TOUR OVERVIEW
Western Australia offers so much; hundreds of kilometres of spectacular coastline, amazing rock formations, long sandy beaches, great food and wine and the lion’s share of native flora. Add to that, rich agricultural farmland and innovative farmers, including the Benedictine monks in Australia’s only monastery town, and you have all the ingredients for a wonderful experience. If you’ve ever wanted to visit WA, there’s no better time than in the spring when the wildflowers are at their most spectacular
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
- l Wildflowers and national parks
- Historic Fremantle and the whaling port of Albany
- Spectacular Kings Park and a cruise on the Swan River
- The popular Margaret River wine region and the monastery town of New Norcia
- Visits to diverse farming and aquaculture enterprises – sheep and cattle, cereal cropping and dairy, vegetables and olives, crayfish and yabbies
TOUR MANAGER: Hugh Morison
Hugh Morison has an impressive background in agriculture, agribusiness and as an Ambassador for Agriculture. He managed the family farm in the Central Grainbelt of Western Australia for many years, introducing the concept of objective measurement and adopting up to date methods of crop
establishment such as minimum tillage and systematic weed control. After moving to Perth, Hugh worked as Grower Services Manager with the Grain Pool of WA and continued in this role after the merger with Cooperative Bulk Handling in 2008. It’s been claimed that he knows more people in rural WA than any other person working in agriculture!
