DELEGATION FOR RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND – THE CHAIRMAN –
Mr Elmar Brok Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs European Parliament ASP 10E130 Rue Wiertz B–1047 Brussels
Subject: 28th EP/Australia Interparliamentary meeting, in Sydney, Canberra, Coles Bay and Hobart on 6 – 13 February 2005
Dear Mr Chairman,
Please find enclosed the report on the delegation’s visit to Australia.
This meeting took place in a warm, open and cordial atmosphere and confirmed the friendship and the desire for cooperation which exist between the European Union and Australia.
I shall be happy to provide you with any further information you may require.
Yours sincerely,
Neil Parish
CR\560718EN.doc PE 356.202 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
DELEGATION FOR RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
28TH EP/AUSTRALIA INTERPARLIAMENTARY MEETING
6 – 13 FEBRUARY 2005
SYDNEY, CANBERRA, COLES BAY, HOBART
The Delegation was received at a very high level, in particular by the President of the Senate, the Hon. Paul Calvert, and by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. David Hawker.
It met Members of both Houses of the Parliament of Australia, from the Government coalition as well as from the opposition; in particular it held a meeting with Chairman Senator Alan Ferguson and Members of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee.
Contacts with Government included meetings with the Minster of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Alexander Downer; the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon. Warren Truss; the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Senator Amanda Vanstone.
The Delegation met also with the Presiding officers and Members of the Parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
The Delegation was briefed by the Ambassadors of the Member States to Australia, and met also representatives of business, think–tanks, academia and the press.
The Commission, and in particular the Head of the Delegation in Canberra, Mr Piergiorgio Mazzocchi, assisted the Delegation throughout its mission, and was very helpful in providing briefings and logistical assistance.
The services of the Parliament of Australia (in particular Ms Paola Cerrato-d' Amico) were extremely helpful in dealing with all organisational aspects of the mission
Meeting with Senator Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, 8 February 2005, 10.45 – 11.30
The Minister introduced the discussion; she remarked that Australia was the 3rd largest taker of refugees for resettlement, and cooperated fully with the UNHCR. Australia was however determined to fight against people smugglers, and the offshore processing of illegal immigrants PE 356.202 2/16 CR\560718EN.doc was the strongest deterrent against those illegal operations. Australia had therefore changed its "immigration zone", in order to exclude Christmas Island and was hearing claims for refugee status there; this arrangement meant that there was no access to further appeals for those claims.
The following took part in the discussion: the Chairman, Wynn, Triantaphyllides, Piotrowski.
The Minister remarked that the system described complied entirely with international law, and that claims were properly heard; the UN would have liked an appeals system put in place, but without "offshore processing", up to 5 degrees of appeals would be accessible to the claimant.
Australia was also running a "legal" immigration programme, which was not oriented anymore principally towards family reunion, but had become more skills–based. The annual yearly intake was 120.000 immigrants.
On aboriginal land rights, the Minister explained that the new policy of the Government was based on direct contacts and negotiations with small communities of aboriginal people rather than on measures of a general nature.
Meeting with the President of the Senate, the Hon. Calvert, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Hawker, 8 February 2005, 11.30 – 12.30
The presiding Officers welcomed the Delegation, and indicated that there was great interest in Australia on subjects such as the effect and the possible limits of the enlargement and the reform of the CAP.
The following took part in the discussion: the Chairman, Claeys, Piotrowski, Triantaphyllides, Hänsch.
The Members of the Delegation gave information in particular:
§ on the draft constitutional Treaty,
§ on the institutional balance within the EU and on the political balance within the EP,
§ on the geographical, historical, economic, political boundaries of Europe,
§ on the development of CFSP/ESDP and on cooperation in the sector of Justice and Home Affairs.
Meeting with the Hon. Warren Truss, Minster for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 8 February 2005, 15.30 – 16.15
The Minister acknowledged recent reforms in the CAP and its contribution to the defence of environment and landscape; however, he felt that the agricultural sector urgently needed free and open markets: "The Doha Round should achieve for agriculture what the Uruguay Round had achieved for industry". In his view, the main problems were the high levels of subsidies, as
CR\560718EN.doc 3/16 PE 356.202 well as market access. The recent resumption by the EU of export subsidies for wheat was particularly unhelpful.
