Northern Districts Model Engineering Society in Balcatta, Western Australia | Amusement and theme park

Northern Districts Model Engineering Society

Locality: Balcatta, Western Australia

Phone: +61 410 658 128

Address: 8 Vasto Place 6021 Balcatta, WA, Australia

Website: https://www.ndmes.org.au

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• Picnic ground

25.01.2022 We at the Club are concerned about the Coronavirus, and recognise your concerns in the many messages we have received so we would like to clarify what is happen...ing on the 29th March. Our members have met about this issue and have decided to open on the 29th March. However, we may be required to close if the Government or the Council ban meetings of more than a 100 people. If there are any further developments then we will give an announcement on this, and our other Facebook pages and also on our website at ndmes.org.au. See more

25.01.2022 Have you ever wondered what its like to drive a steam locomotive? Well, here is our youngest member, Mark, aged 16, skillfully driving a 7.1/4 inch Black 5 around the track, all while filming the experience. Howzat?

25.01.2022 Well our 28th March event was the best post Covid event yet, with a near total sell out for both sessions. Thank you to all those that came and made it a brilliant day for us all. Also thank you to all the volunteer drivers and staff who gave their time freely. Our next event is a mid week school holiday run, but buy your tickets soon, as there is only one longer than usual session, only 150 tickets available, so they will go fast. Book at: ndmes.org.au or at https://www.trybooking.com/BPWTFT Looking forward to seeing you all there. Toot toot! All aboard! SMR

24.01.2022 For information on our upcoming event on Sunday, follow our Face Book events page at: https://www.facebook.com/StirlingMiniatureRailwayBalcatta/ or our website at: http://www.ndmes.org.au/events/ The Stirling Miniature Railway Team dont forget to wear those closed in shoes for entry and to ride on the

23.01.2022 https://news.sky.com//hopes-of-rail-revival-after-beeching

23.01.2022 We at Northern Districts Model Engineering Society are deeply saddened to hear the news of Councillor Andrew Guilfoyles sudden passing. Andrew was a dedicated and caring man who showed particular interests in community groups in the Stirling area and beyond. We ourselves have had the good experience of his advice and company over the years. A great man. A sad loss for the Stirling Community and our deepest condolences to his wife and family. Regards Steve Briggs NDMES President

23.01.2022 Be afraid What a fantastic turnout at Takari Primary School for the THE BALCATTA BUZZ Family Halloween event. Thanks to Jeremy Shirazee - Force Real Estate, Todd Di Rosso and the Takari P&C. Happy to be a supporter.

23.01.2022 It's a pleasure to represent City of Stirling at this year's JAMBO Africa Festival. So much colour and such a rich cultural program. We are proud to support thi...s great event. Thanks to my fellow Councillors, Bianca Sandri - Deputy Mayor City of Stirling, Councillor Adam Spagnolo - City Of Stirling, Councillor Steph Proud. Also joining us was Cr Filomena Piffaretti - Deputy Mayor City of Bayswater. Huge thanks to Joe Tuakeu Tuazama and his entire team for once again putting this event together. See more

22.01.2022 This is a beautifully constructed video from one of our Patrons, Peter Herbert, showing off our Club track and grounds. Thank you Peter, for such a lovely video. You can see Peters original video on YouTube.

22.01.2022 Dear Patrons, the 25th of November Run Day will be our last one for this year. The next Family Run Day after this will be on the 27th January 2019. Regards Stirling Miniature Railway

22.01.2022 Last chance for a holiday treat - our school holiday run is on tomorrow from 9.45am until 1.30pm. Head over to https://www.trybooking.com/BPWTF to book those ti...ckets. Only 23 left so call your mum / dad friends group, grab some tickets, pack a picnic, don those track shoes, oh and don't forget the kids so they can have hours of fun on the trains! Looking forward to seeing you there. Best wishes from the big kids at Stirling Miniature Railway!!! See more

