This fun, historical day lets you experience the past through a range of SA museums. The day will culminate with the St Kilda Tramway Museum (fee included) which also includes unlimited heritage tram rides to bring back the nostalgia of Adelaide in the early 20th century. Our first visit will be to the Eudunda Heritage Gallery (fee $2 not included) which depicts the life and experiences of many early German settlers in that district. Next we will explore the Barossa Museum, built in 1866,(fee $5 not included) in Tanunda known for German pottery, church life, traditional black wedding dresses, past transport and farm and household implements. Lunch break will be in Tanunda. Our last leisurely stop will be at the St Kilda Tram Museum with dozens of trams from different eras and the rides themselves to the beach. Historical notes provided on the towns and regions visited. Depart WEA centre promptly at 9 am and return around 5:30 pm.

Your Tutor is Dr Denis Binnion AM

Dr Denis Binnion AM has been teaching at WEA since 1974.

Denis became involved in adult education in the 1970s teaching evening classes in history for the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Institute of Technology. He joined the WEA in 1979 as a course programmer in language and liberal studies, and served as its Chief Executive Officer for 20 years.

As CEO, Denis established WEA Travel, a licensed travel agency that has been conducting Australian and overseas study tours since 1984. He has personally led dozens of group tours with up to 40 participants at a time to India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Canada, Peru, Argentina, Chile and New Zealand.

Denis has spent more than 40 years developing study tours and writing history notes for historical and geographical tours within South Australia, other states of Australia and places around the world including parts of Asia, South America and New Zealand. In his retirement he continues to lead WEA overseas study tours and runs regular one day and weekend historical tours of rural areas in South Australia.