Stephen is interested in connecting with people and tailoring his expertise to enhance the enjoyment of all travellers. Internationally, he’s travelled throughout NZ, Cook Islands, North America, UK, and Thailand. He has explored every State and Territory in Australia and especially enjoys spending time in regional and remote places. Stephen enjoys trains and travel, bushwalking, geography and land-use, maps, pastoral care, poetry, and the great outdoors. He also worked for over 10 years in the health sector in NSW to assist in improving workplace culture. After completing an Economics Degree Stephen initially worked within corporate and retail banking areas then moved into the employment, education and training sector where he worked for over 20 years in both metropolitan and regional areas of NSW, and federally in Canberra. His interest in rail was sparked as a youngster by watching steam trains shunt in the yards at Nyngan, and later by regular travel on the Western Mail between Dubbo and Sydney to attend university. Stephen has a lifelong interest in travel and discovery having grown up on the western wheatfields of NSW. Stephen is a trained mediator and has extensive experience in conflict resolution, management consulting, designing and running workshops, coaching, acting, and travel. Eamonn has led a number of tours for Railway Adventures and is pleased to lead this tour once again and is looking forward to sharing his time with you all in Tasmania. It was whilst he was marketing manager, he became involved in the very early days of the Welsh Highland Railway Project. His professional training as a stage manager and events coordinator led to him taking on full time employment at the railway to develop a marketing department. Initially in heritage railways when he was asked to join a volunteer working party at the Ffestiniog Railway in Wales. He has had a great interest in railways since early childhood. With a formal opening in 2003 and the railway renamed the West Coast Wilderness Railway, Eamonn led the team and became its first Chief Executive Officer. Prior to this he was invited to project manage the rebuilding and reopening of the ABT Railway in Tasmania. In 2007 he became CEO of Puffing Billy Railway heading up seventy staff and over 1000 volunteers. Prior to this Eamonn’s career has had a distinct heritage rail focus. Duncan loves the freedoms and camaraderie of train travel.Įamonn joined Launceston City Council in 2013 as Tourism Manager until a wish to ‘semi retire’ gave him the opportunity to start a small day tour company, Prestige Tours Tasmania, which, over the last few years has seen him leading and hosting tours on various themes all over the island. Back home, they ran a Teahouse and Gallery for ten years before establishing a holiday accommodation management business the Blue Mountains. They travelled extensively there, and have been back a number of times, as well as taking trips to the US, UK, France and Italy, Cambodia and the Phillipines. Bell Shakespeare occupied his attention for 6 years to 1999, before he went with his new wife Barbara and taught English in Japan for a couple of years. He spent 6 weeks as B1 in Bananas in Pyjamas, doing the first 40 episodes. He also did a number of TV roles for the ABC, as well as some very small parts in a few movies. He was in the inaugural cast of Les Miserables for Cameron Mackintosh. After a hectic 5 year stint at QTC, La Boite and TN, he moved to Sydney and worked for JC Williamson, The Q, and STC. in 1977, and met Scott in 1982 when they did the Tempest for Queensland Theatre Co. He switched from Road Design to theatre via Queensland Uni. Overnight: End of the Road Motel OR Ash’s Holiday Units, Karumba (B, D)ĭUNCAN WASS grew up in Sth Australia. The rest of the evening is yours to enjoy and the popular Sunset Tavern always on hand for a welcome night cap. We enjoy a light dinner of banana prawns, a specialty fish dish, tropical fruit platters and ice-cold drinks. Watch the sky and sea turn to fire while relaxing on Sun Island (tide and weather permitting), an intriguing and completely flat sand cay. Our little boat takes off from Karumba out into the Gulf waters. You also have the option to visit the Barramundi discovery centre which your tour leader can facilitate.We then gather in the late afternoon to join the Luxury Sand Island Sunset Dinner Cruise. The rest of the morning is at leisure for you to enjoy the town and take a break from the busy schedule to just relax. This morning after a hearty breakfast, our friends at Karumba host a bird watching boat tour along the river and estuaries including a history of the town from the aspect of the river as the gateway to the Gulf.
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