21.01.2022 Our events are changing in May! For the first time in about 12 years, we are having to raise our ticket prices. We do apologise, but this is due to the financia...l impact of covid on our running costs. Details of these price changes are listed below. We are also going to run one session per event, which will be an hour longer than before, from 9.45 until 1.30pm, so you will have more time for rides and a family picnic. This will also help us to keep the steam trains all steamed up for the rides, as they are fussy little locos and didn't like the break between the two sessions we previously ran. We hope you understand why we have had to make these changes, but please contact us if you have any queries about them. Book our end of May event here: https://www.trybooking.com/BOUSZ

21.01.2022 Regrettably, we still do not anticipate opening to the general public until at least the end of September or October. This is because of the Covid 19 restricti...ons currently in place. If the situation changes, we will inform you via this web site or our various Face Book pages. We apologise for any inconvenience to you and your family. See more

21.01.2022 Regrettably, we still do not anticipate opening to the general public until at least the end of August. However, if the situation changes we will inform you via... this Facebook page as usual, and at our website at: ndmes.org.au. We apologise for any inconvenience to you and your family. However, our volunteers, with the help of a stone mason, are still using this time to make the Club grounds beautiful for your return. See more

21.01.2022 This morning we welcomed Councillor Karlo Perkov - City of Stirling from the City of Stirling to look at our many sustainability initiatives and partnerships with the City.

21.01.2022 AMRA 2018 finishing tomorrow.

21.01.2022 We thought you might like an update about our little railway during the crisis. Unfortunately, due to the fact that we cannot maintain the required social dista...ncing when riding our trains, we are still not able to open for our public run day. Follow us or our website for up to date information. However, we have been busy keeping our little railway station beautiful and the gardens lush in readiness for your familys return to our club. Have a look at our efforts in these photos. Toot! Toot! See more

20.01.2022 David Michael, state parliamentary representative for Balcatta having a great time at our first Public Run Day opening since lock down. Thank you for your support of our event David.

20.01.2022 Thank you to all who attended the Mini Rail Expo at Bassendean on Sunday for helping to make it a success. NDMES members had a chance to show the other parts of... their hobby by exhibiting their stationary steam engines and locos at the event, as well as giving rides on an up and down portable track. A great day! Don't forget to add 27th June to your diary for more railway fun at Stirling Miniature Railway! https://www.trybooking.com/BPSJT Enjoy these photos of the event from our members Bruce Beveridge and Steve Reeves See more

19.01.2022 Dont forget to put this event in your calendar for next month!

18.01.2022 Councillor Chris Hatton - City of Stirling and I spent some quality time with the lucky families enjoying the Train Fun Day today. Thanks to the new presiden...t Geoff Wilkinson, Tom, Stephen Briggs and all the hard working members. Please check out Northern Districts Model Engineering Society on FB and remember its absolutely kid friendly. Toot Toot! See more

18.01.2022 Where we began......... with thanks to our long time member Jim Crawford for supplying the photos of the building of our site.

17.01.2022 With apologies, the events for ANZAC Day have been cancelled due to the lockdown. Refunds are being issued for all tickets. Stay safe with your families, and we are looking forward to seeing you at our next event on 30th of May.

17.01.2022 It’s Italian Day at Stirling Iga today! Come down before 2pm to see the dancing Accordion Man, and taste the amazing flavours of Italy!

17.01.2022 18th October run pics

16.01.2022 The Ring of Fire". Its not steam, but an example of the four stroke engines that Stu Martyn has built over the years. NDMES is supposed to be an Engineering Society, but the trend these days, seems to be towards steam locos. Stu has been building small models now for almost 20 years and has videoed most of his working models. His first models were steam, until he discovered the attraction of building four stroke engines. He says that nothing beats the feeling, of seeing lumps of metal put together, and then to see the item burst into life when fired up for the first time!

15.01.2022 Hi everyone, just a reminder that there are only 2 sleeps until our school holiday run day on Tuesday the 1st. Pack a barbie or a picnic and come and enjoy the trains. Dont forget those closed in shoes and we will see you all at 10 am. Also many thanks to all the nice people who came today and enjoyed our train rides.

14.01.2022 Don't forget to add us to your family weekend plans! We are open from 9.45 am until 1.30 pm on Sunday. Book at: https://www.trybooking.com/BOUSZ All aboard! Choo Choo Toot Toot!

