Sunday 8 February 2026, 1.00 pm -7.30 pm Sunday Pre-conference field trip – Early colonial and pre-colonial history tour of Adelaide’s first food bowl and pre-colonial Aboriginal group camp Brown Hill Creek, Waite agriculture and environment research and education precinct, and historic Adelaide Hills
Hosts: Prof Jeff Connor, Prof Randy Stringer, Joshua Moore Pick-up Sunday February 8th city location to be determined 1 PM Preliminary Program (Subject to Change) 1:00-2:00pm - Overview of early colony history and bid for UNESCO World Heritage – Prof Randy Stringer (Former head of Global Food and Agriculture Institute, University of Adelaide) 2:00-3:00pm Adelaide’s Aboriginal and colonial history of the colonies first food bowl, Brown Hill Creek catchment – Mitcham Councillor and local history expert – Mr Andrew Tilley 3:00 – 4:00pm Tour of Waite Campus overview of history and activities at the Waite, walk in Arboretum or Hills – Dr Marta Monjardino, CSIRO Agricultural Economist and systems scientist 4:00-5:00pm Mt Lofty look over Adelaide from the top of the Adelaide Hills 5:00-7:00pm Group meal at Historic Stirling or Crafers or Uraidla Hotel 7:00-7:30pm bus ride back to city