Calendar of Events February 2015
Register your event by emailing [email protected]
DATE
EVENT
TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Every Monday,
Whyalla Steelworks
Wednesday &
Tours
Friday 9.30am
(excluding Public
Holidays)
Open 7 Days a
week: 10-3pm
DETAILS
CONTACT
Join this unique bus tour through the 1000hectare site and hear the story behind over
100years of significant Australian Iron and
Steelmaking History. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Whyalla Visitor Centre
Lincoln Hwy, 8645 7900
[email protected]
Take a guided tour of the HMAS Whyalla
War Ship, explore the beautiful gardens
and Maritime Museum.
Open Every Day: 10am – 3pm
Ship Tours: 11am, 12noon, 1pm & 2pm
Whyalla Visitor Centre
Lincoln Hwy, 8645 7900
[email protected]
Adults $18, Conc $16.50, Child $8, Family $44
Whyalla Maritime
Museum
Adults $12, Conc $10, Child $7, Family $31
(*Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)
Mon–Fri: 10-2pm
Sun: 2pm – 4pm
Mt Laura
Homestead
Museum
Mon–Fri:
9.15-2.45pm
Iron Knob Open Cut
Mine Tour
Mon–Fri
Murray Cod &
Barramundi Tours
(by prior arrangement
only)
Every Day:
Self Drive
Pt Lowly Lighthouse
Thurs & Fri:
Steelcap Gallery
9–3pm
Mon – Fri:
Darling Tce Art
11-3pm
Gallery
Sat & Sun 2-4pm
MONTHLY MARKETS
Last weekend of
Tanderra Craft
the month
Market
24 & 25 Feb
Every Saturday
Saturday Market
th
Whyalla 4 Scout
Group
Every Sunday
Sunday Market
George Avenue
Community Market
Step back in time at the Mount Laura
Homestead Museum. Visit the first police
cell in Whyalla, explore the
telecommunications museum, blacksmiths
store, engine displays and much more.
Ekblom Street, 8645 4213
(behind Westlands Shopping Centre)
Only 30minutes from Whyalla take the time
to experience this awe-inspiring Open Cut
mine. Please call ahead to ensure tours are
operating.
Guided Aquaculture Tours. Presented by
local high school students. BOOKINGS
ESSENTIAL. Adults $10, Children $4
Iron Knob Tourist Centre
8646 2129
Take a drive out to Pt Lowly Lighthouse,
enjoy the views and beautiful beaches.
Popular camping areas $5 per night.
Pictures and history of Whyalla and the
BHP shipyards. Gold coin donation
Local artists, Paintings for Sale, Souvenirs
Whyalla Visitor Centre
Lincoln Hwy, 8645 7900
[email protected]
Tanderra Craft Village
Peter: 0488 915 740
5 Darling Terrace
8645 9583 /86489 3499
Craft market stalls, woodwork, homemade
produce, native plants, steelcap gallery live
entertainment and Café.
Stalls, Crafts, Candles, Home-baked goods,
second hand items, Sausage Sizzle.
Christine: 0418 870 890
Car boot sale, brick-a-brac, plants, second
hand goods – grab a bargin.
Lincoln Hwy (Next to the Whyalla
Adults $5, Conc $4, Child $2, Family $10
(Tours operate school days only and must be arranged
with the Whyalla Visitor Centre)
Whyalla Visitor Centre
Lincoln Hwy, 8645 7900
[email protected]
Maritime Museum & Visitor Centre)
Shirley: 0429 676 363
Rozee Street Scout Hall
Christine: 0418 870 890
George Avenue
Contact: 0416 378 539
Calendar of Events February 2015
Register your event by emailing [email protected]
FEBRUARY 2015 EVENTS
Sat 14 Feb
Dirt Circuit Racing
Race Meeting. 5pm Gates Open.
Mullaquana Road, Eight Mile Creek.
Full Canteen and Bar Facilities.
Contact: Terri 0434 677 517
th
Sat 14 Feb
50 Year
Whyalla Cycling Club ‘Race Carnival Night’.
Whyalla Velodrome, McBryde Tce.
Anniversary
Starting 4pm for junior and senior riders.
Carnival
Thurs 19 Feb
Money Matters
2pm – 3pm. Presented by the Legal
Whyalla Public Library, Ekblom Street.
Services Commission of South Australia.
Tahlia Wanganeen: 8686 2204.
FREE interactive session about money
related matters.
Sat 21 Feb
Drag Racing:
Steelcity Drag Club. Gates open 12noon.
