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The organising committee for Breathing New Life 2008 would like to warmly thank everyone who helped make the conference so successfull.

In particular, the generous support of our sponsors and exhibitors.

The2008 Breathing New Life into Maternity Care conference program with sponsors and exhibitor information can be downloaded here.

 

TRAVEL

Planning your trip and need help?

Getting to Alice Springs
Alice Springs is located in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Contact Emma, Millie or Angela at Western Plains Travel on 1300 852 833 or email sales@westernplainstravel.com if you would like some advice on your trip or log onto Lookbook Travel to make your flight booking if you know exactly what you need.

Seeing the Sites of Central Australia
AAT Kings and Western Plains Travel are offering conference delegates a 10% discount on a range of great pre & post conference tours.

Handy Hint: Uluru and Kata Tjuta are approx. 445km southwest of Alice Springs and can be reached by road or direct flights from Alice Springs and other major Australian cities. Kings Canyon is 340km southwest of Alice Springs.

Climate
The weather in this desert town are predominantly dry with brilliant blue skies. Rain usually falls in the hotter months, roughly from October till March however it can rain at other times. The annual rainfall is only around 275 mm. The dry season, April to September, is the best time to visit when daytime temperatures are pleasant and warm in the mid 20s with cool to mild evenings when temperatures can drop to below 10C. Be prepared for some other extremes too, if you camp in the desert in the dry season temperautures can drop to frost levels. Be certain to bring a warm coat if you plan to be out in the evenings or early mornings.

By Air
Alice Springs Airport is a domestic airport and is located 15 kilometres to the south of the township of Alice Springs. You can fly direct or via major cities within Australia including Adelaide, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Darwin, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and many Territory destinations such as Ayers Rock.

International travellers will need to fly into one of Australia's international airports then catch a connecting domestic flight to Alice Springs. Regular flights into Alice Springs from all major Australian cities are available with Qantas and from Melbourne and Adelaide with Tiger Airways.

Alice Springs airport is served by an airport shuttle which meets each flight and the cost for tranfer to hotels is $9. The taxi fare will be about $20.

By Train
If you want to travel in style and enjoy the slower pace of a legendary train journey then the Ghan is the answer. The train leaves from Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. If you want to take your own transport, but don't want to drive, then this could be the best option for you. However, once in Alice you can hire cars from all of the main car hire companies, who have offices in the airport or in town. The station is about 2.5km west of the town centre on George Crescent and is a 15 minute walk to the town centre. The taxi fare to the town centre will be about $4.

By Bus
If you travel to Alice by bus you will arrive at the Greyhound Pioneer stop at the Coles Complex on West Scott Street or those using the McCafferty’s service will arrive outside the branch office which is located at 91 Gregory Terrace. Both companies operate direct services to Darwin, Adelaide and Ayres Rock as well as connections to Queensland, Western Australia and Perth. Both AAT Kings and Australian Pacific also operate direct connections to Ayres Rock from Alice Springs.

By Car
Alice Springs can also be reached by car for those who decide to explore the wonders of Central Australia with the convenience of their own transport. Alice Springs is 1,500 km north of Adelaide, 2,500km west of Brisbane and 2,800km from Sydney.

Getting Around Alice Springs
Getting around the small town centre of Alice Springs is simple on foot and there is also the Town Explorer bus that goes to all the major attractions of the town, and there is also a public bus service.

Alice Springs also offers a range of quality coach companies for your transport needs. The town also has a network of bicycle paths for you to explore, jump on a dot painted mountain bike with an Aboriginal guide or hire a bike from your hotel reception.

 

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20 Midplus point = 1 per hour

RANZCOG approved O&G
Full attendance = 16 points
Attendance 2 July = 8 points
Attendance 3 July = 8 points

ACRRM approved ALS
EEACR-10001-ACOM = 10 points

 

Last updated:03-Jun-2010