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Ocean Exhibition, Williamstown - 2 Apr 2025 (Mid-Week Group)

*** Submission Policy ***

Photos of Photos or Paintings:

The following does not apply to photos on information signs.

When we go to art galleries, we often see impressive photos or paintings.

There are two ways of taking photos of photos or paintings:

Someone looking at the photo or painting, or similar
A straight copy

The first option is unlikely to be an issue. Feel free to also take a photo of the nameplate.

Email both images. We’ll use the nameplate information to add the artist’s name & artwork title to the album.

The second option is a bit more difficult.

Your photo must be a good quality reproduction. Some galleries have low light, making copies of low quality.

Also, please correct any distortions and make sure the white balance is correct.

And also take a photo of the nameplate.

If possible, include part of the artwork in the photo of the nameplate. That way we know which nameplate applies to which artwork.

Email both photos. We will use the nameplate information to add the artist’s name & artwork title to the album.

Please follow any restrictions specified by the gallery regarding photography.

Never use flash. If you are using a phone, make sure to turn the flash off rather than having it on ‘auto’.

Also, no tripods. They are a tripping hazard for other people.

If we are at a contemporary artist/photographer’s exhibition, are straight copies OK? What do you think?

If you entered a print in a competition, and someone took a photo of it, would you be indifferent?

Your copyright will be asserted (i.e.: © added), unless it is a straight copy.

This is because you don’t have any rights over the artist’s work.

What about street art? If it is a straight copy, we’ll include ‘Artist unknown’ in the title.

Competition judges make this recommendation about street art: “Add something”

Eg: Include paving, include a person, etc.

Children:

Children make great photos.

But, images of children, where the children are identifiable, will not be added to the photo album. Even if you have asked for permission.

This is done to protect the children. Our album is available to all internet users, and we don’t know how the images will be used.

And for your own safety, we suggest that you don’t point your camera at children. Especially if you are male. You don’t know how a parent or grandparent will react.

Images of children on billboards will be allowed.

Titles:

If you want your image to have a title, put the title into the filename.

If you want special characters (eg: ! ? #) in the title, repeat the title in the email with the special character(s).

If you use a Mac and you attach the images to the email, you will need to type the titles in the email. The images end up being embedded in the email and we can’t see the filenames.

If you use a Mac, the preferred way is that you put your images into a folder and then attach the folder to the email. The folder is attached as a zip file and we can see the filenames.

eg:
Autumn Leaves.jpg
Spring has Sprung.jpg (In the email add: Spring has Sprung!)

This submission policy is a work-in-progress.

(v10 2025-03-05)

*** Current Outing Details ***

Mid-Week Outing : Tuesday, 21 October

This month we are planning to go what were called the Rhododendron Gardens in Olinda. This is the ideal time of the year to see the rhododendrons in full bloom. There is now also an added attraction: the Chelsea Australian Garden. This garden by the landscape designer Phillip Johnson won the first prize ten or so years ago at the Chelsea Garden Show in London. Johnson has now recreated the winning garden here in Olinda. So, what was the Rhododendron Garden is now called the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden.

Location: The Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden is just off the Olinda-Monbulk Road, close to its T-junction with the Mt. Dandenong Tourist Road (Melway 66 J7). Watch for the sign: ‘Olinda Community Recreation Centre. Turn off near there, and a short distance in, you will see the entrance.

Car parking: There are three car parks around the entrance. At that time of the day, you should be able to find a spot.

Meeting place: Garden Café at 10.30am. Walk through the shop/nursery to get to the Garden Café.

Lunch: This will be at 12.30pm at Dudley’s Restaurant. This is on the Olinda-Monbulk Road at the T-junction. There is some parallel parking along the road. Also, there is an off-street car park opposite Dudley’s, behind the ‘Pie in the Sky’ café.

For further information about this outing or the Mid-Week Outings Group please contact Jim at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Hope to see many of our Camberwell Club colleagues, as well as our Melbourne CC friends there.

