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Appendix I - Bob Sojka's Full Itinerary

As of 12/01/2000

18th Jan 2000 Delta Airlines Inc.

Twin Falls
Salt Lake City

(Carrier Sky West)
Flight: DL3804
Departs: 1203
Arrives: 1324 Terminal Unit 2
(Journey Time 54 min)
18th Jan 2000 Delta Airlines Inc.

Salt Lake City
Los Angeles


Flight: DL1411
Departs: 1445 Terminal Unit 2
Arrives: 1538 Terminal 5
(Journey Time 1 Hr 53 min)
18th Jan 2000 Qantas Airways Ltd

Los Angeles


Flight: QF 100
Departs: 2010 Bradley Intl Terminal
20th Jan 2000 Melbourne
(One Stop - Auckland NZ)
Arrives: 0900 International Terminal
(Journey Time 17 Hr 50 min)
20th Jan 2000 Melbourne 9.00am picked up by car and drive to Tatura
(Approx. 2.5 Hr)
Tatura, Melb, VIC from 20th Jan 2000 - 30th Jan 2000
21st - 23rd Jan 2000 Settle in - Recover from flights
24th Jan 2000 Tour Goulburn Broken Catchment region (ISIA/GMW)
Visiting Toolangi area - Graham Wilkinson
27th Jan 2000 Preparation for Presentation (ISIA/GMW)
28th Jan 2000 Presentation - "Is PAM a Best Practice Management Method
to be Adopted by the Catchment?" (ISIA/GMW)
Full day facilitated workshop
29th Jan 2000 Rest ready for QLD - Toowoomaba
Sun 30th Jan Tatura to Melbourne (Aravind)
QF618 Melbourne 11.05am Fly to Brisbane 12.10pm
then drive with Col Shiller to Toowoomba QLD
(Stay over Sun, Mon, Tues nights at Bridge Street Motor Inn
(07)4634-3713 / Fax (07)4634-3060 (ISIA Full)
Mon 31st Jan
Tues 1st Feb
Workshop with Steve Raine, Rob Loch, David Waters
Colin Shiller, Skip Webb and other locals and students
Possibly an evening presentation with Soil Sci Society and Agri Sci Society. (Joint Seminar)
Wed 2nd Feb Travel 280km to Moree (Northern NSW) to visit RMI co-operative Farm.
Drive 120km to Colly. Stay over night at Colly Farm.
Thurs 3rd Feb Visit Colly (Nth NSW) then travel 210km to St George (Sth QLD) where
there is PAM's in action! Stay overnight at Merino Inn (07)4625-3333.
Plus BBQ in evening with local growers, DPI, etc.
Frid 4th Feb Travel with Col to Brisbane. Stay overnight and Sat 5th Feb at Rydges
(07)3255-0822 FAX(07)3255-0899
Sun 6th Feb Meet with Skip Webb in Brisbane.
QF2404 Travel Brisbane 1.50pm to Emerald 3.50pm
Mon 7th Feb Visit Emerald Irrigation area with Skip Webb (drive).
Tues 8th Feb QF2314 Rockhampton 3.50pm to Townsville 5.55pm.
Meet with Col and stay overnight Parkside Motel
(07)4783-1244 FAX(07)4783-4769
Wed 9th Feb Drive 100km to Burdekin Irrigation area Nth QLD meeting with Gary Ham
and other BSES. Stay overnight Parkside Motel
Thurs 10th Feb QF2506 Townsville 4.30pm to 5.35pm Cairns then
QF944 Cairns 6.05pm to Darwin 9.20pm then stay overnight at
Atrium Motel (08)8941-0755 FAX(08)8981-9025
Fri 11th Feb AN1313 Fly 8.00am Darwin to Kununarra 7.40am and stay over at 
Mercure Inn (08)9168-1455 FAX(08)9168-2622
Sat 12th Feb AN2392 Fly 4.35pm Kununarra 7.00pm Darwin. Stay overnight at
Atrium Motel (08)8941-0755 FAX(08)8981-9025
Sun 13th Feb AN158 Fly 12.00noon Darwin to 4.35pm Adelaide. Stay overnight at
The Grosvnenor Hotel Adelaide (08)8231-2961 FAX(08)8407-8860
Mon 14th Feb Meeting with Andrew McHugh for guided tour of PAM work in SA.
Arrive Barossa Junction Resort with Andrew on contact number
Tues 15th Feb Elders Agronomy Conference (am)
pm: Travel to Alawoona meet with John Gladigau, Browns Well Ag. Bureau.
Trial discussion - the role of PAM's in low rainfall cropping zones.
Fertilizer vs Seed application methods. Getting trial objectives in place.
Wed 16th Feb Citrus Field Day - Ingerson's Bookpurnong
Fertigation with PAM's, suspension fertilizers, pruning systems
pm: Fertigation with PAM's in the Loxton district,
Century Orchards, Tom Quirke, Kingston Estate.
Overnight in Loxton, BBQ native wildlife at their place.
Thurs 17th Feb Travel to Mildura - PAM's in drip irrigation.
Table grapes: Panuccio's and Cue enterprises.
Mixing PAM's and fertilizers: T Opardo, Iraak and J Russell, Iraak.
Dropped off in Swan Hill staying at Travelers Rest Moter Inn,
110 Curlewis St (03)5032-9644
Friday 18th Feb Picked up (7am) to travel around Swan Hill with Stewert Rendall
(03)5032-9255 (Rice and Gypsum application) Drive to Griffith to stay at
The Kidman Wayside Inn, 58-72 Jondaryan Ave (02)6964-5666 from
Friday to Tuesday 22nd Feb morning.
Mon 21st Feb Brett Tucker (LWRRDC) (02)6964-1873
Possible CSIRO seminar (Fiona Myers)
Tues 22nd Feb Brett Tucker organise Bob back to Kerang in the late afternoon where he
will be staying at a motel.
Wed 23rd Feb Travel around the area with Bill Heslop then dropped back to Tatura ISIA
23rd - 27th Feb 2000 ISIA Tatura - Cunsulting and Report writing.
28th Feb 2000 Tatura - Sodicity Conference Day One
29th Feb 2000 Tatura - Sodicity Conference Day Two
1st March 2000 Tatura - Sodicity Conference Day Three
2nd March 2000 ISIA - Proposal work
15th March 2000 Tatura drive to Melbourne Airport (280km)
15th March 2000 Qantas Airlines Ltd

Melbourne
Los Angeles
Non-Stop


Flight : QF 101
Departs : 1220 International Terminal
Arrives : 0730 Bradley Intl Terminal
(Journey Time 14Hr 10min)
15th March 2000 Delta Airlines Inc

Los Angeles
Salt Lake City


Flight : DL 465
Departs : 1040 Terminal 5
Arrives : 1325 Terminal Unit 2
(Journey Time 1Hr 45min)
15th March 2000 Delta Airlines Inc

Salt Lake City
Twin Falls

(Carrier Sky West)
Flight : DL3805
Departs : 1505 Terminal Unit 2
Arrives : 1605
(Journey Time 1Hr)
NOTE : There were some minor changes to this itinerary due to some unforseen circumstances.
Dr Bob Sojka had to depart earlier than expected due to his mother's ill health.