The following took part in the discussion: the Chairman, Wynn, Nicholson, Varela Suanzes– Carpegna.
On market access, the Minister indicated that Australia was following a two–pronged approach, via bilateral agreements (such as with Singapore, Thailand and the USA) and via multilateral negotiations within the WTO. He also outlined the painful reforms implemented by Australia.
On fisheries, the Minister indicated that problems on the Northern border of Australia involved in particular boats from Indonesia and Russia; cooperation in apprehending vessels engaged in illegal operations was excellent with countries such as France and South Africa, but greater cooperation with Western countries should be sought. An agreement with the EU on fisheries would be a welcome development, if at "sustainable" levels.
Meeting with Senator Alan Ferguson and the Joint standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, 8 February 2005, 16.15 – 17.00
Present: Ferguson (Chair), Edwards (Deputy Chair), Bolkus, Hutchins, Haase, Jull, Snowdon, Vamvakinou, Wilkie, Wakelin
The Chairman welcomed the EP Delegation and introduced the Members of the joint committee.
The Australian Members remarked that:
§ there was an "arc of instability" in Australia's neighbourhood, stretching from East Timor, to Irian Jaiya, PNG, Bougainville and the Solomon Islands. Several small Pacific states could not survive without international assistance,
§ PNG: Australia's former policy (1918 to 1975) of "cash with no strings attached" had resulted in widespread corruption, a major decline in administration, and a breakdown in law and order. The new approach, based on tied aid, was giving better results, but "there was a long way to go",
§ with regard to the Solomon Islands, the only point of contention between government and opposition was "whether it would have been appropriate to intervene earlier". The intervention was considered a success,
§ in the whole area, the needs in terms of education and health care were staggering, with AIDS contamination rapidly spreading,
§ on Iraq and security issues, the majority and the opposition did not share the same outlook. This was summed up by the "policeman issue": in short, the opposition felt that "one country should not be responsible for security in one region". With regard to the Pacific region, while the majority stressed that Australia as "the largest, wealthiest country in the Pacific" was "the first port of call", the opposition indicated that "there was a difference of emphasis
PE 356.202 4/16 CR\560718EN.doc on this point". Cooperation with New Zealand had been excellent, in particular in East Timor.
MEPs Wynn, Triantaphyllides, Hänsch, Cramer, Chichester, the Chair, answered questions on:
§ Turkey's perspectives for EU accession and developments with regard to human rights, democracy, migration,
§ the situation in the EU with regard to cultural diversity, right to citizenship, policies for integration and their success.
Meeting with the Hon. Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 8 February 2005, 17.45 – 18.30
Minister Downer stressed the good cooperation between Australia and the EU, as well as the "constructive relationship" established with the Barroso Commission.
On post–Tsunami assistance, the Minister considered that it was "sub–optimal" to operate via debt–relief: the focus should be on reconstruction/rehabilitation. International cooperation should be ensured by multilateral programmes, but the UN was not in a position to effectively coordinate assistance.
On the WTO/Doha, he considered that a positive outcome in Hong Kong was by no means a certainty, but countries like Brazil and India knew the risks involved in repeating Cancun. The role of the Chair would be crucial towards a positive conclusion. There was no agreement yet on the next Director–General, but a favourite had emerged.
On security issues, the Minister stressed the importance of adequately training the Iraqi police. There would be a new NATO initiative on this, and Australia was considering joining this effort. There was no clear exit strategy from Iraq, but public opinion in Australia wanted to see the job finished, not a "cut and run" strategy.
North Korea was a very serious risk, since it possessed 3 nuclear bombs, and there was evidence of exports of nuclear material to Libya and Iran. Israel, in his view, did not contribute to nuclear proliferation.