Joe Hajdu

*** 2025 Calendar (Updated: 5 Aug 2025 – v18) ***

Outing Date	Description
Tue 7^th Jan 2025 (1^st Tue)	Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne – Anne S – MCC
Tue 21^st Jan 2025 (3^rd Tue)	Healesville Sanctuary – Anne S – MCC
Tue 4^th Feb 2025 (1^st Tue)	MAPh – Jim W – MCC
Tue 18^th Feb 2025 (3^rd Tue)	NGV – Kusama Exhibition – Joe H – CCC
Tue 4^th Mar 2025 (1^st Tue)	Outsiders Exhibition, CBD – Jim W – MCC
Tue 18^th Mar 2025 (3^rd Tue)	Richmond Hill Street Walk – Joe H – CCC
Wed 2nd Apr 2025 (1^st Wed)	Williamstown Exhibitions – Jim W – MCC
Tue 15^th Apr 2025 (3^rd Tue)	Forest Glade Garden & Avenue of Honour, Macedon – Michael B – MCC
Tue 6^th May 2025 (1^st Tue)	Oakleigh Walk – Sue R – MCC
Tue 20^th May 2025 (3^rd Tue)	Naked Racer Motorcycle Museum – Cheltenham – Joe H & Bob C – CCC
Tue 3^rd Jun 2025 (1^st Tue)	Princes & Station Piers, Port Melbourne – Jim W & Bob C – MCC
Tue 17^th Jun 2025 (3^rd Tue)	Boroondara Cemetery, Kew – Joe H – CCC
Tue 1^st Jul 2025 (1^st Tue)	Aus Jazz Museum & Performance, Wantirna – MCC
Tue 15^th Jul 2025 (3^rd Tue)	Beach Walk – Joe H – CCC
Wed 6^th Aug 2025 (1^st Wed)	Heide Museum of Modern Art – Joe H – CCC
Tue 19^th Aug 2025 (3^rd Tue)	Richmond Street Walk (West of Burnley St) – Alan S – CCC
Wed 3^rd Sep 2025 (1^st Wed)	Science Gallery, Parkville – Jim W – MCC (Note: This is not Scienceworks)
Tue 16^th Sep 2025 (3^rd Tue)	Yarra Walk – Jim W – MCC
Tue 7^th Oct 2025 (1^st Tue)	The Archibald at Geelong – Jim W – MCC
Tue 21^st Oct 2025 (3^rd Tue)	Rhododendron Garden, Olinda – Joe H – CCC
Tue 4^th Nov 2025 (1^st Tue – Cup Day)	Springvale Crematorium – Jim W – MCC
Tue 18^th Nov 2025 (3^rd Tue)	Making Modern Melbourne – Old Treasury Building – Joe H – CCC
Tue 2^nd Dec 2025 (1^st Tue)	(TBC) The Metro – Jim W – MCC

*** Previous 2025 Outing Details ***

Tue 17th June 2025 (3rd Tue) – Boroondara Cemetery, Kew

Our second outing for June is to the Boroondara Cemetery in Kew on 17th June, 2025 located at 430 High St, Kew.

The Boroondara Cemetery in Kew is one of the most historic cemeteries in Melbourne. Quite a few people who were well-known are buried there.

Also of interest are the different types of graves and memorials commissioned by our culturally diverse population.

Place and time: We will meet at 10.30am for coffee at Jonathan’s Café, which is part of the Olive Tree & Wheelbarrow Nursery, diagonally opposite the entrance to the Cemetery (Cnr. High St & Parkhill Road, Kew).

For lunch we will go to the Skinny Dog Hotel at Kew Junction for at 12.30pm. You can either drive or walk.

Drive along High Street towards the Kew Junction. Turn into Walpole St. from High St for parking at the rear of the hotel.

Or you could walk along High Street and do some street photography. It is 1km from the cemetery to the Skinny Dog Hotel.

You could walk on one side of High Street to get to the hotel. And then on the other side on the way back.

Getting there:

There is unrestricted car parking after 9am on the south side of High St, next to the cemetery

With public transport, take tram no. 48 in Collins Street to tram stop 36 (Parkhill Rd/High St Stop) in Kew.

Hope to see many of our Camberwell CC people, as well as our Melbourne CC friends, there.

Joe Hajdu

Note: This is not a guided tour. You can leave the outing at any stage without notifying the organisers.

Tue 3^rd Jun 2025 (1^st Tue) – Princes & Station Piers, Port Melbourne

For our outing on Tuesday 3rd June, we are heading down to Port Melbourne to visit Station & Princes Piers.

Station Pier opened in 1854 and has been Melbourne’s primary passenger terminal. The current pier was built between 1922 and 1930 and is the largest timber piled wharf structure in Australia. Station Pier is currently closed to the public.

However close by Princes Pier is accessible and offers a number of photo opportunities. Princes Pier was constructed between 1912 and 1915 by the Melbourne Harbour Trust to supplement the adjacent Station Pier. Originally called Railway Pier, in 1920 following the visit of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) it was renamed. It was a major arrival point for new migrants, particularly during the post-war period. In the 1990’s following the boom in the use of containers for cargo, the pier became unused and was closed to the public. Refurbishment started in 2006, the first 196 metres of the pier fully restored, and beyond that point the decking was removed and the original pylons preserved.

