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Field Trip 5 | Sniffer Dogs and Space in Parkes

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Discover the importance of weed hygiene in machinery and how sniffer dogs can help in the detection of weeds. Then onto the Parkes Observatory (The Dish) to see how Parkes showed the world man's first landing on the moon and explore the radio telescope which is an icon of Australian science. On the return trip see how Narromine Shire dealt with Coolatai grass on the Newel Highway.

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