With regard to the environment, the Minister defined the Kyoto protocol "a political stunt". The measures implemented independently by Australia would in fact ensure that Kyoto targets would be met, but via substantial technological change. Nuclear energy was a serious option, since it was "fantastically environment–friendly". The Kyoto mechanism was artificial and depended too much from criteria such as the base year chosen for calculations.
The role of China in Asia was growing, but a certain balance was in place, with India, Japan, and ASEAN as major players.
On visa policy, the objective was to reduce red tape, but it would take some time to achieve equivalent progress with all EU Member States.
CR\560718EN.doc 5/16 PE 356.202 The following took part in the discussion: the Chairman, Wynn, Martin, Chichester, Triantaphyllides, Cramer, Beaupuy, Piotrowski.
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As indicated, the Delegation also held meetings with representatives from State legislative bodies (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania), from the National Reserve Bank, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and with various think–tanks, academic institutions (in particular, the National Europe Centre of the Australian National University in Canberra), NGOs, professional associations, business organisation.
Among the most important issues discussed:
§ CAP reform: the perception in Australia that CAP reform is making serious progress in not yet firmly established. In particular, the approval of export restitutions for wheat, just a few days before our arrival, was strongly criticised by our Australian interlocutors. The Delegation indicated that this concession depended from exceptional circumstances, and did not indicate a reversal of the EU's decisions on agricultural reform,
§ management of rainforests and logging industry: the Delegation had the opportunity to gain a better knowledge of this issue in particular by meeting both "Forestry Tasmania", the enterprise entrusted with forest management in Tasmania, and the leading NGO campaigning against logging in old–growth rainforest areas (the Wilderness Society). In contacts with Parliamentarians from Tasmania, this issue was also widely discussed. The Delegation obtained therefore a comprehensive information on the social, economic, political importance of logging activities in Tasmania, as well as on potential health and environment risks presented by certain logging systems,
§ in its meetings with business organisations, and in particular in the minerals sector, the Delegation realised also that the proposals for the REACH system caused a strong concern in Australian business circles, in particular with regard to consequences for inorganic products. While the general principles were acceptable, the whole system in their opinion would be unworkable, due to the excessive burden imposed on enterprises,
The Delegation gave therefore information on the state of play with regard to the legislative procedure, and indicated in particular that a more detailed impact assessment would have to be operated, The Chairman would like to thank Mr Giles Chichester, MEP, who led the discussion on this subject, in particular with the Minerals Council of Australia.
§ In its meeting at the National Europe Center at the Australian National University in Canberra, the Delegation was informed about the state of play with regard to European Studies in Australia, and of the need to provide for a better organisational structure by means of instituting two other Europe Centers in Australian Universities.
The Chairman would like to thank Mr Klaus Hänsch, MEP, for his important contribution on this occasion, in illustrating the institutional structure of the EU and the perspectives for future constitutional developments.
PE 356.202 6/16 CR\560718EN.doc § the Delegation also had the opportunity of discussing issues connected with emigration and multicultural society, in particular during its meeting with the Multicultural Commission of Victoria on 10 February in Melbourne. It was very favourably impressed by the wide range of integration policies pursued, and by the pro–active approaches developed.
Some of the political groups represented on the Delegation also had the opportunity of meeting "sister parties" in the Australian Parliament.
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The Delegation thanked its interlocutors for the excellent exchanges; it considered that the interparliamentary dialogue should be continued as soon as possible by a return visit to Europe by the Parliament of Australia.
The Chairman of the Delegation would also like to thank his Vice–Presidents, Miroslav Piotrowski and Terry Wynn for their help and support throughout the trip to Australia. He would also like to thank all Members for their support and help during the visit.
He would especially like to thank the EP Secretariat, in particular Mr Carlo Chicco for his good advice and information during the visit and for his excellent organisational skills. The interpretation team did an excellent job.
Ms Kaija Braid is very worthy of praise in helping to organise the Chairman himself and in keeping the Delegation together and on time.
Also for transportation of the many European Parliament pens that the Delegation distributed around Australia. There must be nearly as many European Parliament pens in Australia as there are in Europe.