We will meet for coffee/tea at 10.30am at Mr Hobson Café & Bar, 9 Waterfront Place, Port Melbourne only a short distance towards Station Pier, from the Beacon Cove tram stop (the end of the line).

We will return to Mr Hobson for lunch at 12.30 pm.

How to get there?
The preferred option is by tram – route 109 from Box Hill to Port Melbourne. The tram runs along Collins Street before turning left into Spencer Street and then off to Port Melbourne.
If you wish to bring your car, there is limited parking in Beach Street.

All Melbourne and Camberwell Camera Club members, and friends are very welcome.

For further information about this outing or the Mid-Week Outings Group please contact Jim at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Note: This is not a guided tour. You can leave the outing at any stage without notifying the organisers.

Tue 20^th May 2025 (3rd Tue) – Naked Racer Moto

Mid-Month Excursion: Tuesday, 20th May

The Naked Racer Motorcycle Museum is an astounding place. It is a shop, a museum, a workshop and café/restaurant. It is an amazing clutter of everything to do with motorcycles.

It is a marvellous place to shoot all sorts of creative images that you have ever dreamt of shooting.

This time, that is where we will go.

Time and Place: The café at the Naked Racer Moto Co-Motorcycle Museum at 10.30am.

Address: 3 Grange Road, Cheltenham.

How to get there (see Map 1):

South along Warrigal Road, turn left into Centre Dandenong Road, turn right into Grange Road (sign also says ’To Moorabbin Airport’).
The Motorcycle Museum/Bar-Café is on the right, just before Grange Road turns right.

At the end we will also have lunch there.

Parking 1 (See Map 2): Park at the DFO and then there is a 300 metre walk.

Parking 2 (See Map 3): There is a grassy, vacant block opposite Naked Racer where you can park. Please don’t park in The Relocation Company car park.

Hope to see many of you from Camberwell CC, as well as Melbourne CC there.

For further information about this outing or the Mid-Week Outing Group please contact Jim W at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Note: This is not a guided tour. You can leave the outing at any stage without notifying the organisers.

Joe H.

Tue 6^th May 2025 (1st Tue) – Oakleigh Walk

Mid-Week Outing TUESDAY 6th May – OAKLEIGH

Oakleigh is a particularly interesting suburb with plenty of photo opportunities.

In the 1950s and 1960s, a wave of Greek immigrants settled in Oakleigh, bringing with them their rich culture and traditions. Today Oakleigh is known for its strong Greek community, with many Greek restaurants, cafes, and shops lining the streets.

And the Oakleigh Pioneer Memorial Park which includes the Oakleigh General Cemetery is of considerable interest.

We will meet for coffee/tea at 10.30am at Nikos Oakleigh, 25-27 Portman Street, on the corner with Eaton Mall.

Lunch will be at Melissa Oakleigh, 5 Eaton Mall, Oakleigh at 12.30 pm.

How to get there?

The easiest way for the majority of us will be by train. Oakleigh Station is on the Dandenong Pakenham line. The station is in close proximity to Easton Mall, and the train takes 24 minutes from Flinders St. to Oakleigh, they depart roughly every 15 minutes.

If travelling by car, you may consider parking at the Oakleigh Pioneer Memorial Park, which provides 4-hour parking.

All Melbourne and Camberwell Camera Club members, and friends are very welcome.

For further information about this outing or the Mid-Week Outing Group please contact Jim W at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Note: This is not a guided tour. You can leave the outing at any stage without notifying the organisers.

Tue 15^th April 2025 (3rd Tue) – Forest Glade Gardens, Macedon

MID-WEEK OUTING Tuesday 15^th April 2025

Forest Glade Garden 816 Mount Macedon Road. Macedon
and changing of the colours at The Avenue of Honour

Transport:
Car: Calder Highway exit at the Macedon turnoff.
Train: Spencer Street Station, V Line Bendigo train departing 9.05 am arrival at Macedon 10.06am
Prior notice requested to Jim Weatherill (midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au) so that seats in cars can be requested for the trip up and down the mountain.

Coffee and Meeting point: Mr Café 23 Victoria Street Macedon at 10:15am.
For those using the train, it is a three-minute walk from the station.

From the Meeting point it is suggested we drive to Mount Macedon via the Avenue of Honour stopping to photograph the changing colour of the trees.

Forrest Glade Garden is over 100 years old, covering 6 hectares consisting of a large English garden, Japanese garden and a fern garden.

Entry into the garden is $15 payable on entry to a garden volunteer or honesty box.

