Post Conference Tours

The Conference Organising Committee are excited to announce the 22nd Australasian Weeds Conference Tours. 

The 22nd Australasian Weeds Conference Program includes the following tours operating after the scientific program on Thursday 29 September 2022:

Thursday 29 September

Departing Adelaide Oval (Southern Plaza Entrance) - 8:30 am
Returning Adelaide Oval (Southern Plaza Entrance) - 5:00 pm


Tour # 1: Northern Tour: Northern Adelaide Plains and Barossa Valley Wine Region

Tour # 2: Central Tour: Belair National Park and Adelaide Hills Wine Region

Tour # 3: Southern Tour: Southern Adelaide Rivers and McLaren Vale Wine Region


Post-Conference Tour tickets are $90.00 per person, per tour, and are not included in registration fees and are an additional expense. The option to purchase tickets will be displayed after you have selected a registration type on the registration form. Register here. Already registered? Please refer to the link in your registration confirmation email for access back into your registration to make amendments. Alternatively, please contact 22AWC@eventstudio.com.au. 

Tour # 1: Northern Tour

Northern Adelaide Plains and Barossa Valley Wine Region

The Tour will visit the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy Agricultural Campus to discuss the research trial program. Catch up with local produces to hear about recovering from the impacts of bushfires, broad acre cropping, and export seed and hay production. 

Finishing the day with Barossa Grape and Wine Association at the Barossa Cellar to hear from local viticulturists about what they do to their land that involves everything but weeds; soil health, groundcover, and vegetation plantings that all contribute to producing premium wines.

Tour # 2 Central Tour: 

Belair National Park and Adelaide Hills Wine Region

Visiting University of Adelaide’s Waite Agricultural Campus to discuss herbicide resistance trials. Before meeting with community NGO Trees For Life to discuss a Bayer produced pre-emergent herbicide in a bushland setting. For lunch meeting with volunteers at Belair National Park who have been including the prescribed use of fire into their on park weed management techniques. Ending the day in one of the Adelaide Hill’s great wineries.  


Download the Tour #2 envu trial images HERE

Tour # 3 : Southern Tour

Southern Adelaide Rivers and McLaren Vale Wine Region

Visiting the Field and Onkaparinga Rivers the tour will take an involved look at a new herbicide application technique using Bioherbicides Australia Injecta Technology on Olea europaea (olive). Hear from Kaurna Traditional Owners about Cultural Burning and the Firesticks Alliance, and talk with the Friends Of Onkaparinga Park about community rearing of Dactylopius Ceylonicus (cochineal insect) to control Opuntia monacantha (drooping tree pear).

The tour will involve walking for about 5km mostly along defined tracks. An additional hiking option of about 5km along a rugged gorge trail is planned for participants who opt in - subject to river levels and weather conditions. Those who opt out of the hike will travel directly to Chappell Hill, McLaren Vale for an afternoon of wine tasting. 

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Weed Management Society of South Australia

PO Box 517, Torrens Park, SA 5062