Rotary Club Of Foster, District 9820 – Victoria – Australia Foster toivottaa tervetulleeksi Alue 1410 Suomi Welcome To The Group Study Exchange Team From Rotary District 1410, Finland 11-16 March 2011 The Rotary Club of Foster and its President Geoff Treloar, is pleased to welcome the Group Study Exchange Team from District 1410, Finland to Foster, South Gippsland and the Prom Country. We hope that during your stay here you will enjoy the beautiful countryside, meet the friendly folk of Foster and be involved in the activities of this community. Host FamiliesTeam Leader, Tom Jansson – Shirley & Barry Richards, Foster | |||||
| Programme | |||||
| Friday 11 March – Welcome Day | |||||
| 9.00am | Bus leaves Foster to pick up Team from Caldermede Farm, Lang Lang | ||||
| 10.30am | Bus arrives Caldermede Farm, meets Team with Rosebud Rotary Club for coffee before return to Foster | ||||
| 12.30pm | Bus arrives at Pearl Park, Foster for welcome picnic by Rotary Club of Foster | ||||
| 2.00pm | Visit to Foster Museum, introduction by Buck Rogers, President of Foster & District Historical Society | ||||
| 3.00pm | Team members to hosts | ||||
| Evening with Host families | |||||
| Saturday 12 March – Prom Day | |||||
| Visit to Wilsons Prom National Park – led by Rotarians Max Parnell, Don Nicoll & Bruce Stanfield | |||||
| 9.30am | Team meets at Pearl Park, Foster for briefing before boarding bus to Wilsons Prom | ||||
| 12.00pm | Video presentation at Tidal River | ||||
| Activities – swimming, walks along the beach at Tidal River to Pillar Point, Squeaky Beach. Wildlife sightings – kangaroos, emus, wombats | |||||
| Bus returns to Foster during afternoon. Evening with Host families | |||||
| Sunday 13 March – Market Day | |||||
| 10.00am | Team meets at Main Gate, Foster Show Ground – met by Rotarian John Rice | ||||
| 10.30am | Tour of Market stalls and visit to Market Administration Office | ||||
| 11.15am | Ride on the Foster Rotary Express – coffee and BBQ available | ||||
| 12.00pm | Free time to tour market | ||||
| 1.30pm | Team meets at Main Gate – cars to Stony Creek Racecourse | ||||
| 2.00pm | Arrive Stony Creek Racecourse for the running of the 2011 Stony Creek Cup | ||||
| 5.00pm | Cars return to Foster, pick up by Hosts | ||||
| Evening with Host families | |||||
| Monday 14 March – Community Day – Labour Day Public Holiday | |||||
| Bike riding to Fish Creek – led by Foster Rotary bikers | |||||
| 9.45am | Meet at Prom Road ( Rail Trail) at for a 10.0am start. Ride to Fish Creek and have a coffee at the Celia Rosser Gallery Wander around Fish Creek to the Book Shop and Gallery (There may be other activities as the Fish Creek Festival is on that weekend and it is a Public Holiday.) | ||||
| 12.30pm | Picnic lunch | ||||
| More wandering or a short ride towards Buffalo or return to Foster by bike | |||||
| Afternoon Program | |||||
| 3.00pm | Hosts to collect the team from the Petrol Station Car Park / Pearl Park and take them to the Bland’s Rotary Dairy on the Prom Road. | ||||
| 3.30pm | Bland’s Rotary Dairy | ||||
| 4.30pm | Team then goes home with their hosts | ||||
| Evening with Host families | |||||
| Tuesday 15 March – Vocation Day | |||||
| Miia Jalonen | |||||
| 10.00am | Foster Little Bookroom – meet owner Jan Bull and local authors | ||||
| 12.00pm | To Fish Tales, second hand book shop in Fish Creek – meet owner Bridget Crowe | ||||
| Lunch at Fish Creek, return to Host | |||||
| Janne Kumpulainen | |||||
| 9.30am | Meeting with Lew Wilson, Manager, Community Strengthening & Emergency Management, Shire of South Gippsland at Shire Offices in Leongatha | ||||
| 10.00am | Meeting of the Shire Municipal Fire Management Planning Committee including representatives of Country Fire Authority, police and community, followed by lunch | ||||
| 2.00pm | Return to Host | ||||
| Pauliiana Laitinen | |||||
| 9.00am | Meet Kate Williams Landcare Project Officer, South Gippsland Landcare Network in Leongatha (West Gippsland Catchment Management office) discuss role of Landcare and other agencies | ||||
| 9.30am | DPI Leongatha Officer (discuss role for pest plant/animal management ) | ||||
| 10.00am | Leave Leongatha for Venus Bay 11.00am Arrive Venus Bay, Mae Adams | ||||
| 12.14pm | Lunch (organised by the Club) | ||||
| 1.00 pm | Leave for Gill & Graeme Nicolls, Hoddle | ||||
| 1.30pm | Arrive Hoddle | ||||
| 2.30pm | Return to Host | ||||
| Elina Ovaskainen | |||||
| 10.00am | Meeting with Fiona Bull, Principal, Foster Primary School – Stephanie Alexander School Garden | ||||
| 11.30am | Meeting with Cheryl Glowery, Principal South Gippsland Senior College – Year 11/12 Home Economics class | ||||
| 1.00pm Return to Host | |||||
| Tom Jansson | |||||
| 10.00am | Presentation by Rosemary Swart, Wonthaggi Area Community Relations Officer at Community Offices Thiess Degrémont - Victorian Desalination Project | ||||
| 11.00am | Site visit to Desal plant construction | ||||
| 12.30pm | Lunch in Wonthaggi, return to Host | ||||
| All | |||||
| 6.15pm | Presentation Dinner at Foster Football Club | ||||
| Return to Hosts | |||||
| Wednesday 16 March – Farewell From Foster Day | |||||
| 9.00am | Cars leave Pearl Park, Foster to drive to Port Albert | ||||
| 11.30am | Arrive Port Albert for lunch and handover to Rotary Club of Sale | ||||
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