Aussie Ranch Tour

USA Rancher

Aussie Tour

Contact: Grahame Rees

Email : peneena@bigpond.com

Townsville to the Outback to Brisbane

5th July to 16th July, 2020

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Pricing is still being worked out based on Cost of Hire Cars, Fuel, Motels and Food where supplied on Cattle Stations.

We will be letting you know as soon as we know from our agent. We are trying to keep it as low as possible however expect somewhere around US$2,000 - Hope it comes in less.

I have not put all the details or all the images I could but I wanted to get the ball rolling.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TOUR FILL IN THE FORM ON THIS PAGE, YOU ARE NOT LOCKED IN BUT IT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL BE UPDATED.

• Accomodation provided including motels and billeting ( Motels based on Twin Share)

• Car Hire Provided ( Based on 4 people to a Car)

• Fuel Provided in Cost

• Meals provided on the Stations (Food Costs will be in the Fee)

• You will be responsible for meals at each town we visit.

• You will be responsible for travel to Townsville.

Please email Grahame if you have any questions as this is a work in progress.

See the way they do things in the outback before relaxing in the evening with friendly bath !!!

Day 1 and 2

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TOWNSVILLE. QLD

Sunday 5th July
Meet and Greet 5.00pm at Hotel.

Monday 6th July
Barrier Reef and Aquarium Tour

Accomodation

Mecure Motel Resort

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Day 3, 4 and 5

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HUGHENDEN ~ Landsborough Station

MONDAY 7th July
Travel to Chris and Eric LeFierve to look at grazing in rotation on a tropical cattle station.

Drive onto Jim and Terry Lindsay, Steven and Shona Larkin and Geoff and Linda Wearing where you will be billeted for the next 2 nights, including meals.

Tuesday 8th July
Introduction talk with Jim Lindsay who is founder of Low Stress stockhandling and with Grahame and Rod Knight run KLR Marketing. Jim and Terry Lindsay will be sharing about his family's 60,000 acre operation.
Geoff and Linda Wearing will also be sharing his management philosophy's.After this we will do a tour of Jim and Geoff's properties.

Evening Visit with Locals

We will visit with local producers over dinner under the stars.

Accomodation

Billet on With Lindsay and Wearing Families

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Day 6

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Winton

Wednesday 9th July
Leave Jim and Geoff to travel to an outback sheep and wool station.
This may happen in reverse order on the way to Longreach from Alderley.

Still in planning.

Accomodation

Billet on Alderley Cattle Station

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Day 7 and 8

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ALDERLEY STATION

Thursday 10th July
Travel to Alderley

Friday 11th July
Introduction talk with Frank and Radha Blackett

Evening Visit with Locals

We will visit with local producers over dinner under the stars.

Accomodation

Billet on Alderley Cattle Station

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Day 9 - 10

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Winton ~ Longreach

Saturday 12th July
Travel to Longreach to experience the Outback Hall of Fame and the Kinnon Outback Experience.

Sunday 13th July
Visit a local Sheep station producing sheep meat plus experience the Outback with the Kinnon Family

Accomodation

Motel Longreach

Day 11

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Longreach ~ Roma

Monday 14th July
Travel to Roma where we will visit Australia's biggest cattle selling centre.

Also visit the Frith Family Cattle Station.

Accomodation

Motel

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Day 12

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ROMA ~ GYMPIE

TUESDAY 15th July
Travel to Gympie where we will visit the Andrews family where they run sheep, cattle, chickens for eggs and pigs. Stuart Andrews will give us a talk about his operation plus he will give us an overview of the rehydration story and how he is teaching landholders how to rehydrate their landscape.

Accomodation

Motel

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DAY 13

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GYMPIE ~ AUSTRALIA ZOO ~ BRISBANE

Thursday 16th July
Travel to the beach and experience an Aussie beach.

Visit Australia zoo before going onto Brisbane

Accomodation

Motel ( conference Motel)

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Grahame gives a summary of the trip below.

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RCS CONFERENCE INFO

YOU MUST ORGANISE YOUR CONFERENCE TICKETS AND ACCOMODATION SEPERATE TO THIS TOUR.

RCS Conference Website: www.rcsic2020.com

Tickets can be purchased via the website. We also have a mailing list if interested parties want to receive conference emails direct to their inbox (submit the ‘Sign up for updates’ form in the footer of the website).

The conference will run over the weekend of Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July, followed by optional half-day workshops on Monday morning, 20th July. Please see attached draft agenda (please note - the agenda is still being finalised, so start and finish times may change slightly). All events will take place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) in South Bank, Brisbane (venue info here: http://www.rcsic2020.com.au/venue/).

Conference seminars – Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July – AUD$850 if booked by April 30; AUD $935 thereafter.

Location: Plaza Terrace Room, BCEC.

Two days of speakers, including Zach Bush, Charles Massy, Joel Williams, Pierre Weill, Walter Jehne, Terry McCosker and Sarah McCrum, plus Australian producers Di Haggerty and Garlone Moulin, with two more speakers yet to be confirmed.

Morning tea and lunch is provided, and included in the ticket price.

There will be no concurrent sessions run on the Saturday and Sunday, i.e. all sessions will take place in the plenary room and delegates will attend all speakers.

Trade show – Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July – included in seminar ticket price.

Location: Plaza Terrace Foyer, BCEC.

We have invited organisations whose values align with those of RCS – that is, those who strive to empower food and fibre producers to profitably regenerate land, lives and spirit through provision of unique and industry leading goods and services – to attend the conference as sponsors and exhibitors over the Saturday and Sunday of the conference. Delegates will have opportunities through the conference breaks and at the conclusion of both days to visit and network with our sponsors and exhibitors.

Gala dinner – Saturday evening, 18th July – AUD$130 (optional extra)

Location: Boulevard Room, BCEC.

To celebrate 30 years of the Grazing for Profit™ School being taught in Australia, we will be holding a gala dinner on Saturday night. Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7pm start and will run through until around 11:30pm. Delegates will enjoy a scrumptious meal prepared by one of Brisbane’s leading chefs, and will have the opportunity to kick up their heels on the dancefloor. We’ve asked that gala dinner delegates dress up a little where possible (cocktail attire), although we certainly understand limitations of lugging clothes halfway around the world and across western Queensland, only to be worn for a few hours at a dinner! Jeans and a nice, clean button-up shirt (or similar ladies attire) will be perfectly acceptable!

Workshops – Monday morning, 20th July – AUD$220 (optional extra)

Location: Rooms P2, P3 and P4 (right by the Plaza Terrace Room), BCEC.

Workshops are an optional extra for delegates, and will run from approximately a 8am through to midday, followed by lunch. Morning tea will also be provided.

The three workshops will be run concurrently, and delegates can opt to attend one of the following:

Dig deeper into soil health (with Joel Williams and Walter Jehne)
Dig deeper into building nutrient-dense supply chains (with Pierre Weill and Di Haggerty)
Dig deeper into ancient wisdom (with Patrick MacManaway and Sarah McCrum)

Workshops will have a reasonably open agenda, allowing delegates to ‘dig deeper’ into questions and areas of interest that arose over the course of the weekend.

Accommodation

We’ve negotiated special rates at recommended hotels nearby the venue. More information (prices etc.) can be found here: http://www.rcsic2020.com.au/accommodation/. If delegates wish to take advantage of these rates, reservations can be made via the online conference registration process.

RCS CONTACT:

Kerrie Sagnol

P +617 4939 5255

M +61437 371 933

E ksagnol@rcsaustralia.com.au

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