Join tour leaders Dr Denis Binnion and Trevor Feder for this tour to the Clare Show 160th Anniversary Event. Major Show activities include: Garden Hub and demonstrations, show bags, ute muster, grand parade, shearing competition, food court, live music etc. Poultry, trade areas, handicrafts, floriculture and forestry, cattle, photography, arts, knitting, dressmaking, Lego exhibits, produce etc. Sadly the wine events are in the evening but wine bars are available during the day and local wineries have stalls. Some time in Clare town centre before returning to WEA. Depart WEA Centre 9am and return around 6pm. history notes provided on Clare. Showgrounds entry included in fee.
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.
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