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Alfisti Spring Tour 2025   Grampians Gallivant 2025

Alfisti Spring Tour 2025

'Forays with the stars'

The Alfisti Spring Tour 25 is planned to run from central Victoria through NSW's Central West to the Warrumbungles.
The Tour will track the Astronomers, visiting a number of observatories by day & night (e.g. Parkes, Dubbo, Siding Spring, Milroy & Mudgee) while attempting to comprehend the vastness of the Solar System through the 'virtual solar system' exhibits scattered through the Warrumbungles.
A visit to the Western Plains Zoo near Dubbo is a must, as is a walk in the Warrumbungles to view the spectacular geomorphology. We will also make time to visit several motor museums (Kialla & Forbes) along the way.
The Tour returns via Cowra, for the stunning Japanese Gardens, then to the ACT to visit Mt Stromlo, Tidbinbilla, Honeysuckle Creek & Orroral Valley to complete the "Tour".
 

Parkes Radio Telescope(Photo: CSIRO)

Grampians Gallivant 2025

The 2025 Grampians Gallivant is a four-day weekend event organised by AROCA (Vic)
It is based in Halls Gap, with Touring to the north and south of the Grampians Ranges

                        Overlooking Halls Gap & Lake Bellfield   Pic: L Cottle

Proposed Tour Itinerary:

• Friday 24th: Gather in Halls Gap for GG25
• Saturday 25th: Grampians Northern Gallivant
• Sunday 26th: Grampians Southern Gallivant
• Monday 27th: Return home via Ballarat ...

Past Tours

Alfisti Autumn Tour 2025

The 2025 Alfisti Autumn Tour was held in early March.
The Tour was based in Bright, with an itinerary as follows:

• Day 1 (Tuesday 4th): Meet in Bright for Pre-Tour Dinner
• Day 2 (Wednesday 5th): Bright to Bright - via Falls Creek, Omeo & Mt Hotham
• Day 3 (Thursday 6th): Bright to Bright - via Mitta Mitta
• Day 4 (Friday 7th): Bright to Mansfield - via Mt Buffalo & Whitfield

Alfas lined up in Bright - 2025

Alfisti @ Dannys Lookout, Mt Hotham

AAT25 Tour Report should be available here soon ...

Alfisti Spring Tour 2024

'Forays in The Hunter'

After a break of about five years, it was time to return to The Hunter ...
The Tour commenced in central Victoria and travelled via the Riverina, Hilltops and Central West to the Hunter Valley then returned via the Blue Mountains to Canberra.

Touring Alfas at Grey Gums (Photo: L Cottle)

Tour Itinerary

• Tuesday 15th: Kialla to Rutherglen
• Wednesday 16th: Rutherglen to Cowra via Cootamundra
• Thursday 17th: Cowra to Mudgee via Bathurst
• Friday 18th: Mudgee to Pokolbin via Denham
• Saturday 19th: Free day - Hunter Valley
• Sunday 20th: Drive to Nelson Bay & Soldiers Point
• Monday 21st: Pokolbin to Medlow Bath via Putty & Mt Tomah
• Tuesday 22nd: Free day - Blue Mountains
• Wednesday 23rd: Medlow Bath to Canberra via Oberon & Crookwell

Alfisti Spring Tour 2024 report

The Post-Tour Report on the Alfisti Spring Tour 2024 can be downloaded here!

Alfisti Autumn Tour 2024

Monday 1st to Friday 5th April

aka the '2024 Post Alfesta Tour'

The Alfisti Autumn Tour 2024 was jointly hosted by
the Alpine Alfisti Association of Australia and AROCA Victoria.
50 Alfisti from ACT, QLD, VIC & WA participated in the Tour. It ran from Lakes Entrance in Gippsland, touring over the Victorian Alps then through the Snowy Mountains, to Canberra.

Alfisti Autumn Tour 2024 Itinerary:

• Monday 1st: Lakes Entrance to Bright, via Omeo & Mt Hotham
• Tuesday 2nd: Bright to Albury, via Beechworth & Corowa
• Wednesday 3rd: Albury to Tumut, via Tintaldra & Tumbarumba
• Thursday 4th: Tumut to Jindabyne, via Adaminaby
• Friday 5th: Jindabyne to Canberra, via Charlotte Pass, Dalgety & Cooma

                        Alfisti cruising the Snowy Mountains Highway

Alfisti Autumn Tour 2024 reports

Alfisti Spring Tour 2023

Grampians Gallivant

The 2023 Grampians Gallivant (aka Alfisti Spring Tour) was a four-day weekend based in Halls Gap, with Touring to the north and south of the Grampians Ranges

                        Overlooking Halls Gap & Lake Bellfield   Pic: L Cottle

Tour Itinerary:

• Thursday 26th October: Pre-Tour Dinner in Ballarat
• Friday 27th October: Ballarat to Halls Gap, via Ararat
• Saturday 28th October: Tour through the Northern Grampians
• Sunday 29th October: Tour through the Southern Grampians
• Monday 30th October: Return to Ballarat via Great Western & Beaufort

                        Touring the Mt William & Serra Ranges   Pic: L Cottle

Download the Alfisti Spring Tour 2023 Report [here]

Alfisti Autumn Tour 2023

Cuore Sportivo & Forays in the Snowys

An Alfisti Tour from Melbourne to Canberra
via the High Country & Snowy Mountains

• Day 1 (Monday 27) : Lilydale to Wangaratta
  via the Black Spur, Tolmie, King Valley and Warby Ranges
• Day 2 (Tuesday 28) : Wangaratta to Omeo
  via Beechworth, Bright & Mt Hotham
• Day 3 (Wednesday 29) : Omeo to Albury
  via Mitta Mitta, Tallangatta & Lake Hume
• Day 4 (Thursday 30) : Albury to Tumut
  via Jingellic, Tumbarumba and Adelong Falls Gold Mill Ruins
• Day 5 (Friday 31) : Tumut to Canberra
  via Adaminaby, Kiandra & Cooma to visit the Cooma Car Club Museum.
   
