FAR WESTERN + RIVERINA NSW
12 Day - Student Group Tour
Tour Code: SLA-FWNSW+R
Community volunteering + outdoor Adventure
Personal Development
Students have the opportunity to enhance confidence in outdoor pursuits, engage with communities, develop independence, resilience and practical skills, and reflect on the importance of teamwork through cooperative learning activities.
Service Learning
An adventure providing students with insights into Indigenous culture, the rich biodiversity of Far Western NSW, agriculture and the importance of irrigation - combining outdoor sports and community service participation with opportunities to enhance environmental connection, get hands-on at working farms and gain new skills in a safe, stimulating environment.
Explore Farming + Land from Indigenous and European Perspectives
Tour Highlights
In and around Broken Hill, explore visual art, sculpture and rock art capturing the essence of the outback. Explore mining history and Mad Max moviemaking. Star-gaze with astronomers.
Learn about the river and lake systems of the Menindee Lakes from European and Indigenous perspectives.
Explore the dry lakebed of Lake Mungo, and 50,000 years of human habitation. Learn about the archeological discoveries of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady.
Explore the busy provincial city of Mildura. Get hands on at fruit, grape and almond farms, undertake community service, and experience the mighty Murray River by paddle-steamer.
Discover the sights and sounds of a working wool shed at Hay’s Shearers Hall of Fame and kayak the Murray.
Learn about irrigation water management, agricultural sustainability and food technologies. Visit an irrigated farm to see how cotton is grown and processed.
Finish in Canberra.
Itinerary Suggestion
Let us customise a tour to meet your unique requirements
Grading
The tour is conducted in line with school risk assessment criteria for physical activities as well as established safety guidelines.
Customise your itinerary ➱ We’ll take care of the details ➱
Bags down, Let’s Go !
Student Tour Planning Guide
