Giles Weather Station Tours - update

Submitted: Monday, Oct 29, 2012 at 16:08

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Updating thread 98209: The proposed tours of the weather station will be taking place thanks to the efforts of Paul Lainio. These tours will no longer coincide with the release of the weather balloon and will be conducted at 11:00 am South Australian time. This, being 9:30 am Western Standard Time and 8:30 am during South Australian Daylight Saving Time as current. This time was deemed to be the most suitable after consultation with travellers and to fit in with weather station staff commitments.

Thanks to members who had input into the discussion about best times. Although it will not be the same special experience we had, at least the tours will continue.

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Reply By: Member - John and Val - Monday, Oct 29, 2012 at 17:05

Monday, Oct 29, 2012 at 17:05

Hi Motherhen,

Thanks for your efforts on this one - its good to see that at least the tours will continue, though missing the balloon launch is a pity.

Cheers,

Val

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Reply By: Member - Andrew L (QLD) - Monday, Oct 29, 2012 at 21:16

Monday, Oct 29, 2012 at 21:16

Thanks, although the balloon release was special to the visit.

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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Oct 29, 2012 at 21:34

Monday, Oct 29, 2012 at 21:34

Hi Andrew

Yes, it will never be quite the same. The attention and explanations of everything as well as the balloon launch made it a really special highlight of the trip. However visitors will be able to watch the balloon reach for the sky from further away, and i gather the Visitor Room which includes Len Beadell memorabilia will still be accessible under the new arrangement. For a while it looked like the lot would be lost to us.

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Reply By: Life Member - Phil B (WA) - Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 at 00:54

Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 at 00:54

Thanks Motherhen,

I guess its change due to the price of progress, budget and staff cuts, workloads, safety concerns and so on.

When i visited in 1982, we had access to the whole site and were treated like royalty by the staff, with morning tea etc. They started Len's grader and drove it out of the shed and left it idling whilst we climbed on board took pics etc.

Having said that we were probably the only visitors they had seen in weeks.

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Reply By: Motherhen - Monday, Nov 12, 2012 at 22:22

Monday, Nov 12, 2012 at 22:22

Confirming that the tours are only held Monday to Friday.

Guided tours of station are available at 11am, Mon to Fri (South Aust. time)
Meet at Visitors Centre for guided tours of station. (Please be sunsmart)

Also

Weather balloon releases can be viewed daily, looking towards the radar tower, from the car park near the visitors centre, at the following times:

• Non Daylight Savings: 8:45am and 2:45pm. (South Aust. time)
• Daylight Savings: 9:45am and 3:45pm. (South Aust. time)

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