Indigenous Japanese (Ainu) and Indigenous Australian
Cultural Exchange Australian Tour 2011
(Melbourne and Tasmania)


 Tour schedule


25th February (Thurs) 2011 -- 8th March (Tues) 2011
  date Activities Place of stay
Day 1 24 Feb (Thurs) Departure from Narita for Bangkok at 17:15 (Thai Airways International TG677) In the craft
Day 2 25 Feb (Fri) Leave Bangkok for Melbourne at 00:15 (TG465) Arrival at Launceston at 17:55 (JetStar JQ739) Panatana (camp)
Day 3 26Feb (Sat) Panatana (an Aboriginal site) Panatana (camp)
Day 4 27 Feb (Sun) Panatana (an Aboriginal site) Panatana (camp)
Day 5 28 Feb (Mon) 11:00 Visit Tiagarra Aboriginal Museum & exchanges with Six Rivers Aboriginal Corporation members headed by Wombat (Phillip Bassett-Cowen)
Travel to Iris Reserve (a private forest reserve bought and managed by John and Peter)
Iris Reserve (cottage)
Day 6 1 March (Tues) Activities in Iris Reserve re forest rehabilitation Iris Reserve (cottage)
Day 7 2 March (Wed) Travel to Launceston and visit Riawunna, Aboriginal Education Centre, University of Tasmania for performance and exchanges
Departure from Launceston Airport for Melbourne at 18:25 Arrival at Tullamarine at 19:25 (JQ742)
Home stay in Oakleigh
Day 8 3 March (Thurs) 8:15 am Cultural performance & talk at St. Michael’s Grammar School in St Kilda
15:00 Visit to the Centre for Indigenous Education, University of Melbourne
Same
Day 9 4 March (Fri) 16:00-17:00 Mini performance at Federation Square (the Atrium) (bump in 15:00) Same
Day 10 5 March (Sat) Meeting with Larry Walsh and a visit to the Koori Heritage Trust Cultural Centre (11:00 at the Flagstaff Garden)
Dinner hosted by the Association of New Elderly Inc.
Same
Day 11 6 March (Sun) 11:30 am Interview by 3zzz Japanese language programme
15:00—16:30 Performance & talk at Melbourne Museum (bump in 14:00) 
17:00—19:00 Screening of TOKYO Ainu (Japanese language) at The Age Theatre
Same
Day 12 7 March (Mon) 10:30-12:30 Wurundjeri Tribal Council and MAYSAR
13:30 – 15:30 ANTAR
17:00 -- Dinner Reconciliation Victoria
Same
Day 13 8 March (Tues) Departure from Melbourne for Narita at 16:00 (TG640) In the craft
Day 14 9 March (Wed) Arrival at Narita Airport at 06:15  

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