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Date:
November 19, 2019
Time:
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Venue: Melbourne Forum Office
L3 / 461 Bourke Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
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2020 CENTRAL AUSTRALIA ABORIGINAL STUDY TOUR

Expression of Interest Information Session

Hosted by:
Gareth Andrews

November 19, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Free

The Melbourne Forum is pleased to offer this unique and exciting study tour in 2020. Join us for a special information evening to explore this opportunity.

Aboriginals have been in Australia for 70,000 years plus. You mob have been here for 230 years. Do you think there is anything we can teach you?” Professor Barry Judd, Aboriginal, Charles Darwin University speaking to a group of white Australian visitors.

 

A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY

2020 CENTRAL AUSTRALIA & BEYOND

“NO CHANGE WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING’

6 DAYS AND 5 NIGHTS

LEARN about yourself

LEARN about your country

LEARN about your people

LIVE in Aboriginal Communities

ENJOY the red earth

“HEAR” the silence

SLEEP under the stars

STORYTELLING

 

Gareth Andrews has been leading tours in Central Australia, and traveling into the Western Desert (visited by very few in these remote communities) since 2012 through his foundation – “Life Again”. Together with you, he will lead a bespoke tour for Melbourne Forum members.

 

Join us for an Information session in the first instance on Tuesday 19th November.

 

Travel in a Swiss-Engineered 10 seat Pilatus PF-12 jet (as flown buy the Royal Flying Doctor Service).

Proposed travel times will be late May / early June.

Cost approx $6,000-$8,500 depending on the final itinerary.

 

Melbourne Forum – Feeding minds and stimulating valuable contributions to Melbourne life.

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