Jackeroo School, NEW SOUTH WALES
Airing Date: Mar 13th, 2006
This is no ordinary school - Leconfield is a school for Jackaroo/Jillaroo wannabes.
Ever wanted to learn how to muster cattle, crack a whip, swim a horse or throw a calf? Well, this place with teach you all the tricks of the trade - and it's all in the name of good horsemanship!
Deep in the heart of Tamworth, (Australia's country music capital) trainee Jackaroo and Jillaroos will learn calf throwing, cracking and roping, sheep shearing, stockman horse-riding, building fences and yards, swimming the horses, whip and mustering sheep and cattle.
But it's not all about hard work. At the end of each day Jackaroos and Jillaroos will be welcomed in like one of the family and served up lashings of home cooked country meals. They'll learn how to make the perfect cup of billy tea and bake traditional damper too.
And what Aussie outback experience wouldn't be complete without some four-wheel driving, swimming in bush dams and yarns around the campfire under the southern night sky?
Further Information
Qantas flies one way to Tamworth with prices starting from $139 ex Sydney, $265 ex Melbourne, $275 ex Brisbane, $325 ex Adelaide, $431 ex Perth and $433 ex Darwin. Prices available online and include surcharges, fees & taxes, subject to fluctuation. Conditions apply.
Website: www.qantas.com
A 5 day course at the school starts at $490 a person
Price includes accommodation, meals, activities & transfers.
For more information contact Leconfield on 02 6769 4328
For more information on Live & Learn experiences contact STA Travel
Telephone: 1300 733 035
Website: www.statravel.com.au
And for more things to see and do around New South Wales visit NSW Tourism website at www.tourism.nsw.gov.au
Prices correct at 13/03/06