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DELEGATION FOR RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
28th EP/Australia Interparliamentary meeting 6–13 February 2005
SYDNEY, CANBERRA, COLES BAY, HOBART
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND ACCOMPANYING STAFF
MEMBERS Group Country Committees
Mr Neil PARISH United Committee on Agriculture and Rural PPE-DE Chairman Kingdom Development Committee on Fisheries Mr Miroslaw PIOTROWSKI IND/DEM Poland Committee on Foreign Affairs 1st Vice–Chair
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Mr Terence WYNN United nd PSE Development 2 Vice–Chair Kingdom Committee on Budgetary Control
Mr Jean Marie BEAUPUY ALDE France Committee on Regional Development
United Committee on Industry, Research and Mr Giles CHICHESTER PPE-DE Kingdom Energy, Chairman
Mr Philip CLAEYS NI Belgium Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mr Michael CRAMER Verts/ALE Germany Committee on Transport and Tourism
Mr Klaus HÄNSCH PSE Germany Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mr Miloš KOTEREC PSE Slovakia Committee on Regional Development
United Committee on International Trade Mr David W. MARTIN PSE Kingdom Committee on Petitions
United Quaestor Mr James NICHOLSON PPE-DE Kingdom Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Industry, Research and Mr Paul RÜBIG PPE-DE Austria Energy
PE 356.202 8/16 CR\560718EN.doc Group Country Committees Mr Leopold Józef Committee on the Internal Market and NI Poland RUTOWICZ Consumer Protection
Mr Kyriacos GUE/NGL Cyprus Committee on Regional Development TRIANTAPHYLLIDES
Committee on International Trade, Mr Daniel VARELA PPE-DE Spain Vice-Chairman SUANZES–CARPEGNA Committee on Fisheries
PPE-DE Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE Group of the Party of European Socialists ALDE Group of the Alliance of Democrats and Liberals of Europe Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left IND/DEM Independence and Democracy Group NI Non attached members
Secretariat, Interparliamentary Delegations
Mr Carlo CHICCO Principal Administrator Ms Kaija BRAID Administrative Assistant
Political group advisors
Mr Alan REID PPE-DE Mr Peter BURU PSE
Interpreters
French booth Ms Agnès BERNARD Ms Pascale DILLARD
English booth Mr Kenneth COLGAN
Polish booth Mr Marcin FEDER Mr Wojciech SKRZYPCZAK
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DELEGATION FOR RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
28th EP/Australia Interparliamentary meeting
6–13 February 2005
SYDNEY, CANBERRA, COLES BAY, HOBART
PROGRAMME
Individual arrivals of the participants in Sydney
Sunday 6 February
8.00pm Coordination meeting of the EP delegation
Monday 7 February
8.15am Assemble in the hotel foyer
8.30am Depart for Westpac Bank Level 15, 2 Chifley Square
8.45am Meet with Mr Andrew Hanlan, Senior Economist and Mr Mark Barker, Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs
9.45am Depart for Reserve Bank of Australia 65 Martin Place
10.00am Meet with Mr Glenn Stevens, Deputy Governor, Mr Ric Battellino, Assistant Governor, Financial Markets, and Dr Malcom Edey, Assistant Governor, Economic
11.00am Depart for the Parliament of New South Wales
11.15am Meeting with the European Australian Business Council, hosted by the Hon John Aquilina MP, Speaker of the Parliament of New South Wales Waratah Room
PE 356.202 10/16 CR\560718EN.doc 12.30pm Attend luncheon with the Hon John Aquilina MP, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and the Hon Amanda Fazio MLC, Deputy President of the Legislative Council, Strangers Dining Room
2.30pm Depart for Lowy Institute for International Policy Ground Floor, 31 Bligh Street
3.00pm Meet with Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director, Global Issues, Mr Mark Thirlwell, Program Director, International Economy, and Dr Malcolm Cook, Program Director, Asia and the Pacific
