Special Outback Australia Air Tour Events in 2012
Take a private air charter to events in outback Australia. These air tours to these events can be arranged to suit you. Some are regular , others are special events. They can fit into your holiday air tour or be just a special weekend events.
Click here to download a brochure…pdf file
General outback guide for activities and events
This is a website that lists many activities .
More information: outback now
Temora Air Museum
An interesting aircraft museum for the enthusiast. Make a day of it with some friends and fly to Temora on one of their air display dates. See their web site for particular dates.
More information: temora museum
Multi dates through 2012…normally Sat and Sunday once a month
Tamworth Music Festival
One of Australia’s biggest country music festival featuring many acts and street performances.
More information: Tamworth Festival
Date: January 20th-29th 2012
Man From Snowy River Bush Festival
Celebration of Jack Riley and Banjo Pattersons “Man from Snowy River.
The highlight is the Telstra wide Country Challenge
More information: http://www.bushfestival.com.au/
Date: March 29th – April 1st , 2012
Coober Pedy Opal Festival
The world’s capital of Opal. At Easter this festival demonstrates opal cutting, mining, and polishing techniques as well as a street parade and food/craft fair. Maybe even try your hand at “noodling”.
Date: April 2012
Kimberley cooking School…Faraway Bay ..WA
Chris demonstrates preparation of lunch and dinner for the 4 days. This is combined with other activities, for example whilst out exploring a sight in the morning the group may catch a fish and Chris will incorporate the preparation of that into the next meal. The cooking school part is as hand on or off as guests wish, and for those less interested they can sit back and enjoy the company, views and good food without getting too involved. Take an air tour from Melbourne direct to Faraway Bay and then return. Make it an adventure for say 6 – 8 clients
More information: Faraway Bay
Date: Dates to be confirmed 2012
Coonamble Rodeo and Campdraft
Live bands, rodeo, campdraft events, bush poets breakfast, street parade, country concerts and more.
More information: Coonamble Rodeo
Date: long weekend June 9th – 11th June 2012
Marree Camel Cup
The cup celebrates the days when Marree was a staging post for the camel trains that carried wool and supplies to and from remote properties. There are 12 camel races and a country concert. Camp under the stars at the race track or maybe in a pub in town. The flight is about 4 hours from Melbourne and a 2 or 3 day trip would be a great escape from Melbourne’s winter.
13 Camel Races including the Marree Australian Camel Cup
Also an open air concert.
Date: July 9th 2012
Yowah Outback Opal Festival
Very remote interesting outback weekend. Fly to Eulo and enjoy there hospitality in the Queen hotel and the Palm Date farm, then drive to Yowah for the festival. Make it a weekend or 3 days as you wish…
Date: 20-22nd July … 2012
More Information: Yowah Opal Festival
Boulia Camel Races
QldFlaring nostrils at the starting gates, jockeys lining up to their steads and the crowd in rapture describes the scene at renown annual Boulia Camel Races.
More information: Boulia
Date From: July 15th weekend 2012
Innamincka Races
Picnic races and gymkhana including a live dance band on the Saturday night.
Date: last weekend of August 2012
Gympie Music Muster
Held in a state forest 40 kms south Of Gympie, this festival swells to 25000 attendees. There are 12 different venues providing a constant program of country music , blues, bluegrass, bush poetry, talent search , dancing and kid’s country music. Camping is on site…catering is provided.
More information: Gympie Muster
Date: end August 2012…to be confirmed
The Birdsville Races
Your own air tour to Australia’s greatest outback horse race. The annual Birdsville Cup Racing Carnival attracts thousands and is famous throughout the world. Great entertainment, class horse racing in the heart of Australia’s outback.
More information: Birdsville races
Date: Sept 1-2nd , 2012
Bathurst 1000 Motor Race
Generally believed to have started in Bathurst, NSW in 1911 on the roads around Mount Panorama. Your air tour can be for the weekend or just go up for race day. The 161 laps and 6 hours of fast and furious motor racing is an experience you will never forget.
Date: October 2012
Deniliquin Ute Muster
Ute owners from all over Australia will be trying to beat last years record of 3418 utes. There are country music concerts, whip cracking and swag rolling competitions. An unusual weekend …especially for the car enthusiast.
More information: utemuster info
Date: 28th and 29th September 2012
Warwick Rodeo
Campdraftingand rough stock events for a great outback weekend
More Information: Warwick rodeo
Date: 24-30th October 2012
Cunumulla Fella Festival
Action packed rodeo and entertainment weekend
More Information: Cunumulla
Date 11-12 November 2011
