Meeting old friends, making new ones and experiencing the culture of other nations through sport is a fantastic opportunity
2010 Netball/Hockey Tour Blog
The College's U17 netball and hockey squads will be on tour in Singapore and Australia from Wednesday 4th August to Sunday 22nd August. Follow their progress below...
Tour Itinerary Tour Brochure
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Our last full day on tour before we say goodbye to Australia and make the long journey home - and what a full day it has been. A day trip to the Litchfield National Park followed by the eagerly anticipated end of tour dinner.... Read more
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This morning, the tour party was ceremoniously brought together at the Travelodge Mirambeena Resort, where we will spend our last two nights, for some serious retail therapy before our final netball fixtures in Australia.... Read more
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The girls gathered today at the usual 7.30 am ready for a morning of adventure before some tough games against Darwin representative sides in the afternoon.... Read more
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A morning spent feeding fish and bathing at Darwin's Aquascene Fish Feeding Farm, where we saw, amongst others, diamond scaled mullet, milkfish, catfish, green backed mullet, bream, teira batfish, shovel nosed rays and blue spotted fantail stingrays.... Read more
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Today the group chilled out at The Lakes Resort in the morning, preparing for the busy day ahead that has been described as Manic Monday!... Read more
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Today was a mix of relaxation (ie sun and shopping) and an intense game of hockey against a Cairns Hockey Association "composite" side, meaning that select players from various Cairns school sides turned up at a pristine astroturf pitch ready to face th... Read more
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There were no Friday 13th mishaps as we said farewell to our hosts at Barker College and transferred to Sydney airport for the next leg of the tour, which will include a visit to one of Australia's greatest tourist attractions.... Read more
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Our last day in Sydney and a hockey showdown with Barker College. While Barker certainly showed us a thing or two on the netball court yesterday, the girls were keen to prove themselves (and, of course, years of coaching!) on the hockey pitch.... Read more
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The girls were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the 7.45 am meet at Barker College this morning - not unlike the koalas and kangaroos we saw at the Pennant Hills Koala Sanctuary in the afternoon - but the first activity of the day involved a Manly Harbour... Read more
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Our third day in Sydney and an unfortunate change in the weather failed to change the sporting outlook as the girls enjoyed three excellent games of netball against Mater Maria College.... Read more
