A day off the beaten track visiting Allendale North,Marrabel, Apoinga (site of the first smelter for Burra copper mines 1849) and Apoinga Lagoon, Emuville historic site, and driving past Koonoona station homestead once one of the greatest SA sheep stations with 29,000 freehold acres. Lunch break in Burra. After lunch a visit to Worlds End and Burra Creek Gorge and then we sing our way across the Hallelujah Hills to Emu Downs and its old Lutheran church. There is a small surprise around every corner! Homeward stops in Robertstown( once known as Emuville too) and Kapunda. A day exploring the Burra copper routes, tiny German settlements and forgotten places. Extensive history notes included. Depart WEA centre 8:30 am and return about 5:45 pm.

Your Tutor is Dr Denis Binnion AM

Dr Denis Binnion AM has been teaching at WEA since 1974.

Denis became involved in adult education in the 1970s teaching evening classes in history for the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Institute of Technology. He joined the WEA in 1979 as a course programmer in language and liberal studies, and served as its Chief Executive Officer for 20 years.

As CEO, Denis established WEA Travel, a licensed travel agency that has been conducting Australian and overseas study tours since 1984. He has personally led dozens of group tours with up to 40 participants at a time to India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Canada, Peru, Argentina, Chile and New Zealand.

Denis has spent more than 40 years developing study tours and writing history notes for historical and geographical tours within South Australia, other states of Australia and places around the world including parts of Asia, South America and New Zealand. In his retirement he continues to lead WEA overseas study tours and runs regular one day and weekend historical tours of rural areas in South Australia.