District V2 Convention 2007
The Lions Clubs of Werribee welcomes all fellow Lions to the
2007 Multiple District 201 V2 Annual Convention to be held in Werribee
on 9 - 11 November 2007.
The convention theme is "On Safari".
The City of Werribee is
located south west of Melbourne on the highway
to Geelong. It is about 30 klms from Melbourne and 50 klms from Geelong.
Werribee and its surrounding district is rich in Victorian and Australian
history which attracts thousands of tourists each year to popular locations such as:
Werribee
Park Mansion
Werribee Open Range Zoo
B-24 Liberator Bomber
Point
Cook Homestead
State
Rose Garden
National
Equestrian Centre
South
Base Stone
RAAF Museum
Click here for a map of Werribee's Places of Interest.
Convention Venue
Werribee has many first class venues catering for conventions
and large functions. One of these venues, The Leisure
and Events Centre will be used for the V2 Lions 2007 Convention. Click here for a map to the Convention Venue.
Accommodation
Accommodation for visiting delegates and guests will
be available from the local Motels and B&Bs. It is recommended that
accommodation be booked early as November is a popular time in Werribee
for large sporting and cultural events.
Convention accommodation bookings
made through the Lions Club of Werribee have now closed. All accommodation requests should now be made directly to each Motel or B&B. The following is a selection of accommodation available in the Werribee Area.
Werribee
Park Motor Inn (Best Western)
112 Duncans Road, Werribee
3.5 Stars
Telephone: 03 9741 7222
Comfort Inn & Suites
(Comfort Inn)
6 Tower Road, Werribee
Telephone: 9741 9944
Monte Villa Motel
78 Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing
4 Star
Telephone: 9748 7700
Club Laverton Motel (Best Western)
15 Aviation Road, Laverton
3.5 Star
Telephone: 9369 1811
Carter Cottage B&B
1 College Road, Werribee
Telephone: 9742 3426
Abbotts Apartments
169 Princes Highway, Werribee
Telephone: 9974 8000
Crest Apartments
9 Greg Norman Drive, Sanctuary Lakes
Telephone: 9394 2100
Click here for a map of Werribee's Accommodation.
Other motel accommodation is available within 30 minutes
drive from Werribee at Williamstown, Corio and Footscray. Bookings are
to be made direct to these establishments.
Lions Partner's Tours
11. Werribee Open Range Zoo - Safari Tour
At Werribee Open Range Zoo, you'll find an amazing array of animals living in wide open savannah. Discover grazing rhinos, giraffe and zebra, see cheetah and cheeky monkeys at play, get close to a pride of lions and encounter a family of hippos at the new Kuba River Hippo's experience.
| 1.30pm |
Leave Leisure & Events Centre |
| 1.45pm |
Arrive at Werribee Open Range Zoo |
| 1.55pm |
Safari Tour - 40 minutes bus tour of the open savannah |
2.45pm
|
Walking Trail - with Friends of the Zoo Guides
Participants may purchase afternoon tea in the Meerkat Bistro |
4.00pm
|
Finish Zoo experience |
4.15pm
|
Arrive back at the Leisure & Events Centre |
2. Werribee Park & State Rose Garden Tour
Werribee Park is an outstanding historic and cultural attraction offering an authentic insight into Australia's richly diverse history. Weribee Park will entice you with its spectacular 1870s mansion, ten hectares of exquisite formal gardens, the internally acclaimed Victoria State Rose Garden, contemporary sculpture walk, natural riverine and original farmyard.
| 1.30pm |
Leave Leisure & Events Centre |
| 1.45pm |
Arrive at the Mansion |
2.00pm
|
Mansion self-guided tour with optional audio wands available for hire at $2 per person |
3.00pm
|
Sculpture Walk - self guided tour with park notes
Participants may purchase afternoon tea in the Mansion gift shop |
3.30pm
|
Tour of Victoria State Rose Garden |
4.00pm
|
Finish Werribee Park experience |
4.15pm
|
Arrive back at the Leisure & Events Centre |
3. RAAF Museum & State Rose Garden Tour
Visit the largest collection of Australian military aircraft in the world. See more than twenty aircraft on display. Items of memorabilla date back to the earliest days of the AFC and the birth of the RAAF in 1921 through to the present day. Take a drive around Werribee South foreshore then visit the Victorian State Rose Garden which has over 5,000 rose bushes in a symbolic Tudor rose shaped garden.
| 1.30pm |
Leave Leisure & Events Centre |
| 1.45pm |
Arrive at the RAAF Museum for a self-guided tour |
3.15pm
|
Drive to the Victorian State Rose Garden via Werribee South |
3.30pm
|
Tour of Victorian State Rose Garden |
4.00pm
|
Finish Tour |
4.15pm
|
Arrive back at the Leisure & Events Centre |
More information about the V2 Lions Convention will
be posted here as it becomes available.
There's no better place for a Lion to be than the 07 Convention in Werribee!!
Hope to see you all in Werribee in November 2007.
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