• Day 6 (Saturday 1st) : Giro de quattro picchi
  An optional sight seeing tour of Canberra's scenic peaks

Alfisti Spring Tour 2022 (AST22)

Il Grande Giro

Friday 14th to Wednesday 26th October: a Tour in three stages

Download the Tour Director's Report of the 2022 Spring Tour [here]

Grampians Gallivant

Friday 14th to Sunday 16th
Three days based in Halls Gap with daily tours through and around the Gariwerd (Grampians Ranges) region. The stage included visits to Campe's Motor Museum in Hamilton, the Stick Shed in Murtoa and several Silo Art locations.

                        Alfas at Lake Bellfield Pic: D Roberts

The Bend & The Hills

Monday 17th to Thursday 20th
Tour from Halls Gap to Glenelg (Adelaide) with a visit to The Bend Motorsports Park and then through the Adelaide Hills, including a visit to the National Motor Museum in Birdwood and a day exploring Adelaide.

                        Alfisti at Myponga Dam Pic: L Cottle

The Coastal Cruise

Friday 21st to Wednesday 26th
A tour around the Fleurieu Peninsula (visiting Cape Jervis & Victor Harbor) then via the Coorong and along the Great Ocean Road, returning to Ballarat.

                        Alfas on Tour Pic: S Tartaglia

Alfisti Autumn Tour 2022 (AAT22)

Cuore Sportivo

Day 1 (29/3): Lilydale, Yea, Mansfield, Mt Buller, Merrijig
Day 2 (30/3): Mansfield, King Valley, Milawa, Bright, Yackandandah, Albury

Forays in the Divide

Day 3 (31/3): Jingellic, Tumbarumba, Batlow, Tumut
Day 4 (1/4): Gundagai, Cootamundra, Jugiong, Yass, Cavan, Canberra
Day 5 (2/4): Drive'n'Dine: Burble through the Brindabellas

Alfisti Spring Tour 2021

Grampians Gallivant & Forays in Western Victoria

Friday 15th to Wednesday 20th October

Ballarat, The Grampians, Western Victoria and South Coast

                        Alfisti at Kaniva Silos Pics: L Cottle & close-up by K Marmara-Stewart

Tour Itinerary

Forays in the Snowys

Alfisti Autumn Tour #2

Monday 12th to Thursday 15th April

Route: Canberra, Jindabyne, Tumut & Rutherglen
Visits to: Dalgety, Adaminaby, Yarrangobilly Caves, Tumbarumba, Mt Alfred & Albury

Alfas @ Yarrangobilly (Photo: P Atkinson)

Cuore Sportivo Tour 2021

Alfisti Autumn Tour #1

Wednesday 10th to Sunday 14th March

Route: Lilydale, Beechworth, Wodonga, Falls Creek & Wangaratta
Visits to: Mansfield, King Valley, Mt Buffalo, Tawonga Gap, Tallangatta, Dartmouth Dam, Mitta Mitta, Bogong High Plains, Omeo, Mt Hotham and Bright

Alfas @ Dartmouth Dam (Photo: K Marmara-Stewart)

Alfisti Spring Tour 2020

Grampians Gallivant & Forays in South Australia

Wednesday 4th to Wednesday 11th November

Ballarat to Adelaide and return

Alfisti Autumn Tour 2020

Cuore Sportivo & Forays in the Snowys

Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th March

High Country & The Snowys

'2019 Grampians Gallivant'

Alpine Alfisti Spring Tour '19

Friday 18th to Monday 21st October

Grampians Ranges & Western Victoria

Alfas @ Lake Bellfield (Photo: L Cottle)

'Forays in Gippsland'

Alpine Alfisti Autumn Tour '19

Monday 22nd April to Friday 26th April

Victoria's East Gippsland, the High Plains & the Riverina

Alpine Alfas in Tongio (Photo: L Cottle)

'Forays in the Central West'

Alpine Alfisti Spring Tour '18

Thursday 18th October to Tuesday 23rd October

NSW Central West: Bathurst, Mudgee & The Hunter

Alpine Alfas @ Mudgee (Photo: L Cottle)

'Forays in the High Country II'

Alpine Alfisti Autumn Tour '18

Friday 4th May to Monday 7th May

Victoria's North East & High Country

Alpine Alfas @ Dartmouth (Photo: L Cottle)

'Forays in New England'

Alpine Alfisti Spring Tour '17

Friday 15th September to Tuesday 19th September

NSW North Coast, New England & Hunter Valley

'Forays in the High Country'

Alpine Alfisti Autumn Tour '17

Friday 3rd March to Tuesday 7th March

Touring Victoria's 'Man from Snowy River' country

Alfas at Tawonga Gap (Photo: L Cottle)

'The Bogong Adventure'

Alpine Alfisti Autumn Tour '16

Friday 22 April to Monday 25 April

The inaugural Alpine Alfisti Tour
touring Victoria's Mitta Mitta, Bogong High Plains & Ovens Valley

Alfisti at Wallace Hut Photo: (L Cottle)

Le Tour de North East - Spring '15

Le Tour de North East - Spring '14

Le Tour de North East - Spring '13

Le Tour de North East - Spring '12

Le Tour de North East - Spring '11

Le Tour de North East - Autumn '11

The inaugural "Le Tour de North East"