

There will be no Tai Chi class on Saturday after next, 7th March, during the Labour Day long weekend.   Tai Chi class will resume the following Saturday (14/3/20).

Instead we will have an outing to walk from Westerfolds Park to Petty's Orchard in Templestowe that morning (7/3/20).   We will walk from Westerfolds Park to Petty's Orchard.  We will have a break at the Petty's Orchard cafe.  You can have brunch there and perhaps buy some fruits.  Afterwards, we will walk back to Westerfolds Park.  

For more information about the Petty's Orchard and the organic cafe and market there, please see web sites below:

About the Heritage Fruits Society and events at Petty's Orchard

About Petty's Orchard organic cafe and market

Some information from the Manningham Council

Further details about the walk are as follows:

Date:  7th Mar 2020

Time:  9:30 ~ 12:00 noon

Meeting Time and Place:  

If interested, please register (giving your name and mobile number) with Connie Tat this Saturday or by email to this email address.  

Please meet around 9:30 am near the car park at north east part of Westerfolds Park.  Please see google map link below or the 'Labour day outing meeting place' map attached:

Please find Google Map Link below:

Walk information:
We will start from the car park in the north east side of Westerfolds Park and walk towards Petty's Orchard mainly along the main Yarra Trail.   After a rest, for brunch or just coffee, at Petty's Orchard Cafe, we will walk back to Westerfolds Park.  Please see 'Main Yarra Trail' map attached.  The walk is about 40 mins each way.  

Weather or issues:
Hope you will be able to join us for this walk.  However, If weather is not suitable, we will have to cancel.  If you are not sure, do text, WhatsApp, or call Sam on 0418-101-937.  

Please note one should always be prepared, with suitable clothing, hat, sun screen and proper walking shoes etc. for changing weather during walk.