Optional Tours

On Wednesday 13 December, the afternoon has been left free for delegates to enjoy an optional half day tour. Delegates will be required to meet at the University gates in Victoria Drive, near the University footbridge. All costs include GST (except the Physics-based Industry Tour which is free to registered delegates).

Nestled in the ide sandy arch of Encounter Bay lies Voctor Harbor, a favourite seaside playground for generations of South Australians. Come and enjoy a stroll along the beach or take a horse drawn tram ride across to Granite Island, home to many Fairy Penguins, who use the Island's protected nooks and crannies as nesting sites. Enjoy a seaside afternoon tea and finally view the Bay from The Bluff, which holds great significance in the Njurundjeri creation story, before you drive back along the spectacular coastline of the St Vincent's Gulf. Also includes a short stop to enjoy a wine tasting in McLaren Vale on the way.

Cost: AUD$60.50 per person.

Vineyards, almond orchards and olive groves all grown within sight of the sea. Come and taste the wines of one of the best kept secrets of South Australia, McLaren Vale. The tour will include a visit to a number of boutique wineries for informed tastings and the Olive Grove to enjoy the Fruits of the Vale

Cost: AUD$60.50 per person.

Colonel William Light, founder of Adelaide, described the Mount Lofty Ranges that cradle Adelaide as the Enchanted Hills. Hear you will discover the gardens, small village crafts and orchards that all lead to the enchantment. Includes a visit to The Cedars, home and studio of the late Sir Hans Heysen, well known Australian artist for a will informed tour and time to browse Hahndorf.

Cost: AUD$60.50 per person.

A visit to Cleland Wildlife Park set amongst the tall Australian gum trees is a truly Australian experience. Here you can walk amongst a wide variety of Australian animals and birds in their natural surroundings. Hand feed the kangaroos, see cuddly koalas and wallabies and catch a glimpse of a Tasmanian Devil. On the way back, stop at Mount Lofty Summit for a spectacular view of Adelaide and its environs and enjoy some refreshment.

Cost: AUD$55 per person.

Several tours will be held of local physics-based manufacturing industries in Adelaide. This will include firms like Atmostpheric Radar Systems (ATRAD), Minelab, Lastek, Photon Engineering, Scan Optics, and SOLA Optical. All tours will include Lastek where refreshments will be provided. Not all tours take in all firms.

These tours will be free to registered delegates, but numbers will be limited. Book early

Participants of the AIP2000 Congress are invited to visit the Medical Physics and Radiotherapy Departments of Adelaide Cancer Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

The departments have recently acquired new treatment facilities which will enable the implementation of state-of-the-art therapy, e.g. conformal radiotherapy (CRT) and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).

The tour, which will be conducted on 14 December between 17.30 and 18.30, will include Varian 2100 EX multimodal linear accelerator equipped with enhanced dynamic wedges and multileaf collimator, Nucletron high dose rate brachytherapy unit and Pinnacle 3 dimensional treatment planning software.

If you are interested in the tour can you please register with Eva Bezak on +61 8 8222 5539 or e-mail to Ebezak@mail.rah.sa.gov.au.

Please note that the number of visitors is limited to 25.