YM24 in Adelaide
YM24 in Adelaide
Yearly Meeting 2024 will be held from Saturday 6th July to Saturday 13th July close to Adelaide at the West Beach Parks complex, near the foreshore at West Beach. This was the site of Yearly Meeting 2017. It will be a hybrid event combining in-person and online gatherings.
The main meeting venue will be at the headquarters of SA Sea Rescue on Barcoo Rd, West Beach. Formal sessions will be held at this venue.
A range of smaller spaces for meetings, Share and Tell sessions and Friendly Schools, will be in the lounge areas of the accommodation units at The Retreat nearby.
Accommodation
The Seadragon and Spinifex Shacks at The Retreat have been booked for Friends attending Yearly Meeting. These are comfortable, air-conditioned small houses with wi-fi and well-equipped kitchens, suitable for self-catering. Friends can request single or shared bedroom accommodation. Four of the Shacks are wheelchair accessible.
A range of alternative, budget style accommodation is available for Friends to book for yourself at the Big 4 West Beach Parks Caravan Park which is 800 metres from The Retreat. The Caravan Park offers a range of accommodation including cabins and caravans. Please book early because YM24 takes place during school holidays and this is a popular venue.
For those who choose to make their own arrangements with accommodation, there is a bus connecting the CBD with The Retreat. For seniors, bus travel is free or at a concession rate in Adelaide. For interstate visitors, access to travel at Seniors rates needs to be organised in advance.
Meals
Packed lunches for $12 will be available to be picked up from a central point. Dinner at the Westward Ho Golf Club will be a vegetarian main course and dessert for $35. The shacks have well-equipped kitchens, so Friends can choose to self-cater. Harbour Town, a large shopping complex, is a five-minute drive from The Retreat and daily deliveries may be possible.
Children's activities
The Pool Side Function Room has been booked for activities for young children and their carers. It is close to a play ground with a large jumping pillow.
Junior Young Friends (JYFs)
Two Sand Dune shacks at the Retreat, adjacent to an adventure play ground, have been reserved for the daytime use of Junior Young Friends and their carers. However, a camp offsite during Yearly Meeting may be possible. Please contact the SANTRM Clerk if you are interested in being involved in a JYF camp or working with the JYFs during YM24.
How much will it cost?
You will be advised of the costs of registration, accommodation and meals on the registration form.
Keep watching this page for updates.
Contact the Yearly Meeting Organising Committee for more information:
cymorganising@quakersaustralia.info.
Venue
Venue
Yearly Meeting 2024 will be held from Saturday 6th July to Saturday 13th July in Adelaide at the West Beach Parks complex, near the foreshore at West Beach, SA. This was the site of Yearly Meeting 2017. It will be a hybrid event combining in-person and online gatherings.
The main meeting venue will be at the headquarters of SA Sea Rescue on Barcoo Rd, West Beach. Formal sessions will be held at this venue.
A range of smaller spaces, for meetings, Share and Tell sessions and Friendly Schools, will be in the lounge areas of the accommodation units at The Retreat nearby.
Children
Activities for children under 11 years will be at the Poolside Room of the Retreat. It is close to a play ground with a large jumping pillow. A Children’s Program is being planned.
JYFs
Two Sand Dune shacks at the Retreat, adjacent to an adventure play ground, have been reserved for the daytime use of Junior Young Friends. A camp offsite during Yearly Meeting may be possible. Please contact the SANTRM Clerk if you are interested in being involved in a JYF camp or working with the JYFs during YM24.
Accommodation
Accommodation
Onsite at The Retreat
The Seadragon and Spinifex Shacks at The Retreat, close to the meeting venue, have been booked for Friends attending Yearly Meeting 2024. These are comfortable, air-conditioned small houses with wi-fi and well-equipped kitchens, suitable for self-catering. Harbour Town, a large shopping complex, is a five-minute drive from The Retreat and daily deliveries may be possible. You can request single or shared bedroom accommodation. Four of the shacks are wheelchair accessible.
You will be advised of the costs of onsite accommodation and meals on the YM24 registration form. Keep watching this site for updates.
What are the alternatives?
A range of alternative, budget style accommodation is available for Friends to book for themselves at the Big 4 West Beach Parks Caravan Park which is 800 metres from The Retreat. The Big 4 Caravan Park offers a range of accommodation including cabins, eco-tents, and powered sites for caravans. Please book early because YM24 takes place during school holidays and this is a popular venue.
Travel within Adelaide
There is a bus connecting The Retreat with the shopping complex at Harbour Town, the airport and the Adelaide CBD.
For seniors, bus travel is free or at a concession rate in Adelaide. For interstate visitors, access to travel at Seniors rates needs to be organised in advance.
Meals
Meals and Refreshments
Morning and afternoon teas will be provided at the meeting venue. For main meals, you can choose to self-cater or you can register for a packed lunch at the venue and for dinner at the Golf Club nearby.
Breakfast
Friends are asked to organise your own breakfast.
Morning and afternoon teas
Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available at the meeting venue. The cost is covered by your day registration.
Lunches
Lunch will be a vegetarian sandwich/roll for $12. Lunch can be vegan, gluten-free and/or suitable for diabetics. Friends with less usual diets will need to self-cater. There will be a central lunch collection point.
Dinners
The Westward Ho Golf Club, near the meeting venue, will provide a vegetarian main course and dessert for $35. Dinner options can be vegan, gluten free and/or suitable for diabetics. Friends with less usual diets will need to self-cater.
Self-catering onsite
The shacks at The Retreat have well-equipped kitchens so you can choose to self-cater. Harbour Town, a large shopping complex, is a five-minute drive from The Retreat and daily deliveries may be possible.
Children and JYFs
Children and young people up to 17 years attending Yearly Meeting will receive lunches and dinners free.
Travel to Adelaide
Travel
Travel to Adelaide
Watch this space for information about travel to Adelaide for Yearly Meeting 2024.
Travel within Adelaide
Travel
Travel to Adelaide
Watch this space for information about travel to Adelaide for Yearly Meeting 2024.
Travel within Adelaide
There is a bus connecting the Adelaide CBD with The Retreat, next to the YM24 venue.
South Australian Seniors Card members can travel free on Adelaide Metro buses, trains and trams at all times.
For interstate seniors, bus travel in Adelaide can be free for 14 days in a row between 9 am and 3 pm and after 7 pm Monday-Friday and at all times on the weekend. To get your temporary seniors ticket for the Adelaide Metro, you can visit one of several locations in Adelaide and present your interstate seniors card. These locations include the Adelaide Railway Station, in the city at 25 Pirie Street, and near the airport at Glenelg.
Interstate seniors can buy a concession Metro card for the peak times (7 am to 9 am and 3 pm to 7 pm Monday-Friday), from one of the many Metro card agent locations in Adelaide.
Alternatively, interstate seniors can order a concession Metro card online before you come to South Australia and it will be posted to you. Make sure you organise this at least two weeks before you travel to allow time for processing and posting to your interstate address.
For more information on places to get a temporary seniors Metro card for free travel, locations to buy a concession Metro card for travel during peak times, and for a link to the form to apply for a concession Metro card in advance, go here: https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/tickets-and-fares/seniors-card.
You can no longer pay with cash when you catch a bus, train or tram in Adelaide. You will need to get a Metro card before catching public transport. Another option on some buses, trains and trams will be to pay full fare using "tap and pay" with your bank card.