Itinerary

5:30am Students meet Ms Hunt in Adelaide Airport. 6:35am Virgin Airlines flight VA0206 8:25am Arrive in Melbourne. Travel from the airport to Melbourne via Skybus. Skybus Hotel Transfer service to Ibis Budget Hotel. Anticipate arrival approximately 10am. Drop bags. 10:30am Belonging and Place Installation + lunch at shops by Federation Square 12:30pm Creating Great Characters with Meg Rosoff at Deakin Edge 13:45pm John Marsden: Writing & Prize at Deakin Edge 14:45pm Melbourne Street Art tour ends 110 Franklin St. 16:40pm The Paperback Bookshop browsing 17:30pm Fonda Mexican for dinner 19:30pm Matildaat Princess Theatre 22:10pm Back to Ibis Hotel and bed.
 * Thursday September 1st**

8:00am Continental breakfast at the hotel. 10:00am Screen Worlds 12:00pm Art Of English - ekphrastic writing at the National Gallery of Victoria 13:00pm Free time exploring the National Gallery of Victoria 14:25pm Grab lunch at QV Square 15:00pm Self guided Mirror of the World and Changing Face of Victoria tours at the State Library of Victoria 16:30pm Embiggens Books browsing 17:30pm [|Nando's] for dinner 19:00pm State poetry slam finals at the State Library of Victoria 21:30pm Old Melbourne Goal Hangman's Night Tour 22:45pm Back to Ibis Hotel and bed.
 * Friday September 2nd**

8:00am Continental breakfast at the hotel. 9:30am Melbourne Aquarium 12:00pm Go to book market and have lunch 13:00pm Scorsese exhibition and The Nightingale and the Rose exhibition at ACMI 14:30pm Sounding The Poems at Deakin Edge 16:00pm Corner of Russell and Bourke streets free time (bookshop, mall, library, gardens - lots in close vicinity). 17:30pm Gemma for dinner 19:30pm The Ribcage Collective at La Mama Theatre 21:15pm Readings browsing + dessert on Lygon Street 22:00 Back to Ibis Hotel and bed.
 * Saturday September 3rd**

8:00am Packed and ready to go, store bags at hotel. 8:30am Continental breakfast at the hotel. 9:30am Walk along South Bank. //Grab lunch anytime during Roald Dahl events at Federation Square// 10:30am Roald Dahl Story Time (live interactive reading of //Fantastic Mr Fox//) 11:30am Matilda and Me screening 12:00pm How to Draw the BFG 12:30pm Roald Dahl Trivia (will have to leave this early) 13:05pm Pick up bags from hotel, go to Spencer Street bus station. Travel from Melbourne to the airport via Skybus. 14:35pm Check in. 15:35pm Virgin Airlines flight VA0231. 16:30pm Arrive in Adelaide.
 * Sunday September 4th**