Join us for a day exploring the historic treasures and beauty of some of the best villages of the Adelaide Hills. We begin with golden sandstone buildings in Clarendon before going to Prospect Hill with admission included to the marvellous museum there. Its highlights include a former working dairy, old shepherds hut, first Meadows School room, the old Post Office and store, Ash Wednesday Bushfire exhibit etc. Lunch stop will be in historic Macclesfield. Next we visit the oldest SA Anglican church and its significant cemetery at Blakiston, followed by historic Charleston. We conclude our day with a special opening of the Lobethal Lutheran Museum complete with the original 1840s seminary building inside it. Pay admission for this on the day $8 conc, cash or electronic. Extensive history notes included. Depart WEA promptly 9:00 am and return about 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.