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Welcome Reception and Meeting Gala Dinner

The multi-award winning Adelaide Convention Centre enjoys a global reputation for excellence and is consistently ranked among the world's top convention centres. With a reputation founded on superior product, world-class facilities, and constant maintenance of already exceptional standards.

The ASOHNS Meeting Welcome Reception will be held on Saturday 31 March by the Riverbank Promenade from 6.00pm. Tickets are inclusive with full 3 day registrations. Additional tickets may be purchased via the guest tickets page of the Meeting registration page at a cost of $100.00 each.

The ASOHNS Meeting Gala Dinner will be held on Monday 2 April in Halls ADE with predinner drinks served from 7.00pm. Tickets are inclusive with full 3 day registrations. Additional tickets may be purchased via the guest tickets page of the Meeting registration page at a cost of $160.00 each.

Dinner Entertainer - Annabelle Traves (violinist)

Annabelle Traves is a brilliant young violinist. She is the youngest member of the Queensland Youth Symphony and of the Australian Youth Orchestra. Annabelle performed as soloist at Carnegie Hall, New York when she was 11 years old and at the Sydney Opera House at the 2007 International Music Festival. She has a deep love of music and the violin and a unique gift for communicating that through her playing.

Annabelle has been a guest performer in Melbourne at the Victorian College of Arts Annual Prize winners’ Concert and in Brisbane for the St Stephen's Cathedral International Music Series. She has also enjoyed playing for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Breast Cancer Association of Queensland and for her school as concertmaster of the St Margaret's Chamber Strings.

Golf Afternoon - Monday 2 April

The Royal Adelaide Golf Club

Since being laid out in 1906, the Club has hosted 9 Australian Opens and a string of international championships. Royal Adelaide is steeped in history and tradition, and has earned a reputation for excellence in the development and maintenance of its course and facilities.

Like Augusta, Spyglass Hill and Royal Melbourne, the course's design was greatly influenced by the legendry Dr Alister MacKenzie in 1926.

Internationally acclaimed and ranked in the top five in Australia, Royal Adelaide is as enjoyable a playing experience for the club golfer as it is an exacting and demanding test for the loftiest professional.

Dress Code & Footwear

Consistent with the standards of the club, smart attire is required at all times and guests are asked to respect the dress code.

Footwear is important - Metal spikes are prohibited. Golf shoes must be worn on the Course at all times. Ripple soles, thongs, sandals and shoes without appropriate socks are not permitted on the Course or in the Clubhouse.

Dress on the links for Men

1. Males are required to wear collared shirts (tucked in), long plain trousers and golf shoes with soft spikes. Tailored shorts with short white socks which cover the ankles are also permitted.
2. Three quarter trousers, denim clothing, track tops, and leisure suits are not permitted.
3. Shirts with messages, cartoons, loud advertising slogans or markings are not permitted.

Dress in the clubhouse for Men

Golfing attire is acceptable throughout the Clubhouse but neither shorts nor golf shoes are permitted in the Dining Room

Dress for Ladies

Female attire must be of equivalent standard, however three quarter pants with appropriate collared shirts may be worn untucked.

Any player not conforming to these dress requirements may be denied access to the Course &/ Clubhouse. All Club and Professional Shop staff are empowered to enforce the dress code.

Price: $160
When: Monday 2 April 2012
How to Register: Please register to play golf via the activities page of the meeting registration page . If you have already registered, please use your access key to log into the meeting registration page.

Haigh's Chocolate Factory Tour

The name Haigh's has been synonymous with fine chocolates since 1915 and we are very proud to be the oldest family-owned chocolate manufacturing retailer in Australia. Today, Haigh's continue to manufacture in our Adelaide factory, which has recently been expanded and upgraded.

The Haigh's Chocolates Visitors Centre is conveniently located just five minutes drive from Adelaide's city centre. This world class facility combines excellent viewing and tour facilities along with heritage displays and a spacious retail area.

Please click on the above link for tours of the Haigh's chocolate factory and find out about the history of the company and get a peek at how we turn a bitter cocoa bean into delicious chocolate. Afterward, enjoy a complimentary chocolate, tea and coffee.

Adelaide Central Market

The 140 year old Adelaide Central Market, in the heart of the Central Business District isthe epicenter of Food, Culture and Lifestyle in South Australia. The largest fresh produce market in the Southern Hemisphere, with over 80 specialist Stalls and the most visited tourist destination in South Australia with over 1.3 million visitors per month.

