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Leonarda wrote:Hi Grant

can we get an update please. (wow, its only 3 months away)
We are planning to bring a bus load of members, is there somewhere we can congregate for lunch?
or have lunch delivered ( hopefully not during a speech )

what can you recommend for the masses... some times of opening etc would be good.
LT

Hi Leonarda,

So far there have been no changes to the opening of the National Arboretum Canberra and the move and opening/reopening at the Arboretum by the NBPCA.

It is planned that on the Saturday 2nd of Feb the Bonsai collection will be open to the public within the new Arboretum and from then on 364 days per year and the Saturday 2nd of Feb will be in effect be a day of celebration.

There will guided walks around the Arboretum and the guides are undergoing their training now.

Details are still to be confirmed but there will be a community day with various activities(As well as the NBPCA) and catering on site. Opening hours are I believe 10 till 3pm on that first day and from then on it will be 9am till 4pm.

Until further confirmation that is all I can say at this point but you can with certainty book buses etc and join us on this great day in Canberra.

The exhibition of bonsai will be great with even more trees from all around Australia.

Cheers,

Grant

Hi all,

The new National Arboretum website is up and running and shortly it will have more information on parking, public transport options for the open day on Feb 2nd. Please monitor this site if you are coming down for the day.

Link below to the calendar.

http://www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.au/calendar

Less than 3 weeks till the opening day

Grant

OMG only 3 weeks

Getting close now , who`s going down, I am going down on the bus with the Bonsai Society of Australia, see all you nutters there,should be a good day.
Paul

Whilst I did enjoy the drive to the interim site, I am very happy that this is now only 5 minutes from home. OK so the interim site was probably only 15 minutes anyway, but hey Canberra has some good scenery.
Hope to see lots of people there on the 2nd!

I will try to get there is weather permitting with fires all over Vic. Should be great to see some of the trees on display and meet fellow site members

Can I just clarify that the opening day for the NBPC and the National Arboretum are both on the same day the 2nd of February. I know this changed around a little and the first post here states the 1st of February. Just about to book accommodation and wanted to be sure.

I did notice on the arboretum website that there wont be any public parking on open day (less disabled vehicles). Looks like I may have to catch the bus!

sean.mitchell1 wrote:I did notice on the arboretum website that there wont be any public parking on open day (less disabled vehicles). Looks like I may have to catch the bus!

I assume you are talking about the 2nd?
Where will there be parking? I am intending on driving down from Sydney so will need to park somewhere

ken

http://www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.au ... g_festival It says:

PARKING AND TRANSPORT (For Saturday 2nd February 2013)
Catch FREE ACTION shuttle buses to the Arboretum Opening Festival. No public parking, except disabled parking, is available on site during the Opening Festival.
FREE ACTION buses labelled Arboretum Shuttle will depart regularly from the:
• bus stop at western entry to Canberra Stadium, corner of Battye and Masterman Streets, Bruce.
• City Bus Station, rear of Platform 3.
• bus stop at the Waldorf Apartments, 221 London Circuit, Civic.
• bus stop at the front of the Federal Department of Treasury building, western side of Langton Crescent, Parkes.
• Woden Bus Station, Platform 10.
A more detailed bus schedule will be available on this page above soon.
For further information, please call Canberra Connect on 13 22 81.

Regards,

Grant

Opening Ceremony at 12noon so allow time to catch buses from the above Recognised Sites.

Couple of posts have come up on face book, hope it is ok to post here, spoiler alert

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/201 ... e=canberra



http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-new ... 2dh6h.html

Bretts wrote:Couple of posts have come up on face book, hope it is ok to post here, spoiler alert

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/201 ... e=canberra



http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-new ... 2dh6h.html

Thanks Brett
Nice links
Do you know if there is any Motorcycle parking near the Arboretum? I will be riding down for the day
Or which Bus stop you parking at so I can see the bike:-)


Ken

Not sure Ken but I am starting to hope no one wants to buy my trees and I can ride the bike
Only the day I reckon Saturday night will be fun, not sure if the Canberra club has a meeting on Sunday?

Bretts wrote:Not sure Ken but I am starting to hope no one wants to buy my trees and I can ride the bike
Only the day I reckon Saturday night will be fun, not sure if the Canberra club has a meeting on Sunday?

Well let me know
Will be coming home in the arvo ( sat) as I have to be at an athletics carnival sunday.

I thought someone mentioned the Weekend after was the CBS meeting

Ken