Please note: Programme is subject to regulatory approval and weather conditions.
N.B Aircraft are encouraged not to arrive or depart on Sunday 5th between 11.30 and 14.30 to avoid interruption of the Official Ceremony.
DAY 1-FRIDAY 3 Oct 08
- 12:00-17:00 Aircraft arrive Tooraweenah Airstrip. Village shuttle transport available. Aircraft registration.
- Dinner, drinks and entertainment at Tooraweenah Hotel.
- 18.00 -Opening of three day Art Exhibition (Wine and Cheese) Tooraweenah Memorial Hall. Opened by writer/author Michael Keenan. $20 per Hd.
- Coaches to Coonabarabran and Gilgandra Motels. Timetable will be available on the weekend.
DAY 2-SATURDAY 4 Oct 08
- 08.00 – 17.00 Aircraft arriving including vintage aircraft.
- 09.00 Guided historic town walking tour. Jill Blackman. (See Town Tour map for start)
- 09.00 - 16.00 Art Exhibition. Gold coin donation.
- 10.00 CWA Tree Planting ceremony, Bridge Street opposite Memorial Hall, followed by Tea and Scones at CWA Rooms.
- Bus Tours (see Tours section P 10).
- 18.30 Tooraweenah BASH Dinner. Featuring live band ‘Shameless’
- RAAF Balloon Glow –viewing and photo opportunity.
- Guest Speaker: Warwick Tainton, Chairman of the Qantas Founders Outback Museum, Longreach.
- Presentations.
- Auction.
- 21.00 Start of entry to BASH dance and band 'Shameless' only.
- BASH Dress: Smart casual. Bar facilities available until 1.00 a.m.
DAY 3-SUNDAY 5 Oct 08
- 08.00- 11.00 Remaining aircraft fly-in, park and register.
- 08.30 View Schools Competition Display, Tooraweenah Primary School (TPS).
- Beginning 09.00
- RAAF tethered balloon flights at Airstrip, free of charge (weather permitting).
- Ecumenical service in TPS Grounds.
- Presentation of Schools Competition awards by Brett Garling Sculptor/Artist. TPS.
- Dedication of Arthur Butler Bowser. (Opposite TPS grounds.) Garling descendants Beryl Butler and Beverley Knight and ex-Butler employee Paul Gianniotis.
- 10.30 – 11.00 Sheep shearing and spinning display at Airstrip.
- 11.00 – 11.30 Remote control model aircraft display at Airstrip.
- 11.30 Official Ceremony and Public Celebration at Airstrip:
- Word from the Patron Mr G Rohr.
- Guest speaker: Mr Ron Yates, ex CEO Qantas, contemporary of Arthur Butler.
- Book launch by Mrs A Yeats, daughter of Arthur Butler. “Flight - Memoirs of C.A Butler 1912-1958”.
- Airstrip renaming to Arthur Butler Memorial Airstrip. Mrs K Rohr.
- South Pacific Band performance.
- Ralph Naden Aboriginal Dancers.
- Move to monument for unveiling of commemorative plaque. Ex-Butler Employees.
- 13.30 - 14.30 Invited Guests luncheon. BAT 1 Marquee.
- 13.30 - 14.00 Remote control model aircraft display at Airstrip.
- 14.00 - 14.30 South Pacific Band performance.
- 14.30 - 15.00 Sheep shearing and spinning display at Airstrip.
- 15.00 Raffle Draw. “Warrumbungle High Tops” Mrs K Rohr, Local Artist.
Activities & Entertainment throughout Sunday (will break during official ceremony).
- Display of local Arthur Butler memorabilia.
- Powerhouse Museum display.
- Tethered RAAF balloon flights (weather dependent).
- Display of school’s competition entries.TPS
- Viewing vintage aircraft.
- Vintage cars, bikes and stationary engines.
- Remote control model aircraft static display featuring the Comper Swift.
- Market stalls.
- Buskers.
- Jumping castle, face painting and hair colouring for children.
- Sulky rides, Train rides, Harley Davidson rides.
- Historical tour of Tooraweenah (Self guided – see map).
- Evening. “Poems in the Pub” at Mountain View Hotel.
- Village shuttle buses will continue to run.
DAY 4-MONDAY 6 Oct 08
- Recovery day and recreational activities.
- Available facilities: tennis and golf.
- Village shuttle buses continue.
- Remaining aircraft depart.
