SDSU Agricultural Study Tour to Australia- May 2018

 

Friday, May 11^th     Leave for Australia

 

Sunday, May 13^th   Arrive Melbourne

            Day’s activities:

                        City Tour

                        Welcome Dinner

 

Monday, May 14^th             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 15^th             Warrnambool to Hamilton

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit Cooramook Dairy (The Midfield Group)

                        Visit Merino Operation (Michael & Cathy Blake)

 

Wednesday, May 16^th      Hamilton to Bendigo

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit Hopkins River Beef (Claire & Sandy Maconchie)

 

Thursday, May 17^th           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 18^th     Shepparton to Melbourne

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit Fruit Cannery (SPC Ardmona-Simon Taylor)

                        Visit Lang Dairies (Markus Lang)

 

Saturday, May 19^th           Melbourne to Cairns

            Day’s activities:

                        Flight to Cairns

                        Visit Hartley’s Crocodile Farm

                        Visit Tjapukai Cultural Center

 

Sunday, May 20^th   Cairns

            Day’s activities

                        Reef Magic Cruise (Great Barrier Reef)

 

Monday, May 21^st             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 22^nd            Mt Surprise

            Day’s activities:

                        See Undara Lava Tubes

                        Visit Cattle Station (Tom & Christine Saunders)

 

Wednesday, May 23^rd      Mt Surprise to Sydney

            Day’s activities:

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

                        Flight to Sydney

 

Thursday, May 24^th           Sydney

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit with Meat & Livestock Australia

                        Sydney Harbor cruises 

                        Tour of the Sydney Opera House

 

Friday, May 25^th     Sydney

            Day’s activities:

                        Visit Sydney Fruit Market

                        Travel to Blue Mountain

                        Visit Featherdale Wildlife Sanctuary

                        Farewell Dinner

 

Saturday, May 26^th           Depart Australia

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