Your stay includes a room in the historic Wooleen homestead, all meals, and hosting during your stay. A sunset tour with David Pollock (owner of Wooleen Station), a dingo encounter and daily guiding and lessons with Shelley Pearson. The workshop is capped at a maximum of 8 participants to ensure you enjoy a personalised, tailored experience. If you would like to learn how to improve your bird photography, whilst experiencing the vast Australian outback and its wonderous birds, then this bird photography workshop is for you.
Single Room and workshop participation (1 adult): $2,413.00
Double/Twin Room and workshop participation (2 adults): $4,256.00
We require that all our guests are independent, with reasonable fitness and mobility. This workshop involves a reasonable amount of walking and is not suitable if you have mobility limitations.
We always recommend increasing your walking activity prior to departing if you are not a regular walker - try out comfortable shoes to take with you and improve your walking fitness - it's a great way to be sure to get the most out of your trip.
Itinerary
- Arrive at Wooleen station for check-in from 2 pm
- Unpack and settle yourself into your room. Enjoy a cup of tea, coffee or other refreshments and take some time to familiarise yourself with your itinerary.
- Today is just about acquainting yourself with Wooleen and having a meander, exploring a walking trail, and stretch your legs.
- Join the pre-workshop familiarisation session before dinner to learn about your coming days.
- Freshen up and enjoy pre-dinner nibbles or a game of billiards with the other guests. Join hosts Frances and David Pollock and workshop photographer Shelley Pearson for dinner.
- Enjoy an early start with a light breakfast before a morning of birding in the field with Shelley Pearson.
- Meet in the kitchen to enjoy a buffet lunch with your other fellow guests at 12.30 pm Shelley will be available for any questions, help with camera issues in the field, and help improve shooting for the next session.
- Join David Pollock on the guided sunset tour departing between 3.30-4pm (check the departure time as they vary through the season) where you’ll learn about Wooleen Station's conservation and rehabilitation efforts. At the end, enjoy a beverage whilst admiring the sunset from Budara Rocks
- Return to the homestead with enough time to freshen up and join hosts Frances and David Pollock and workshop photographer Shelley Pearson for dinner.
- Enjoy an early start with a light breakfast before a morning of birding in the field with Shelley Pearson.
- Meet in the kitchen to enjoy a buffet lunch with your other fellow guests at 12.30pm. Shelley will be available for any questions, help with camera issues in the field, and help improve shooting for the next session.
- Freshen up and enjoy pre-dinner nibbles or a game of billiards with the other guests. Join hosts Frances and David Pollock and workshop photographer Shelley Pearson for dinner.
- Enjoy an early start with a light breakfast before a morning of birding in the field with Shelley Pearson.
- Meet in the kitchen to enjoy a buffet lunch with your other fellow guests at 12.30pm. Shelley will be available for any questions, help with camera issues in the field, and help improve shooting for the next session.
- Join Zali Jestrimski for a full dingo experience at 2pm. A presentation all about our iconic predator, followed by an encounter with our two resident dingoes.
- Freshen up and enjoy pre-dinner nibbles or a game of billiards with the other guests. Join hosts Frances and David Pollock and workshop photographer Shelley Pearson for dinner.
- Enjoy an early start with a light breakfast before a morning of birding in the field with Shelley Pearson.
- Meet in the kitchen to enjoy a buffet lunch with your other fellow guests at 12.30pm. Shelley will be available for any questions, help with camera issues in the field, and help improve shooting for the next session.
- Freshen up and enjoy pre-dinner nibbles or a game of billiards with the other guests. Join hosts Frances and David Pollock and workshop photographer Shelley Pearson for dinner.
- Enjoy breakfast at The Homestead today. A continental breakfast is available from the island bench between 7.30am and 9am. Otherwise place your order for some fresh Wooleen eggs and bacon.
- Sadly it's time to head home. Grab any last-minute gifts or keepsakes and settle your bill.
- We ask you to aim for our 10am check-out time.
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Terms and Conditions
All amendments are subject to the availability and applicable pricing at the time the amendment is requested. Minimum 4 participants required for the workshop to proceed. If you do not show up for your booking or terminate your booking early after you have checked in you will be charged a 100% cancellation fee and will be required to pay to Wooleen Station the full amount of your booking less any amount which you have already paid. Standard check-in time is 2:00 pm. If you require to check-in before this time please contact info@wooleen.com.au to arrange this. Standard check-out time is 10:00 am but a late check-out extra may be purchased to allow yourself more time. Whilst care is taken to ensure that the description of facilities and services of Wooleen Station is accurate, these are continually being changed, upgraded, and on occasion taken out of service and if any feature/facility is essential to you in choosing a particular room type, it is your responsibility to confirm with Wooleen Station prior to making your booking that the feature/facility will be available during your stay. Accommodation facilities listed may not apply to all room types. Whilst Wooleen Station attempts to satisfy all special requests, Wooleen Station does not guarantee that special requests can be accommodated. Map images, if shown, are for general information and may not necessarily reflect actual routings, locations or services provided. Wooleen Station strongly recommends that at the time of booking you purchase comprehensive travel insurance to cover items including but not limited to: loss of booking amount through cancellation, loss or damage to personal baggage, loss of money and medical expenses. Wooleen is located in a remote location and travel insurance can protect you from unforeseeable circumstances. All guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult such as a parent, step-parent, guardian or other adult who has parental rights and responsibilities for the under 18-year-old guest. We require that all our guests are independent, with reasonable fitness and mobility. This workshop involves a reasonable amount of walking and is not suitable if you have mobility limitations. Any confirmed price is subject to change if: a payment which is due on a booking is not received by Wooleen Station by the date the payment is due; or there is a change in or imposition of a government charge, tax or levy which entitles or necessitates Wooleen Station changing the price of your booking; or any details relating to your booking are amended, for example your dates of stay, your room type or the number of persons staying under your booking. For check in and during your stay, if you require assistance you must contact: Frances Pollock 08 9963 7973 frances@wooleen.com.au or info@wooleen.com.au Please click to accept these terms and conditions, before proceeding to the booking page.
