sharpTHE EDITION 4 AUTUMN TRAVELLER MILDURA The Murray River. Flowing, Refreshed, Healthy and Spectacular CUISINE EVENTS ACTIVITIES WINE FiNE DINING ON MILLION DOLLAR DOGS. ANGLING FOR A CATCH IN GrampiaN GrEAT FLINDERS ISLAND KELPIES IN ACTION PORTLAND GrapE ESCapE 8 5 Contents What’s On . 5 The Sharp Files . 6 Mildura . A Unique Holiday Experience . 8 Flinders Island . A Common Ground . .12 1510 Portland . Angling for a Catch . .15 Casterton -Million Dollar Dogs . .16 An Autumn Weekend in Melbourne . .18 Flinders Island - Seasonal Delights . .20 Business Profile - Quest Appartments . .21 Sharp Minds . .22 2120 Sharp Kids . .23 BUSINESS ADVISERS & Flight Schedules . .STONE . .24 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS > Melbourne (Essendon) . .24 > Geelong (Avalon) . Business . .Advisory .24 > Adelaide . .25 > Flinders Island & Launceston . 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National Park - it is a sensational weekend Get set for another exciting Hamilton Cup Head Office Whether you win or lose your bets, Country Welcome not to be missed. Carnival where there will be plenty on offer Racing is a great excuse to get dressed up HamiltonHead Office Airport for the whole family, including live music, Web: grampiansgrapeescape.com.au and head out for a day of frocks, fillies and HensleyHamilton Park Airport Rd This edition of the Sharp Traveller focuses on another of our wonderful destinations – Mildura. Fashions on the Field, entertainment for the The thriving city is filled with opportunities for good food and wine, culture and entertainment, fabulous scenery in country Victoria. Hensley Park Rd kids and a selection of great food and wine. Hamilton VIC 3300 including the majestic Murray River which is at full flow at the moment, following our heavy Hamilton VIC 3300 summer rains. Mildura Racing Adelaide Office 21 and 22 May SirAdelaide Richard Office William Ave Those rains, as well as other extreme weather events, have caused some delays to a number AdelaideSir Richard Airport William SA Ave 5950 of our services. I would like to apologise to any customer who has been inconvenienced by these delays and reassure you that Sharp Airlines will always do everything within its power to With a Mediterranean climate perfect for an Adelaide Airport SA 5950 fly our passengers safely and on time. autumn day out, the Mildura race course is Melbourne Office surrounded by the mighty Murray River and miles of vineyards. The Euston Club Resort MainMelbourne Terminal Office Flinders Island Fun Run I am sure you will join me in wishing all of those Australians affected by flood, cyclone and Mildura Cup Carnival offers fashions on the 4 September EssendonMain Terminal Airport bushfire the best of luck as they recover from these incredible events – which I hope we will field, kids’ activities and plenty of space on HargraveEssendon Ave Airport not see repeated for a long, long time. the lawn for your own picnic. Dust off your sand shoes and limber up your Hargrave Ave Essendon Fields VIC 3041 hamstrings in preparation for the Flinders Web: countryracing.com.au Essendon Fields VIC 3041 Here at Sharp Airlines we are still excited by our services to Flinders Island. It really is a hidden gem which we hope more and more people will discover through our services. Five, a 5km fun run, walk or wheel on the Portland Office The community on Flinders Island is remarkable – passionate, enthusiastic and extremely magnificent Flinders Island. It’s a great day out for the whole family, set amongst MainPortland Terminal Office welcoming. I will be travelling to Flinders Island for lunch with the Gourmet Farmer and the stunning pristine scenery. PortlandMain Terminal Airport team from A Common Ground on 16th April, which you can read about in this edition. CashmorePortland Airport Road Our network also includes Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) services for the resources sector, transporting PortlandCashmore Airport Road VIC 3305 employees from Moomba in outback South Australia to Launceston, from the Flinders Ranges Portland Airport VIC 3305 through to Brisbane. Flinders Island Office MainFlinders Terminal Island Office This year Sharp Airlines