4.00pm Depart for Sydney Opera House
4.30pm Met on arrival by Mr Ralph Bott for a guided tour of Sydney Opera House
5.30pm Embark at Man O’ War Steps on Olympic Spirit for a cruise of Sydney Harbour
7.00pm Disembark Man O’ War Steps and depart for Deloitte’s Level 9 Grosvenor Place 225 George Street
7.30pm Attend dinner hosted by Mr John Azarias, Practice Leader Strategic Alliances, Deloitte on behalf of the Global Foundation
9.30pm Transport available for return to hotel
Tuesday 8 February
6.00am Baggage collection from rooms
6.45am Assemble in hotel foyer for checkout
7.15am Depart hotel for airport
8.10am Depart Sydney Flight QF787
9.05am Arrive Canberra
9.15am Depart for the European Commission Delegation 18 Arkana Street, Yarralumla
9.45am Meet with HE Mr Piergiorgio Mazzocchi Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Australia and New Zealand
CR\560718EN.doc 11/16 PE 356.202 10.30am Depart for Parliament House House of Representatives entrance
10.45am Meet with Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Committee Room 1R5
11.30am Call on the Presiding Officers of the Parliament of Australia Committee Room 1S4
12.30pm Attend luncheon with members of the Australia/European Parliamentary Group Chairman: Senator Grant Chapman House of Representatives Alcove
2.00pm Attend Question Time House of Representatives Chamber
2.30pm Attend Question Time Senate Chamber
3.30pm Meet with the Hon Warren Truss MP Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Committee Room 1R5
4.15pm Meet with Chairman Senator Alan Ferguson and Members of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee Committee Room 2R1
5.00pm Meet with Dr Martin Parkinson, Executive Director, Macroeconomic Group, Department of the Treasury Committee Room 1R5
5.45pm Meet with the Hon Alexander Downer MP Minister for Foreign Affairs Committee Room 1R5
6.30pm Attend dinner hosted by the Presiding Officers of the Parliament of Australia Speaker’s Suite
9.00pm Transport available to return to hotel
Wednesday 9 February
7.30am Mr Beaupuy MEP to meet with Senator Lyn Allison, Leader of the Australian Democrats Hyatt Hotel
7.30am PSE Members to meet with the representatives of the Australian Labor Party Committee Room 1S6
PE 356.202 12/16 CR\560718EN.doc 8.00am PPE-DE Members to meet with the representatives of the Liberal Party of Australia Committee Room 1S4
8.45am Assemble in rear foyer in hotel
9.00am Depart for the Minerals Council MCA Office Level 3, Walter Turnbull Building 44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest
9.30am Meet with Mr Mitchell Hooke, Chief Executive, Mr Paul Cristofani, Director, Environmental & Social Policy, Mr Peter Morris, Senior Director, Economics & Commerce, and Mr Brendan Pearson, Director, Public Affairs
11.00am Depart for the National Europe Centre Australian National University Building 67C, 1 Liversidge Street
11.30am Meet with Professor Simon Bronitt, Director, National Europe Centre, and Mr John Gage, Deputy Director
12.15pm Attend luncheon hosted by Mr Michael Gallagher, Director, Policy and Planning, Office of the Vice Chancellor Scarth Room, University House
1.15pm Roundtable with the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
2.15pm Depart for Parliament House House of Representatives entrance
2.30pm Roundtable with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and AusAID chaired by Ms Margie Adamson, Assistant Secretary, EU and Western Europe Branch. Attendees: Mr Alan March, Assistant Director General, East Timor, Humanitarian and Regional Programs, AusAID, Mr Andrew Goledzinowski, Assistant Secretary, Counter Terrorism Branch, Mr Peter Hooton, Assistant Secretary, Pacific Regional and NZ Branch, Ms Annabel Anderson, Assistant Secretary, Northern Southern and Eastern Europe Branch, Mr David Binns, Assistant Secretary, Papua New Guinea Branch, Mr Michael Mugliston, Assistant Secretary, Pacific Islands Branch, Mr Craig Chittick, Director, Indonesia Section, Mr Marc Innes-Brown, Director, Philippines-East Timor Section Committee Room 1R5
