This yearly tradition always attracts many participants from the Italian community.
The group of 63 enjoyed a beautiful day at the Pangallo Estate in the famous wine region of New South Wales.
They were able to taste figs, olives and cheeses, followed by a succulent barbecue lunch with meat and sausage.
Desert consisted of coffee, cookies and chocolate that had been very generously donated by Rosa Casa.
There was no shortage of music, with folk, pop and the ever-present tarantella to brighten the day.
Chairwoman Lucia Cascio thanked all the participants for the wonderful success of the outing, which manages to delight year after year.
"We like to get together and organise days out at least a dozen times during the year,” said Cascio.
“This bus trip is organised every year for February, and then again in November.”
“Always in the Hunter Valley at this wonderful Pangallo Estate."
Cascio added that after only a couple of hours of travel from Gladesville, they arrived at their destination quite easily.
"The proximity of the Hunter Valley is definitely an incentive to spend time together in a different setting," she continued.
"We organise these events to keep the community together, to socialise, and to give even older people the chance to have fun and new experiences.”
The chairwoman of the Trinacria Association concluded by saying that when they plan trips like these, people are always happy to get away, as well as reminisce about the traditions of faraway Italy.
"I come from a small town, and when they used to do cherry picking and grape harvesting it was always an opportunity to strengthen community relations,” she said.
“Here we try to do the same, carry on traditions even in our own small place and try to remind people of their identity as Italians."
Cascio claimed this was the best mini trip organised by the association yet.
Upcoming events already scheduled will be the chestnut harvest and Mother's Day, followed by the association's anniversary in July.
