Visit to Walter & Eliza Hall Institute - July 2016
Posted by Roger Wilson
Club visit to The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Wednesday 27th July
6.00pm sharp, start
1G Royal Parade Parkville, which is north of the Grattan St intersection and on the west side of Royal Parade.
Tours normally last about 1 hour One of their immunology researchers will give us a lab tour and talk about their research.
The club is required to provide a listing of all names for those attending by am 21st July. If you are not able to attend our meetings of 13th or 20th July to record your name, please email Roger Wilson (roger.wilson7@bigpond.com) and provide names and also confirmation whether you are dining at Naughtons Parkville Hotel after the visit. Only people whose names are recorded on the list will be admitted on the night, due to the Institute’s security requirements.
Parking: There is only limited parking at the Institute (10 spaces in their forecourt). To get to their forecourt you will need to turn at the traffic lights from Royal Parade into the street that leads to the Royal Melbourne Hospital car park. You do not enter the hospital car park, but instead should go left just before the car park entrance- towards the Institute. At the boom gate to the forecourt you will need to press the button, let reception know you are here for the tour and reception will give you access to park on the forecourt.
Alternatively park in Royal Parade or at Naughtons Parkville Hotel, 43 Royal Parade and walk down to the Institute.
Dinner: After the tour it is suggested that we have dinner at Naughtons Parkville Hotel, 43 Royal Parade. www.parkvillehoptel.com.au. Their website contains menu plus they have a two courses for $38.50 offer. If we have more than 20 they will give us a private area to dine in. On the night they will seat us, take your order table by table and take individual payments for what we order.
Ian Armstrong and Bob Davis have checked out the food and given it a tick. It is also recommended by the Institute.
Roger Wilson will be collecting names at our meetings on 13th and 20th July.