Lunch:
Mt Macedon Hotel 694 Mt Macedon Road at 1pm

Return Train times:
For those train travellers there are return trains at 2.24pm and 3.24pm to Southern Cross station

Afternoon Extension
For those who have driven there is the option to drive to the top of Mount Macedon and photograph the gardens and the Memorial Cross on top of the mount prior to returning to Melbourne.

For more information regarding this outing or the group, contact Jim at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

All Melbourne and Camberwell Camera Club members plus visitors very welcome.

Note: This is not a guided tour. You can leave the outing at any stage without notifying the organisers.

Wed 2nd April 2025 (1st Wed) – Ocean Photographer of the Year Exhibition, Williamstown

**** Update (28 Mar 2024): The ferry is now not running on 2nd April 2025.

Mid-Week Outing ***WEDNESDAY*** 2nd April

Yes, our first outing for April is on Wednesday the 2nd of April, not the usual first Tuesday.

We are going to the “OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHER of the YEAR” Exhibition, at the Seaworks Maritime Precinct, 82 Nelson Place, Williamstown. The exhibition features 118 reportedly awe-inspiring images from talented photographers worldwide, the exhibition celebrates the magic and majesty of our oceans. Admission prices – Seniors $15, Adults $20. You can pre-book online here.

And should you find the need for more to look at there is always the Seaworks Maritime Museum which is open Wednesdays, $5 admission. The museum has an impressive collection of artefacts, models and bells to showcase the stories of Melbourne’s maritime history. It includes the First Fleet, prison hulks, Melbourne Harbour Trust and the Colonial Navy; the museum is staffed by volunteers.

The Ocean Photograph exhibition is upstairs (unlike the Steve McCurry Exhibition), however there is a lift, and the Museum is on the ground floor.

We will meet for coffee/tea at 10.30am at Café Cirino, 133 Nelson Place, Williamstown.

Lunch will be at the Customs House Hotel, 161 Nelson Place, Williamstown at 12.30 pm.

How to get there? Well, there are options.

By rail, the Williamstown Station is within walking distance of Nelson Place, 700 metres. Check the rail timetable.

And if you plan to take your car, there is 2-hour parking in Thompson & Ann Streets, and ticketed parking in Nelson Place.

~~The earliest ferry from South bank to Williamstown is at 10:30am taking 1 hour. So, this is not an option.~~

~~But you could catch the ferry back if you take the train to Williamston.~~

There is a 1.30pm or 4pm ferry from Williamstown to Southbank. Williamstown to City – One Way (Melbourne River Cruises)

~~Unfortunately, the St Kilda – Williamstown Ferry is not running weekdays, at this time of year.~~

The Williamstown Ferry is now not running on 2nd April. (28 Mar 2025)

All Melbourne and Camberwell Camera Club members, and friends are very welcome.

For further information about this outing or the Mid-Week Outing Group please contact Jim W at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Jim

Tue 18^th March 2025 (3rd Tue) – Richmond Hill Walk

Mid-Week Excursion: Tuesday, 18^th March

Richmond Hill is a neighbourhood that most people don’t really know.

Our 2nd outing for March will seek to discover its particular visual characteristics.

It lends itself particularly to choosing a photographic theme whilst walking its streets and back lanes.

Some themes are: quirky little old houses, garage doors in back lanes, ultra-sleek modern houses, imaginatively created small green spaces, styles of windows and old weather board textures. These are just some ideas that come to mind.

Meeting place and time: We plan to meet at 10.30am for coffee at the Black Gold Café, 285 Lennox St. (cnr. Gipps St.).

After walking around the neighbourhood, we will meet for lunch at 12.30 in the Richmond Club Hotel, 100 Swan St, on the south side of Swan St, immediately next to the railway overpass.

Transport options: By train to Richmond station (exit station on the north side, turn right). By tram no. 70 from Flinders St. Station. Exit tram on Swan St. straight the railway overpass. If you come by car, remember that there are parking restrictions in many of the neighbourhood streets.

Hope to see many of our Camberwell CC people, and of course our Melbourne CC friends as well.

Joe Hajdu

Tue 4^th March 2025 (1^st Tue) – The Outsiders Exhibition, CBD

For the first outing in March, we are going to “The Outsiders – Melbourne”, the Sandrew Collection of Street Art which includes works by Banksy, Rone and many more. This is an exciting and vibrant exhibition.

Open to the public for the first time, The Outsiders Melbourne reveals an insider’s view of fabulous, iconic and rare works from the acclaimed private collection of Sandra Powell and Andrew King.

