34th International Geological Congress (IGC): AUSTRALIA 2012

NSW-5 Bega - Murrumbidgee Batholiths Pluton Construction
Revealed: Looking Within and Below Batholiths (continued)
100 34 th IGC AUSTRALIA 2012 | Fourth Circular
Day 5 - Wednesday 15th August 2012 - Eden to Narooma
Today after breakfast, spend the day visiting the Bega River, Illawambra Dam and
subduction complex before travelling on to Narooma for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Motel in Narooma
Meals: B / L / D
Day 6 - Thursday 16th August 2012 - Narooma to Sydney
After breakfast head north to Bingie Point for a stop before making your way back
to Sydney and the conclusion of the field trip. Tour ends. Own arrangements upon
arrival into Sydney.
Meals: B/L
Equipment Required: Cool (10-20C maximum). As this is mid-winter the weather may be cold and
possibly wet. Warm wind-proof jacket and hat, sunscreen, walking boots and field
gear required. We will be walking each day, occasionally in creek beds where rocks
could be wet and slippery
NSW-6 A Banquet of New South Wales Geology, Geohistory, Dead Fish
and Great Wines!
Pre Trip: 6 days 5 nights - Monday 30 July to Saturday 4 August 2012
Starts: Sydney
Finishes: Canberra
Numbers limited to 20
Cost: Land: $2595 per person share twin/double
Single supplement: $380
Air: $230
Trip description: View the geology and geohistory of four distinct regions, the Hunter Valley, the
Blue Mountains, the Central West and the Canberra – Wee Jasper areas. See how
the region’s geology underpins its ecology, local history, industry and agriculture,
as well as every other aspect of life in those areas today. Travel into the Paleozoic
Lachlan orogen with its extensive copper-gold deposits and famous Late Devonian
Canowindra Fish Fossils. Participants can dig for fish fossils at a nearby quarry and
enjoy the prizewinning wines of this region
Highlights: Hunter Valley, Blue Mountains, fish fossils, mines, local wines and Canberra
Trip Leader/s: Ms Monica Yeung, Gondwana Dreaming Pty Ltd, Dr Alex Ritchie, Australian
Museum, and Mr Andrew Wooldridge
Day by day itinerary Day 1 – Monday 30 July 2012
Delegates arrive at designated meeting point in Sydney. Depart by coach and travel
north to Newcastle and then into the Hunter Valley. The main topic for this first day
is the Sydney Basin Geology, including coalmining in the Hunter Valley and, of
course, the famous wines produced here. Visit a coalmine and, if you wish, discuss
their CO2 strategies before discovering how the local soils and landforms have
influenced their famous wines. Remember when you taste the wines - “wine comes
from grapes, grapes grow on vines, vines grow in soil and soil comes from rock”!
Overnight: Motel in the Hunter Valley.
Meals: L/D