Steelcity Raceway, Mullaquana Road.
Race your Mates
Racing Starts 1pm – 5pm. Burnouts from
Contact Mandy: 0417 806 928
6pm onwards. Full Bar and Canteen
www.steelcitydrags.com
facilities.
Sat 28 Feb
Speedway
Westline Speedway Action. Gates open
Iron Knob Road (3kms from Whyalla)
4pm. Full Canteen and Bar facilities.
Contact Geoff: 0428 897 981
Adults $20, Conc $15.
February 2015
Storytime
February 2015
Middleback
Theatre Live Shows
February 2015
Whyalla Cinema
Movie Screenings
(for ages 2-5yrs)
Wed 10.30am / Thurs 10.30am & 2pm
4 & 5 Feb – Fish
11 & 12 Feb – Library Lovers Day
18 & 19 Feb – Lady Birds
25 & 26 Feb – Grrr Tigers
5 Feb: Leo Sayer ‘The Restless Years’
11 Feb: The Naked Magicians – The worlds
naughtiest magic show.
14 Feb –Experience Floyd ‘Coming Back to
Life’ PINK FLOYD Tribute Band
Dumb and Dumber To (M); Paper Planes
(G); Taken 3 (M); Kingsman: The Secret
Service (TBA); Fifty Shades of Grey (TBA)
Unbroken (M); The Wedding Ringer (TBA);
American Sniper (M15+); The Second Best
Exotic Marigold Hotel (TBA); Mortdecai (M)
Whyalla Public Library Ekblom St
Contact 8645 7891
Middleback Theatre
Phone: 8644 7300
www.countryarts.org.au/venuepage/middleback-theatre.com
Whyalla Cinema, Middleback Theatre
Nicolson Avenue.
For movie and session times:
Phone 8644 7300
www.whyallacinema.com
REGULAR MONTHLY EVENTS
Every Monday
Social Days – 12-4.30pm SA Pensioners Assoc. Seniors Hall, Field St. Contact Carol: 0429 019 676
(excluding Public
Learn to Draw – 11–1pm Whyalla Art Group Inc. 5 Darling Tce. Contact: 8645 9583 /86489 3499
Holidays)
Whyalla Tappers – 6-7pm Marching, 7-8pm Tapping. Peters Street Church Hall.
BINGO – 8pm Centrals Football Club, McDouall Stuart Ave, 8644 1144
Every Tuesday
Social Dancing for Beginners – 7.30pm Good Music, Good Company. Church of Christ Hall, Corner of
Duncan St & Peters St. Contact Derek: 8645 4246
rd
Exercise Group – 10.30am Health in our Hands, Whyalla Hospital 3 Floor, Wood Tce
Recovery Meeting – 8pm, Salvation Army Hall, 5-7 Viscount Slim Ave
Buddhist Meditation Sessions – 7.30pm, 78 Wileman Steet
Woodcraft - 7-10pm Whyalla Woodies, Tanderra Craft Village, R Block, Lincoln Hwy
Country Women’s Assoc – 10am, Girl Guide Hall, Rozee Street
Seniors Social Gathering – 10.30am – 3pm, Senior Citizens Hall, Field Street. Contact Carol: 0429 019 676
Painting – 1–3.30pm Whyalla Art Group Inc. 5 Darling Tce. Contact: 8645 9583 /86489 3499
Whyalla Model Railway Society – 8pm, HO Gauge. All Welcome. Corner Fisk St & Fisk Lane.
Contact Jim: 0439 653 740
Golf Croquet –8.15-10am & Twilight 6-8.30pm. $5 pp. Whyalla Croquet club, Whitehead Street.
Contact Rosemary: 8645 2301
Prossers Night Owls, Lawn Bowls – 6.45pm Friendly and social competition. Whyalla Golf & Bowling Club.
Contact Terry: 8649 2366
Calendar of Events February 2015
Register your event by emailing [email protected]
Social Dancing – 7.30pm Good Music, Good Company. Social Dancing/Old Style/Modern/ Sequence. Church
of Christ Hall, Corner of Duncan St & Peters St. Contact Derek 8645 4246
Whyalla Singers – 7-9pm, Senior Citizens Hall, Field St. Contact: 8645 1938
Spencer Gulf Dog Obedience – Obedience 5-6pm, Rally 6-7pm. Current dog vaccinations must be sited.