The exhibition is at 167 Flinders Lane, corner of Hosier Lane. There is no entry charge. The gallery is opening especially for our group at 11am, normal hours are from 12pm -6pm, 7 days a week. There will people on hand to explain the exhibition and answer your questions.

Please note: as with other exhibitions, no tripods or flash photography.
See this for general notes: Photos Of Photos

We will meet for coffee/tea at 10.30am at Liminal, a large café on the ground floor of the T&G Building, 161 Collins Street. There is a Flinders Lane entry to the building, directly opposite Hosier Lane. We have a table booked in the name of Jim, please speak to a staff member when you arrive.

For lunch at 12:30 we will go to Beer DeLuxe, Federation Square, Flinders Street.

All Melbourne and Camberwell Camera Club members, and friends are very welcome.

For further information about this outing or the Mid-Week Outing Group please
contact Jim at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au.

Tue 18^th Feb 2025 (3^rd Tue) – NGV – Yayoi Kusama Exhibition

This time we are planning to visit the NGV International on St. Kilda Road to view the Yayoi Kusama exhibition.

She is a Japanese artist whose work is a riot of colour, shapes, textures and sensory experiences. Great for anybody with a camera.

Concession entrance fee: $35,-. The exhibition is very popular, so it is advisable to book on-line before the day.
The tickets are timed. I suggest we all book to go in at 11am.

Meeting place and time: At the café on the ground floor, around the corner behind the information desk (to your left as you enter the atrium). We meet at 10.30am.

Lunch will be at 12.30 in the restaurant on the mezzanine level, just to the left as you step-off the escalator.

Hope to see many of our Camberwell members there, and, as always, we welcome our friends from the Melbourne CC.

Joe Hajdu

Tue 4^th Feb 2025 (1^st Tue) – Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)

Mid-Week Outing – Tuesday February 4th Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh), 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill.

The first Mid-Week outing for February will be to the Museum of Australian Photography (formerly Monash Gallery of Art).

We will meet for coffee/tea at the café on site, at the usual time of 10.30 a.m. Please note that the café usually opens at 11 pm, however they have agreed to open at 10.30 just for us. So, although the museum opens at 10 am, please don’t hassle the café staff until 10.30 as arranged.

For those who like to arrive early, the gardens and lake are usually worth a visit, provided the weather is okay.

The MAPh is Australia’s leading public museum devoted to the collection and exhibition of photography. Current exhibitions include:-

Petrina Hicks – Snakes and mirrors.
Ponch Hawkes – 500 strong
Amos Gebhardt – Mangata
Zahalkaworld – an artist’s archive at the Western Plains Cultural Centre (NSW)
Jacinta Keefe – Crafted environments: portraits of the creative
Year of the Snake
Sculpture Park – Sonia Payes – Renaissance: A journey of transformation

Lunch will be across the road at The Wheelers Hill Hotel, cnr. Ferntree Gully Road and Jells Road, Wheelers Hill at 12.30 pm.

There should be ample parking at both the MAPh and at the hotel.

AND a suggestion, the outing on Tuesday, 18th February arranged by Joe for the Camberwell Camera Club will be to the Yayoi Kusama Exhibition at the NGV. Tickets are required – you may wish to go on-line to book your tickets early, 11 am will be the preferred time.

All Camberwell and Melbourne Camera Club members and guests are very welcome at the Mid-Week Outings.

Jim W.

Tue 21st Jan 2025 (3rd Tue) – Healesville Sanctuary

Our 2nd outing for January will be on the 21st of January 2025. Once again Anne Shellard has arranged this outing.

We will go to the Healesville Sanctuary, Badger Creek Road, Healesville.

We’ll meet at 10:30am for coffee or tea at the Sanctuary Harvest Cafe, which inside the entrance gate, turn left and past the Fighting Extinctions Headquarters.

Lunch will be at 12:30pm at same venue, The Sanctuary Harvest Café.

Entry fee applicable: Adult $53, Concession $40 and Seniors $48. Free for Zoos Victoria Members.

regards, Regards Jim

Tue 7^th Jan 2025 (1^st Tue) – Royal Botanic Gardens

This year, thanks to the efforts of Anne S, there will be two outings in January. The first on Tuesday 7^th January to the Royal Botanic Gardens – Melbourne (see details below), and on Tuesday 21^st January to the Healesville Sanctuary.

These will be followed in February with outings to the Museum of Australian Photography (formerly the Monash Gallery of Art) on Tuesday 4^th February and the NGV Kusame Exhibition on Tuesday 18^th February.

Tuesday 7^th January – the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.

A map of the gardens can be seen here.

We’ll meet at the Observatory Kiosk at 10:30am for coffee or tea.