Please click on the above link for details on how to book a tour of markets

Kangaroo Island

Welcome to Exceptional Kangaroo Island. If you want extraordinary wildlife encounters, excellent local produce and warm hospitality, this large Island off the coast of South Australia is a destination without peer. With significant National Park and Conservation reserves (one third of the entire island) and very few introduced plants and animals, biologists refer to Kangaroo Island as "the closestto what temperate Australia was like at the time of European settlement."

The Island's diverse landscapes provide habitat for sealions, fur seals, endemic kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, echidnas, platypus, goannas, 260 bird species (many rare or endangered), possums, bandicoots and even whales. Except for whales, which pass through in winter, these are present all year-round.

Enjoy all of this with one of Australia's leading tour operators - small group or luxury private four wheel drive tours which promise good food, good wine and wildlife in the wild. At Exceptional Kangaroo Island we have been offering high quality wildlife and landscape tours since 1986. Our guides are enthusiastic and knowledgeable and the holiday planning team are experienced in creating itineraries focused on celebrating the best that Kangaroo Island has to offer.

Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Zoo is home to over 1,800 animals and almost 300 species of exotic and native mammals, birds, reptiles and fish exhibited in 8 hectares of magnificent botanic surroundings.

The zoo has a focus on endangered and rare animals from continents which made up the super continent Gondwana - South America, India, Africa and Australia (also South East Asia). The Zoology and Botany of these continents show interesting similarities and are the regions represented in the Zoo's major exhibits. Adelaide Zoo offers several tours including a go behind the scenes with a Giant Panda Keeper and experience an unique opportunity to view Wang Wang and Funi.

Barossa Valley

The Barossa is one of Australia's most famous wine regions, renowned for itsbold reds. You'll find some of the world's oldest Shiraz wines here and theregion is home to some of Australia's most famous brands including Henschke,Torbreck, Yalumba, Jacob's Creek, St Hallett, Peter Lehmann and Wolf Blass.

The Barossa is just as much about food as it is about wine. The region has astrong food heritage and the traditions of growing, preparing and presentingregional produce in modern mouth-watering dishes is evident in cafes,restaurant and bistros. To get the freshest of produce visit the BarossaFarmer's Market (open every Saturday), or look for the Food Barossa logo atlocal providers.

The Barossa is one of South Australia's most scenic touring destinations withwinding country roads weaving through vineyards and villages.

For information on how to visit the region please click on the above link.

Adelaide Restaurants

If you are looking for somewhere to dine whilst in Adelaide we recommend the below selections:

River Cafe

At River Cafe the cuisine is modern Italian with a strong emphasis on local and seasonal. Head chef Sarah Whetstone enjoys drawing on her Italian heritage for inspiration and flavour combinations but is expert at keeping the food light and fresh in the modern Italian tradition.

River Cafe has one of Adelaide's most superb city locations. A floating pavilion, literally sitting on the water, the restaurant has beautiful river views and wonderful night time city views from every seat in the restaurant. River Cafe is one of those rare restaurants that is as atmospheric during the daylight hours as it is as night.

The restaurant is a 10 minute walk along the River Torrens from the Adelaide Festival Centre and a 10 minute cab ride from any city hotel. Additionally there is ample free parking. The River Cafe is a spacious stylish contemporary room and our approach to service is professional and informed without being stuffy. Adelaide (probably Australia's) only gondola taxi can bring you along the river to the restaurant, or equally you might like to take one of Adelaide City Council's free bikes from the rear of the restaurant, cycle to the beach and back along the very safe and scenic cycle track and we'll have a cold beer or a great glass of fizz waiting for you on your return. And of course after that a great lunch or dinner!

Red Ochre Grill

Red Ochre Grill restaurant enjoys one of Adelaide's best city locations. Literally sitting on the water the restaurant has beautiful river views and wonderful night time city views from every seat in the restaurant. The restaurant is a 10 minute walk along the River Torrens from the Adelaide Festival Centre and or 10 minutes cab ride from any city hotel. Additionally there is ample free parking. The Red Ochre Grill is a spacious stylish contemporary room and our approach to service is professional and informed without being stuffy.

Jolley's Boathouse

Features an Australian contempoary menu, Jolleys is the perfect place for lunch and dinner. In summer sit back and enjoy alfresco dining and in winter be warmed be warmed by the fire while you watch the world go by. The menu is changes seasonally to take advantage of the best priduce available.