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COVID-19 UPDATE
OUR TOURS ARE FULLY AVAILABLE AGAIN!

Our educational tours of Christie Walk are now in full swing again.
For your protection and ours, any required Covid-19 protocols will be advised when you book your tour.

Tours of Christie Walk 

Our tours offer inspiration and practical examples of a more sustainable way of living, with relevance to a wide range of people:

• • • primary, secondary and tertiary students
    • home renovators or those planning to buy or build a home
    • architects, builders and city planners
    • workplace and community groups
    • anyone with an interest in community and the interaction of natural and built environments.

Booking is essential

Please email urbanec@urbanecology.org.au or call Simon Fisher on 0405 060 510.

A tour can be arranged on any day of the week, provided one of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable guides is available.

Student tours

Tours can be adapted to suit particular curriculum needs of school or tertiary students.
We will try to accommodate your preferred date and time.

Price per student:

• • • Primary students $8.50
    • Secondary students $9.50
    • Tertiary students $15

Minimum tour fee is $110.

General tours

Tours for workplace groups, community groups, professional organisations and members of the public can be customised to suit your interests and available times.  We will be happy to book a tour just for you, your family and friends.

Price per person:

• Adult $25
• Concession $20   (pensioner/senior/student/child under 18)

Minimum tour fee is $110.  Maximum group size is generally 15 per guide.

Our tour waitlist (ideal for local Adelaide residents)

If you are interested to join a public tour at short notice, you’re welcome to ask us to waitlist you.  We will contact you when there is a tour coming up – there’s no obligation.

Tour content

A standard one-hour tour (or longer by arrangement) will demonstrate the following and can also be adapted to suit visitor interest:

• energy and resource efficient home design
• a variety of construction materials, including extensive use of recycled materials
• solar energy for hot water and electricity generation
• stormwater harvesting and recycling
• extensive recycling as part of everyday living
• alternative transport options including car share
• community produce garden
• rooftop garden (a first for Adelaide)
• biodiversity restoration
• benefits of developing local communities
• tips for reducing your carbon footprint

What to wear

Dress appropriately for the weather as you will be outside for most of the time. There are stairs to the roof garden so please wear comfortable shoes.  A lift is available if you find stairs difficult.

Please also note the roof garden has two active beehives.

Getting here

Tours start at our front gate, beneath the Christie Walk sign at 101-105 Sturt Street, Adelaide.
Our guide will meet you there.

Christie Walk is 2 streets south of the Adelaide Central Market, or a similar 5 minute walk along Sturt St from the City South tram stop.

Adelaide Metro’s free City Connector buses 98A, 98C, 99A and 99C stop right next to us on Sturt Street.  For details see this page on the Adelaide Metro Website.

Parking

Free 2 hour street parking may be found on Gilbert St (next south from Sturt St) and in Russell and Norman Streets.

Sturt Street has paid 2 hour parking for $8.40 on weekdays between 8am and 6pm, or $2.50 on Saturdays between 8am and 12 noon.

Weekend parking is generally unrestricted after 12 noon on Saturdays.

Onsite parking is not available.

(updated 5 August 2020)