As renovations to the Observatory Cafe will not be finished, for lunch we will find a nice big shady tree and gather there for a picnic at about 12:30 pm. Either bringing our own lunch or get take away from the Terrace Café or the Observatory Kiosk.

Looking forward to catching up on Tuesday.

Regards Jim

Tue 1st July (1st Tue): Aus Jazz Museum & Performance – MCC

For our outing on Tuesday 1^st July, we are returning to the Australian Jazz Museum in Wantirna. When we last attended three or four years ago it was a real fun outing, and it looks like been the same again this time, with plenty of photo opportunities.

The AJM is located at 15 Mountain Highway, Wantirna. Sorry, there is no public transport so if you don’t have a car, please try to link up with someone who does.

The cost for the outing will be no more than $20 a head.

We will meet at 10.15 a.m. at the Museum. It is run by volunteers and is only open on Tuesdays. Officially it opens at 10 am (sometimes a little slow starting) so 10.15 is a good time to arrive, no point being early.

When we arrive, the Museum will provided coffee/tea, we will then have a tour of the museum to be followed by a 45 min jazz performance. This provides a unique opportunity to photograph the musician, as well has enjoying great jazz music. And yes, the musicians know this is a camera club outing and understand that our cameras will be busy for the duration of the performance. It is hoped we will send the Museum some of our better images after the visit.

Lunch will be at the Wantirna Hill Club, 715 Boronia Road, Wantirna, a 4-minute drive from the Museum. We have chosen this venue as it offers plenty of parking and has a menu that meets all dietary requirements.

Hope we have a big turnout for what will be a fun outing, with plenty of toe tapping and photo opportunities.

All Melbourne and Camberwell Camera Club members, and friends are very welcome.

Note: This is not a guided tour. You can leave the outing at any stage without notifying the organisers.

For further information about this outing or the Mid-Week Outings Group please contact Jim W at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Tue 15th July (3rd Tue): Beach Walk, Ricketts Point – CCC

In summer the strong sun bleaches much of the colour out of the sea and sky.

So, it is in winter when the sea is stormy and the sky is filled with moving clouds that people with cameras should go to the shores of Port Phillip Bay. That is what we plan to do this month.

Place and time: We will meet at the Ricketts Point Café in Beaumaris at 10.30am. Address: 407 Beach Road, Beaumaris (Melway 86B8).

If you are driving south on the Nepean Highway, turn right into Balcombe Road in Mentone, and then left into Reserve Road. This will get you to Beach Road. Ricketts Café is about 200 metres to your right on Beach Road.

Parking on Reserve Road is unrestricted. There is off-street parking on either side of the Café, but it is ticketed ($8,- per hour).

After we have spent an hour or two photographing the winter mood on the foreshore, we will return to the Ricketts Point Café for lunch at 12:30pm.

The outing will go ahead irrespective of the weather. If the weather is inclement, you are free to stay in the cafe, next to the wood fired heater.

Hope to see many of our Camberwell CC people, as well as our friends from the Melbourne CC there.

Note: This is not a guided tour. You can leave the outing at any stage without notifying the organisers.

Joe Hajdu

Wed 6th August (1st Wed): Heide Museum of Modern Art – CCC

Note: This excursion is on a Wednesday.

The Heide Museum of Modern Art is a unique place in the Melbourne cultural scene.

When we visit Heide there will be a particularly large number of exhibitions of intertest to us.

These start with the photography of Man Ray and Max Dupain, another called ‘Lumina’ dealing with the intersection of photography with concept of time and memory, not to mention exhibits that show the photographic work of the artist Albert Tucker, as well as others.

Heide is definitely a place to visit in August.

The Man Ray & Max Dupain exhibition starts on Wednesday 6th Aug, hence the change from a Tuesday outing to a Wednesday outing.

The Gallery is at 7 Templestowe Rd, Bulleen (Melway 32E5)

There are two entrances, both off Templestowe Road, just north of the Bridge St intersection.

> The 1st entrance, going north from Bridge St, gets you into Banksia Park and the lower car park only.

> The 2nd (main) entrance, going north from Bridge St, gets you into the upper car park and also the lower car park.

The 2nd entrance is recommended as it gets you access to both upper & lower car parks.

The 1st entrance only has access to the lower carpark. If the lower car park is full, return to Templestowe Road and drive north to the 2nd entrance.

Note that there are extensive road works around the Bridge St / Templestowe Rd intersection.

Cost: $20 Concession / $25 Adult

Meeting place and time: We meet at the Heide Kitchen café located in the grounds of the gallery, at 10.30am. To avoid confusion, we recommend that you pay-as-you-order by asking for takeaway. You can still sit at the tables.