Nicolson Avenue School Oval. Contact Judy: 0433 767 557
Gigglepots – 2pm (during the school terms). Whyalla Public Library, Ekblom St. Contact 8645 7891
BINGO – 8pm Weeroona Bay Football Club, Cartledge Ave. 8649 1221
nd
Every 2 & Last
Photography – 7pm, Hockey Clubrooms, Searle St
Wednesday
Dutch Aged Care Social Group – 10am - 2pm, Hockey Grounds, Searle St.
Every Thursday
Walking Group, Health in our Hands – 9am, Searle St Car Park
Lawn Bowls Roll Up – Registrations 12-12.30pm. Start 1pm. Whyalla Bowling Club, Whitehead Street.
Contact: 8645 4898
BINGO – 1pm & 8pm Centrals Football Club, McDouall Stuart Ave, 8644 1144
Tanderra Craft Market Shop – Open 9-1pm, Tanderra Craft Village, Lincoln Hwy. Contact: 0438 814 379
Every Friday
Dancing & Socialising – 7.30 – 10pm, St James Lutheran Church Hall, Lewthwaite St
Golf Croquet – Whyalla Croquet club, Whitehead Street. 8.15-10am $5 pp. Contact Rosemary: 8645 2301
Social Canasta Players - 7pm, Church of Christ Hall Corner of Duncan St & Peters St. Contact 0429 019 676
Gigglepots – 10.30am (during the school terms). Whyalla Public Library. Contact 8645 7891
BINGO – 8pm, Lions Soccer Club, Wilsdon Street, 8645 5098
Every Saturday
Dancing & Socialising – 7.30 – 11pm, St James Lutheran Church Hall, Lewthwaite St
Tanderra Re-Vegetation Native Plant Shop – Open 10-2pm, Tanderra Craft Village, Lincoln Hwy.
Contact Ellen: 8645 1674
Every Sunday
Spencer Gulf Dog Obedience – Obedience 9am, Beginners 10am, Agility 11am. Current dog vaccinations
must be sited. Nicolson Avenue School Oval. Contact Judy: 0433 767 557
Last Sunday
Visual Art, D’Faces of Youth Art – Workshops inc. aerosol, puppet making, painting, drawing, sculpture and
cartooning. Cost $3 members, $8 general public. All Welcome. 14 Viscount Slim Ave.
Contact Amanda: 8645 1265 [email protected]
Mon–Thurs:
Whyalla Men’s Shed - Spend some time with like-minded folk, enjoy the friendly atmosphere and get your
10–2pm
hands dirty. (Closed footwear required). William Street Shed (behind Priceline Chemist)
Sat: 10–12noon
Contact Brian: 0408 849 653 www.whyallamenshed.org.au
UPCOMING WHYALLA EVENTS
7 & 8 March
Drag Racing
660 Drag Racing Series
Steelcity Raceway, Mullaquana Road.
7 March - Test and Tune
Contact Lia: 0409 607 176
8 March - Round 3
www.steelcitydrags.com
8 March
Dirt Circuit Racing
Night Meeting / Teams Day. 5pm Gates
Mullaquana Road, Eight Mile Creek.
Open. Full Canteen and Bar Facilities.
Contact: Terri 0434 677 517
28 March
Quiz Night
Fundraiser for the Bayview Sporting and
Whyalla Left Hand Club, Dick Street
Social Club. 7pm for a 7.30pm start. $10
Lisa: 0400 459 797
per person, great prizes. Teams of 8-10.
Bring a plate of supper for your table.
March 2015
Middleback
24 March: Kelly - Cowards, Murderers or
Middleback Theatre
Theatre Live Shows Hero’s? Life or Death?
Phone: 8644 7300
26 March: The McClymonts – ‘Forever
www.countryarts.org.au/venueBegins Tonight Tour’
page/middleback-theatre.com
EASTER
AUSTRALIAN
Register online now - catch your big red
Whyalla Foreshore
3-5 April 2015
SNAPPER
and be in the running for some great prizes. Whyalla City Council
Early bird entry closes 13 March 15.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Contact Gail: 8640 3444
Adults $40 ($55), Children $10 ($15)
www.australiansnapper.com.au
EASTER
FISHY FRINGE
Food & Craft Stalls, Amusement Rides, Live Whyalla Foreshore.
4 & 5 April 2015
FESTIVAL
Entertainment, Creative Workshops.
Events Whyalla. Contact: 8645 5223
10 & 11 & 17
One Act Plays
Whyalla Players present a night of One Act
Whyalla Left Hand Club & D’faces of
April 2015
Plays. A great night of entertainment for
Youth Art.
young and old.
Contact Steve: 0427 441 810
Every Wednesday