14.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//drain-sock-kwinana-pollut/11190266

13.01.2022 Over the next two weeks, you can see a life sized model of the METRONET C-series railcar here at Yagan Square. On top of being built right here in WA by local w...orkers, there’s a few other things you can expect from our new trains. 6 car-trains, with a 1200 passenger capacity Additional and wider passenger doors USB charging ports Regenerative braking Hard-wearing, easy-to-clean flooring See it for yourself: https://all-aboard.metronet.wa.gov.au for more information.

13.01.2022 Many thanks to member Steve Reeves for these photos of the way we were at NDMES in 2000 or there about. I thought you regular visitors might like to compare how... much we have changed over the years, particularly that our original Clubhouse used to be a railway carriage! Looking forward to seeing you all on the 30th May, so don't forget to book those tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/BOUSZ See more

13.01.2022 Our members don't only ride big trains, but have Gauge 1 trains too! Some pictures of our 'Garden Railway' at a Members' Event on Wednesday. Some really wonderful models on show. Toot! Toot!

13.01.2022 been down the Claremont show grounds this morning to set my stall up ,every one were flat getting their display ready for the weekend show

12.01.2022 We have just updated our information in the About Northern Districts Model Engineering Society section of our Face Book page. Check it out.

12.01.2022 18th October tickets only more details to follow We will be opening on the 18th October, for a 2 hour morning or afternoon session, but you will have to pur...chase an online ticket to join either of these sessions. This will allow us to follow Covid guidelines and also allow a deep clean between the sessions for your safety. We will not be allowing barbeques for these session. More details to follow next week once we have set up the ticketing system. Looking forward to seeing you all there. Toot Toot! See more

12.01.2022 Our members had a lovely welcome back from you all. Thank you for making the event 'great again' after our Covid break. Our trains will be running again on the 29th November, and we are looking forward to seeing you all again. https://www.trybooking.com/BMFMZ

10.01.2022 We are now on twitter and you can follow us at: https://twitter.com/ndmes1 Looking forward to seeing you all on the 18th October, don't forget your tickets! Toot toot!

07.01.2022 Looking forward to seeing you all at our train run on Sunday . https://www.trybooking.com/BMFMZ There are more tickets available for the morning session at th...e moment, but its looking like both sessions will not be over filled, so this means an nice relaxing time for you all with little queuing. So tell your friends about the best kept secret for families in Balcatta. Weather to top 23c - lovely! Don't forget your picnic and your smiles. Toot Toot Puff Puff Choo Choo! See more

06.01.2022 Having a great Easter holiday, well, extend the holiday fun next week and visit us for a great day out. It's 9 sleeps to go until Tuesday the 13th and our School Holiday Run Day! Have a great day with your friends and and all your 'childrens' The green flag is ready to wave!!! https://www.trybooking.com/BPWTF All aboard!

04.01.2022 Only six more sleeps to go until our event, and its forecast to be a lovely 31c. Don't forget the water, hat and sunglasses! Its going to be a lovely day, and we can't wait to see you all there Toot toot! Tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/BLYGX

04.01.2022 55 tickets left for our afternoon session, but sorry the morning session has sold out Three more sleeps to go until our event, so snap up those last few ticke...ts and get to experience our lovely old fashion family orientated event on Sunday. Find details on all of our events at: https://www.ndmes.org.au All aboard! Toot toot! Choo choo! See more

03.01.2022 Tickets are now available for the Stirling Miniature Railway Fun Day on the 18th October. Book on: https://www.trybooking.com/BLYGX

02.01.2022 Regrettably the Committee of the Club has decided to cancel the forthcoming Public Run Day on Sunday the 29th of March, and all future run days for the foreseea...ble future during the Corona virus pandemic. Those of you who have booked birthday parties will be contacted by our birthday party manager Paul. Keep your family safe, especially your elder relatives, who are the most vulnerable during this crisis. The Stirling Miniature Railway team. See more

01.01.2022 It was a happy and successful train fun day yesterday, despite the odd light shower. We had time to take this panoramic shot of the club grounds and picnic area.... Thank you and your children for making it a memorable day. We are look to seeing you all again on Sunday the 24th June for more train fun. Toot toot! See more