Social Program - Tours

A list of tour codes is included on the registration form. Circle any event in which you are interested. Some tours may require minimum numbers to proceed.

Sunday 25 October

PT1

Aboriginal Cultural Tour - Kurrendi Kamanga - Walking Together (half-day tour)
Includes coach, guiding, entrance fees and morning tea. An introduction to Aboriginal culture accompanied by an Aboriginal guide right in the heart of Adelaide. The tour includes a visit to the Museum, Tandanya and a fascinating Bush Tucker walk in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre
Time: 9:30am
Cost: $50 (min 15)

PT2

Introducing Adelaide - an orientation tour to the city's 'hidden' secrets (90 mins)
Includes morning tea. Come and discover, hear a little history and gather all important local knowledge to enhance you stay.

Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre
Time: 9:30am
Cost: $15 (min 15)

Monday 26 October

PT3

Local Studies 'Meet the Author' Tour
An Adelaide local history writer will talk on research methods and the tools available in the Mortlock Library of South Australia, and then lead a tour of the library.

Venue: State Library of South Australia, Lecture Theatre, North Terrace
Time: 5:30pm
Cost: no charge

PT4

Information Science visit to Ngapartji and dinner
The Information Science Section (SA) invites you to join them in a visit to the Ngapartji Multimedia Centre in Adelaide's East End followed by dinner at Amalfi's very close by in Frome Street.

Venue: Ngapartji Multimedia Centre, 211 Rundle Street
Time: 5:45pm
Cost: approximate cost of dinner $25

PT5 / 6 / 7

Bradman Collection Tour, sponsored by the State Library of South Australia.

Venue: State Library of South Australia, North Terrace
Time: 5:30 - 6:30pm each day
Cost: no charge

Wednesday 28 October

PT8

White Gloves Tour, sponsored by the State Library of South Australia.
An Adelaide local history writer will talk on research methods and the tools available in the Mortlock Library of South Australia, and then lead a tour of the library.

Venue: State Library of South Australia, North Terrace
Time: 5:30 - 6:30pm
Cost: no charge

Thursday 29 October
Tours PT9 - PT14 will leave the Adelaide Convention Centre at 9:00am. Minimum numbers apply.

PT9

Joint Use Libraries - visit TAFE, public and school joint use libraries - a South Australian specialty.
Full day tour (lunch not included)
Mount Barker - Strathalbyn - Seaford - The Hub, Aberfoyle Park

Cost: $20 (min 25)

PT10

Public Libraries - visit a range of Adelaide's public libraries.
Full day tour (lunch not included)
West Torrens - Port Adelaide - Prospect - Goodwood - Greenacres

Cost: $20 (min 25)

PT11

Architectural Delights - visit the old and the new, all with unique architectural features.
Half day tour
Parliament House - Mortlock Library - Rostrevor College Library - City of Charles Sturt Civic Library - University of South Australia (City West)

Cost: $15 (min 20)

PT12

School Libraries - visit three school libraries with a focus on the creative use of technology.
Half day tour
Immanuel College (R-12) - Sheidow Park Primary School - Aberfoyle Park High School

Cost: $15 (min 20)

PT13

Technical Services - talk to the 'experts' and see the innovations in technical services.
Half day tour
University of South Australia - Flinders University

Cost: $15 (min 20)

PT14

Local Studies - History Collection Guided Bus Tour.
Half day tour

Guided bus tour of three of Adelaide's local history collections. Visit collections located at Salisbury, Elizabeth (where morning tea will be provided) and Tea Tree Gully libraries, and return to Adelaide in your own time via the O-Bahn bus route along the River Torrens Linear Park.

Cost: $15 (min 20)

PT15

Tours of Artlab Australia
Conservation and restoration of fine arts and historical material.

Venue: 70 Kintore Avenue
Time: 10:00am
Cost: no charge

Tours are also available for delegates at the libraries listed below. Conference delegates are invited to contact these libraries on an individual basis to arrange an informal visit or tour, whichever is available.

South Australian Museum, North Terrace
Marianne Anthony Tel: 08 8207 7442
Open for informal visits on Wednesday 28 October
9:00am - 5:00pm

Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace
Jim Whittingham Tel: 08 8207 7042
Open for tours only Monday 26 and Wednesday 28 October
12:00 - 1:00pm

Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium, North Terrace
Karen Saxby Tel: 08 8228 2325
Open for informal visits on Monday 26 - Wednesday 28 October between 10:00am - 4:00pm

Supreme Court, 1 Gouger Street
Wanda Dillon Tel: 08 8204 0486
Open for tours on Monday 26 - Wednesday 28 October between 12:00 - 1:00pm

Migration Museum, 82 Kintore Avenue
Tel: 08 8207 7570

History Trust, Edmund Wright House, 59 King William Street
Tel: 08 8226 8554

COMMERCIAL PRE- AND POST- CONFERENCE TOURS

If you have the opportunity, why not arrive early or linger a while longer and enjoy what South Australia has to offer? See the magnificent wine growing regions, the Fleurieu Peninsula, the Barossa Valley or Kangaroo Island. Springtime is an ideal time to head north to the famous Flinders Ranges for longer tours. Festivals being held during the Conference include the Barossa Valley Music Festival and the Rose Festival.

For further information, please contact Hartley Management Group who will forward a brochure.

This information was last updated on 25 June 1998