University of Tasmania, Australia

2012 Open Day information below - 2013 details available in late July

Interactive course expo, presentations including our keynote speaker Matthew Evans - the Gourmet Farmer, tours and activities for prospective students, their family and friends and anyone in the community who is interested in finding out what happens at UTAS.

Come and meet local producers growing and making some of the region's finest foods: berries, mustard, cheese, vegetables and meat, including Eliza and Guy from Mt Gnomon Farm near Penguin who breed Wessex Saddleback pigs; and Andy Jackman from Red Cow Dairies.

A highlight of Cradle Coast Open Day will be the Regional Showcase - hear from researchers, students and staff from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), the Institute for Regional Development (IRD) and PICSE (Primary Industry Centre for Science Education)

See page 20 - 24 of the program for details.

SHUTTLE BUS

UTAS are offering a free bus service from Smithton and the West Coast to the UTAS Cradle Coast Open Day on Sunday 26 August 2012. Everyone welcome. Buses are subject to minimum and maximum passenger numbers.

For details and to register your interest please phone 6430 4949 by 15 August 2012. Passengers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.