3.30pm Meet with the Wilderness Society, Mr Alec Marr, National Campaign and Mr Sean Cadman, National Forest Campaigner Committee Room 1R5
CR\560718EN.doc 13/16 PE 356.202 4.15pm Meet with the National Farmers’ Federation, Mr Allan Burgess, Chairman, Trade Committee, Mr Peter Corish, President, Mr Ben Fargher, CEO, and Mr Scott Turner, Trade Advisor Committee Room 1R5
5.00pm Depart Parliament House for the Delegation of the European Commission 18 Arkana Street Yarralumla
5.15pm De-briefings by the European Parliament MEPs to representatives of the European Union Member States at the Delegation of the European Commission to Australia and New Zealand
6.00pm Attend joint reception hosted by the Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Australia and New Zealand and the Chairman of the European Parliamentary Delegation
7.30pm Transport available for return to hotel
Thursday 10 February
6.00am Baggage collection from rooms
6.45am Assemble in hotel foyer for checkout
7.00am Depart hotel for airport
8.00am Depart Canberra Flight QF477
9.05am Arrive Melbourne
9.30am Depart for the Victorian Multicultural Commission Conference Room 3, Level 15 1 Spring Street
10.15am Meet with Mr George Lekakis, Commissioner and Chairperson, Commissioners: Ms Dalal Smiley, Mr Stanley Chiang, Mr Joe Caputo, Ms Melba Marginson, Mr Joe Pavlovic, and Mr Abdiaziz Farah, Youth Co-Opted
11.15am Depart by foot for the Immigration Museum for a guided tour
12.15pm Depart for the Parliament of Victoria
12.30pm Attend luncheon with the Presiding Officers of the Parliament of Victoria, Ms Judy Maddigan MP, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and Ms Monica Gould MLC, President of the Legislative Council
PE 356.202 14/16 CR\560718EN.doc 2.30pm Depart for the Global Foundation Level 23, 180 Lonsdale Street
2.45pm Attend meeting with the Global Foundation hosted by Mr Chris Lynch, Chief Financial Officer, BHP Billiton on behalf of the Global Foundation
4.00pm Depart for Federation Square
4.15pm Met on arrival by Mr Peter Seamer, CEO, Federation Square Guided tour of Federation Square and Ian Potter Centre
5.30pm Depart Federation Square for airport
7.05pm Depart Melbourne Flight QF1027
8.00pm Arrive Launceston
8.15pm Transfer by bus to Freycinet Lodge
Friday 11 February
8.45am Assemble in hotel foyer
9.00am Attend Moods of Freycinet slide presentation Parsons Room
10.00am Depart for Lake Leake
11.00am Meet with Forestry guides to look at production forest types (eg different harvesting methods, coup clear felling and selective logging)
1.00pm Picnic lunch on site. Briefing on forestry, forest practices, and issues relating to the management of rural land use
2.30pm Depart for Lodge
7.00pm Attend dinner hosted by the Hon Dick Adams MP, Member for Lyons Official speaker: Mr Ben Kearney briefing on Plastic Bag Free Towns Amos Room
Saturday 12 February
8.40am Delegation members together with their luggage assemble in the foyer for checkout
9.00am Depart for Swansea
10.00am Visit Swansea Bark Mill, Wool and Wine Centre
CR\560718EN.doc 15/16 PE 356.202 11.15am Depart for Richmond
12.30pm Attend lunch hosted by the Deputy Premier of Tasmania Mr David Llewellyn Prospect House 1384 Richmond Road
2.30pm Depart for Zoo Doo Wildlife Park Middle Tea Tree Road Richmond
3.00pm Meet with Mr Trevor Cuttriss, proprietor for guided tour of the park
4.00pm Depart for Hobart by bus
4.30pm Arrive hotel
6.30pm Depart for Prosser’s on the Beach Beach Road Sandy Bay
7.00pm Attend dinner hosted by Senator the Hon Paul Calvert, President of the Australian Senate and Mrs Jill Calvert
9.30pm Transport available for return to hotel
Sunday 13 February
Depart for Europe
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