As the Heide Kitchen has special rules for groups larger than eight, we will have lunch at 12.30pm at the Old England Hotel located at 459 Lower Heidelberg Road. It is a short drive from Heide along Banksia St, across the Yarra River to Heidelberg Road.

Looking forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday, 6th August at Heide!

Joe Hajdu

Note: This is not a guided tour. You can leave the outing at any stage without notifying the organisers.

Tue 19th Aug 2025 (3rd Tue) – Richmond Street Walk (West of Burnley St) – CCC

For our second outing in August, we will wander through the block west of Burnley St in Richmond.

The block has a mix of architecture from old cottages to modern apartments. It also features the luxury car dealerships along Swan St, the old Burnley Theatre (Swan St Sales), a few hotels and churches, old buildings along Bridge Rd as well as laneways full of street art.

The suggested route shown on the map below is about 3km for the longer route and 2km for the shorter one.

There’s also a couple of sites outside the block that may interest some, the silo apartments in Abinger St and the old GTV9 buildings in Bendigo St.

We will meet at 10:30am at the Friends of Mine cafe, 506 Swan St, Richmond.

And lunch will be at 12:30pm at the Grand Hotel at 333 Burnley St, Richmond.

To get there, Burnley Station is close to both the cafe and hotel.

You can also catch tram 70 (Wattle Park) and get off at Stawell St, stop number 15.

Alan Scott.

Note: This is not a guided tour. You can leave the outing at any stage without notifying the organisers.

Locations shown on the map:

1 AusPost Building

2 Rising Sun Hotel

3 Luxury car dealers in Swan St

4 Swan Auctions (formerly Burnley Theatre)

5 Rhino (on rooftop)

6 Central Club Hotel

7 Old Richmond fire station

8 “W James sack merchants” (corrugated iron building)

9 Loughnam Hall

10 The Malthouse (silo apartments)

11 Spread Eagle Hotel

12 Rhino street art (Mike Makatron)

13 Street art

14 Bouzey Rouge Hotel & street art

15 Old Pattersons building (now City Kia)

16 St Bartholomew Church

17 Greek Orthodox Church

18 GTV 9 Building

Wed 3rd Sep 2025 (1st Wed): Science Gallery, Parkville (Not Scienceworks) – MCC

Note: This is on a Wednesday
Note: This is not Scienceworks

Summary

Coffee: Scholar & Co, 757 Swanston St. Parkville @ 10:30am (entry Grattan St)
Exhibition: Distraction – Science Gallery, 114 Grattan St @ 11am for introductory talk. Entry is free.
Lunch: Prince Alfred Hotel, 191 Grattan St, Carlton @ 12:30pm
Getting there: Tram north up Swanston St

Our first outing in September is on a Wednesday because the Science Gallery is only open Wednesdays to Saturdays. Also please note that it does not open until 11 a.m., so an early entry is not possible.

The Science Gallery is affiliate with the University of Melbourne and is located at 114 Grattan Street Carlton. It’s on the northeast corner of Grattan Street and Swanston Streets. From Swanston Street the building has a big ‘700’ on the brick wall.

The current exhibition is Distraction which plugs into the streaming torrent of content and the places our brains go when we want to focus on anything but the thing you’re supposed to be doing right now.

Admission to the Science Gallery is free and photography is permitted. In addition, you will find the building is very modern and interesting, with many photo opportunities. And across Swanston Street is the university which also offers many interesting subjects.

Public transport is the best way to get there. Take the tram north up Swanston to the University of Melbourne – stop no. 1. Car parking nearby is all metered, and time limited.

We will meet for coffee/tea at 10.30 am at Scholar and Co. 757 Swanston Street, Parkville. Although it has a Swanston St. address, it is best approached from Grattan Street, as it is tucked in behind a university building on the corner of Swanston and Grattan Streets. Maybe get there a bit early to allow time before we head off for the 11am introductory talk.

We will then go to the Science Gallery at 11 a.m., for a short introductory talk about the gallery and the exhibition. The remaining time will be ours to experience the exhibition and take photos.

Lunch will be at the Prince Alfred Hotel, 191 Grattan Street Carlton. This is only a short walk from the gallery, back across Swanton Street, and west along Grattan Street past the Scholar & co., the hotel being on the corner on Grattan and Bouverie Sts.

All Melbourne and Camberwell Camera Club members, and friends are very welcome.

Note: This is not a guided tour. You can leave the outing at any stage without notifying the organisers.