will proudly carry over 100,000 passengers throughout Victoria, FlindersMain Terminal Island TAS 7725 South Australia and Tasmania. Our ever-expanding network is opening up more regions to Flinders Island TAS 7725 tourism and business, helping more people to discover the hidden beauty of many regions of Australia. Launceston Office EvandaleMedia & Marketing Road Pick’n’Party at Unavale Winery Melrose Fat Tyre Festival Adelaide Cabaret Festival WesternOrganised Junction Success TAS 7212 weekends in April & May 10-13 June 10-25 June T: 1300 30 48 03 MediaF: 03 53 & 335Marketing 489 Unavale Vineyard is a small boutique Celebrate the long weekend with a single Experience a musical delight with a line-up winery on Flinders Island, which produces track mountain bike riding festival in the of international stars and performances OrganisedE: [email protected] Success outstanding wines in a unique island Southern Flinders Ranges at Melrose, less covering all cabaret genres. T: 1300 30 48 03 Malcolm Sharp environment. The whole winemaking than an hour from Port Augusta. Some Web: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au E: [email protected] process is completed on Flinders Island extreme mountain bike riding will wrap Managing Director and you have the chance to be part of it by up with a parade in the main street and a visiting during harvest time. Mexican party on Sunday night. Is your event or activity not listed here? Web: unavale.com.au Web: otesports.com.au Email the details to [email protected] ` 4 THE SHARPSHARP TRAVELLER TRAVELLER THETHE SH SHARPARP T TRAVELLERRAVELLER 5 The Sharp Files ALLNEW Services & Schedules We have revised our services based on customer demand and feedback with the aim of offering improved flight schedules. For the latest schedules go to pages New Sharp Services connect 24 -26. or visit sharpairlines.com.au Hamilton and the Grampians to Adelaide Sharp Airlines has again expanded its airline offering and make it easier for flight services, and will now offer direct South Australian tourists to come to the flights from Hamilton to Adelaide. The Grampians and experience the region’s Did you know? new service will operate three days per outstanding food and wine, nature-based week. activities and breathtaking scenery,” he said. 1. This year we will carry in excess of 100,000 “For the Grampians Region this new passengers throughout Victoria, South service will assist in the development of Southern Grampians Shire Council Mayor Australia & Tasmania. business, tourism and freight transport,” Cr Marcus Rentsch believes that Sharp Sharp Airlines Commercial Pilot Cadets 2. Our network spans with Airlines Services said Sharp Airlines owner Mal Sharp. Airlines will bring multiple benefits. and FIFO services from Moomba to Ben DiManno (Instructor) Jameson Hunter, Jasmeet Dhaliwal, Jeremy Fry, John Fingleton, Lachlan Wardlaw, Daniel Atwell, Sam Fellows, Launceston the Flinders Ranges through to Tourism Victoria Chief Executive, Mark “I would to congratulate Sharp Airlines Nick Beever,Jacques Beukes David Tessari, Simon Kuhne, Mark Johnstone, Joshua Moody Brisbane. Stone, said providing travellers with on their continued expansion and I look increased opportunities to fly directly forward to social, economic and tourism 3. Our Commercial Pilot Airline Training is to Victoria is great for the local tourism benefits that the new services to Adelaide renowned throughout the world as leaders in industry. and Tasmania will bring to Hamilton and its field. the Southern Grampians Shire,” he said. Sharp Airlines’ First Officer Cadetship for finding employment within the aviation “Tourism Victoria welcomes the 4. As the only airline service to Flinders Island Program provides an outstanding industry. Sharp Airlines’ cadets also have increase in air services to our state Sharp Airlines’ continued expansion career opportunity designed to equip the advantage of experiencing all the Sharp Airlines Office Hours Sharp Airlines understands the great and congratulates Sharp Airlines on its makes it one of the most important responsibility is serving this isolated Bass trainees with the ability to move hands-on activities of a busy, commercial Strait community.