Year 9 Tasmania Tour 2018
We have just arrived back from yet another wonderful Year 9 Tassie Tour, which was a huge success.
The students learnt about our convict-past, spending a day at Port Arthur Convict Settlement. The evening Ghost Tour was a highlight, scaring many of the students. They loved every terrifying minute of it!
The mansion at Riverfront was the spookiest place to stay, with several students reporting noises in the night! Mrs Whitby and Mrs Tilley were very interested in the reports from one villa in particular, which has a history, of creepy, unexplained noises in the night!
We received immediate feedback from our photos on the College Facebook page. A competitive spirit soon developed between Group A and Group B, with an unfair advantage to Group B (according to Mrs Whitby and Mrs Tilley) because Mr Hanneberry (who appears to be a professional photographer) was on Group B.
Other highlights included:
– The Lion feeding, using meat held in kitchen tongs and the Zoodoo safari, with lots of screams and hysteria during the animals’ feeding time!
– The Tahune Airwalk and Eagle Glider, where the students got to experience Tasmania’s beautiful Tahune Forest, on the banks of the Huon River.
– The monkeys in Launceston City Park and the Cataract Gorge chairlift.
– The spectacular Mole Creek Caves and glow worms.
– The Remarkable Cave and blow hole.
We would like to thank the wonderful staff who gave up their time to help make this Tour such a success – Mr Andrew Dingey and Mr Chris Hanneberry (Leaders, Group B), Ms Claire Jones, Ms Stephanie Bell, Ms Jiaqi Tan, Ms Gillian Loft, Ms Eva Woodward, Mr Todd Zarebski, Mr Alex Scott and Mr Josh Knott.
We also wish to congratulate the students for helping make it an enjoyable experience for all and for their excellent behaviour, maintaining our perfect record of the best camp at Mooroolbark College! We received several compliments from the Tassie Staff at various venues!
Year 8 Parents- start budgeting now for Tassie 2019!
Janet Whitby and Jodie Tilley
Tassie Tour Leaders
