Monday, April 23, 2018

 

SDSU Agricultural Study Tour to Australia- May 2018

 

Friday, May 11th     Leave for Australia

 

Sunday, May 13th   Arrive Melbourne

            Day’s activities:

                        City Tour

                        Welcome Dinner

 

Monday, May 14th             Melbourne to Warrnambool

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit National Wool Museum

                        Travel via Great Ocean Road

                        Dinner with local guests at Mailors Flat Hall

 

Tuesday, May 15th             Warrnambool to Hamilton

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit Cooramook Dairy (The Midfield Group)

                        Visit Merino Operation (Michael & Cathy Blake)

 

Wednesday, May 16th      Hamilton to Bendigo

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit Hopkins River Beef (Claire & Sandy Maconchie)

 

Thursday, May 17th           Bendigo to Shepparton

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit Prime Lambs (Roger & Dianne Trewick)

Visit DEDJTR (Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources Research Center

Visit Murray Dairy (Lachlan Barnes)

Water Management

Visit Oasis Olives

 

Friday, May 18th     Shepparton to Melbourne

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit Fruit Cannery (SPC Ardmona-Simon Taylor)

                        Visit Lang Dairies (Markus Lang)

 

Saturday, May 19th           Melbourne to Cairns

            Day’s activities:

                        Flight to Cairns

                        Visit Hartley’s Crocodile Farm

                        Visit Tjapukai Cultural Center

 

Sunday, May 20th   Cairns

            Day’s activities

                        Reef Magic Cruise (Great Barrier Reef)

 

Monday, May 21st             Cairns to Mt Surprise

            Day’s activities:

                        Take the Sky Rail to Kuranda (see the tropical rainforest)

                        Visit Avocado, Mango, Lime & Passionfruit operation

                        Visit Dairy farm

 

Tuesday, May 22nd            Mt Surprise

            Day’s activities:

                        See Undara Lava Tubes

                        Visit Cattle Station (Tom & Christine Saunders)

 

Wednesday, May 23rd      Mt Surprise to Sydney

            Day’s activities:

                        Sightseeing on way to Cairns airport (Millstream Falls, Crater & Fig tree)

                        Flight to Sydney

 

Thursday, May 24th           Sydney

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit with Meat & Livestock Australia

                        Sydney Harbor cruises 

                        Tour of the Sydney Opera House

 

Friday, May 25th     Sydney

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit Sydney Fruit Market

                        Travel to Blue Mountain

                        Visit Featherdale Wildlife Sanctuary

                        Farewell Dinner

 

Saturday, May 26th           Depart Australia

Itinerary developed by Quadrant Australia for the SDSU Student International Experience.

Friday, April 20, 2018