For further information about this outing or the Mid-Week Outings Group please contact Jim W at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Mid-Week Outing – Tuesday 16th September 2025 – YARRA WALK

For our outing on Tuesday 16^th September, we will be exploring and photographing the Yarra River from Spencer Street west to the Webb Bridge.

We will meet at 10.30 a.m. at the The Boatbuilders Yard, 23 South Wharf Promenade, South Wharf; which is on the south side of the river, west from Jeff’s Shed (Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre – MCEC). After coffee/tea we will explore both sides of the river between the Webb and Spencer Street bridges, before returning to The Boatbuilders Yard for lunch around 12.30 pm.

How to get there – The Boatbuilders Yard is a 300 metre walk west along the South Wharf Promenade beside the Yarra from the MCEC.

Getting to the MCEC – By train to the Southern Cross station, then either walk or tram down Spencer Street. By tram to the corner of Flinders and Spencer Streets, and then either walk or tram over the Spencer Street Bridge to the MCEC. Or by car, there is parking under the MCEC – suggest you make enquires before the event.

All Melbourne and Camberwell Camera Club members, and friends are very welcome.

For further information about this outing or the Mid-Week Outings Group please contact Jim W at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Mid-Week Outing – Tuesday 7th October, 2025

Archibald Prize – Geelong Gallery

For our outing on the first Tuesday in October, (7^th), we will be heading down to Geelong for the Archibald Prize, Australia’s premier portrait painting prize.

How to get there – the easiest way to get to Geelong is by rail. Trains leave Southern Cross Station every 20 minutes. The 9.30 am train appears the most suitable – we will meet on the platform at 9.15 am. Leave plenty of time to find the right platform. As 7^th October is in Seniors Week, if you show your MYKI seniors card, the trip is free. For those who do not have a MYKI Seniors you will need to purchase a ticket.

When we arrive at the Geelong Railway Station (the trip takes approx. one hour) we will have a tea/coffee at Tutti Café which is in the Geelong Arts Centre, 50 Little Malop Street, this is a 300 metre walk from the station through Johnstone Park. The Arts Centre is across the road from our destination, the Geelong Gallery, 55 Little Malop Street. Anyone planning on making their own way to Geelong can join us at either the café or gallery.

We will go back to the Tutti for a light lunch before returning to Melbourne. Again, trains run every 20 minutes – so possible turn trips are 1.15 pm or every 20 mins thereafter.

The Archibald is a ticketed event – tickets prices are Adults $24, Concession $20. Tickets can be purchased on gallery website (recommended by the gallery), however limited tickets are available on the day, at the Gallery.

The train arrives at Geelong a little after 10.30am, it’s only a short walk to the Tutti Cafe, and the Gallery is across the road, so either the 11.00 am or 11.20 am session look good.

All Melbourne and Camberwell Camera Club members, and friends are very welcome.

For further information about this outing or the Mid-Week Outings Group please contact Jim W at midweekgroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Tue 17th June 2025 (3rd Tue) – Boroondara Cemetery, Kew

Tue 3rd Jun 2025 (1st Tue) – Princes & Station Piers, Port Melbourne

Tue 20th May 2025 (3rd Tue) – Naked Racer Moto

Tue 6th May 2025 (1st Tue) – Oakleigh Walk

Tue 15th April 2025 (3rd Tue) – Forest Glade Gardens, Macedon

Wed 2nd April 2025 (1st Wed) – Ocean Photographer of the Year Exhibition, Williamstown

Tue 18th March 2025 (3rd Tue) – Richmond Hill Walk

Tue 4th March 2025 (1st Tue) – The Outsiders Exhibition, CBD

Tue 18th Feb 2025 (3rd Tue) – NGV – Yayoi Kusama Exhibition

Tue 4th Feb 2025 (1st Tue) – Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)

Tue 21st Jan 2025 (3rd Tue) – Healesville Sanctuary

Tue 7th Jan 2025 (1st Tue) – Royal Botanic Gardens

Tue 3^rd Jun 2025 (1^st Tue) – Princes & Station Piers, Port Melbourne

Tue 20^th May 2025 (3rd Tue) – Naked Racer Moto

Tue 6^th May 2025 (1st Tue) – Oakleigh Walk

Tue 15^th April 2025 (3rd Tue) – Forest Glade Gardens, Macedon

Tue 18^th March 2025 (3rd Tue) – Richmond Hill Walk

Tue 4^th March 2025 (1^st Tue) – The Outsiders Exhibition, CBD

Tue 18^th Feb 2025 (3^rd Tue) – NGV – Yayoi Kusama Exhibition

Tue 4^th Feb 2025 (1^st Tue) – Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)

Tue 7^th Jan 2025 (1^st Tue) – Royal Botanic Gardens