1. Senior Concert Band Brisbane Trip 2019
Queensland Catholic Schools and Colleges Music Festival

2. Staff/Supervision Martin Smith Katherine Denholm
John Keenan (First Aid)
Judy Skaife
Belinda Wheelan
Akihiro Shimomura

3. Contact Information
School mobile phone
Dominic College - (03)
Astor Metropole - (07)
Villanova College - (07)

4. Accommodation
Best Western Astor Metropole Hotel & Apartments Wickham Terrace, Brisbane City QLD 4000
(07)
3 per room
Boys and Girls separate
Swimming (optional activity)

5. Itinerary
Thursday Aug 15 • Depart Hobart 1:25PM (VA705 HBA/BNE) • Arrive Brisbane 4PM • Check in Hotel 5PM • Depart Hotel for Chermside Shopping Centre 6:00PM • Dinner at Chermside Shopping Centre 6:30PM • Students in free-dress • 8:30PM bus back to accommodation

6. Itinerary
Friday Aug 16 • Breakfast 6:30 • Depart for Wynnum 7:30AM (students in PE uniform) • Rehearsal: 8:30-11:30 • Bus to Manly Esplanade (5 min) fish and chips for lunch • 12:30 bus to Manly West State Primary School • 1PM-2PM rehearsal/ combined rehearsal • 2PM-3PM concert • 3:30 afternoon tea • 4PM bus to Eat Street 5PM-7PM, eat and listen to • 7PM bus back to accommodation

7. Itinerary
Saturday Aug 17 • Breakfast 6:30AM • Depart for QCMF 7:30AM (Students in Full-school uniform) • QCMF and Performances - Clarinet Ensemble 8:42AM, Concert Band 10:18AM • Lunch at QCMF • Depart QCMF for accommodation 1:30PM • Free time (swim?) and walk to South Bank at 4PM for dinner • Les Mis’ at QLD Con (7:30PM) • Depart for accommodation from QLD Con 10PM

8. Itinerary
Sunday Aug 18 • Breakfast 6AM • Depart for Mass at 7AM (students in full-school uniform) • Mass at Goold Hall, Villanova College 7:30AM • Lunch at Mt. Coo-tha (students change to free-dress/PE) • Depart for Brisbane airport 1:00PM • Flight at 4:20 (VA706 BNE/HBA) • Arrive Hobart at 7:10PM

9. QCMF Queensland Catholic Schools and Colleges Music Festival
Villanova College 24 Sixth Ave, Coorparoo QLD 4151
(07)
Performance on Saturday 17th August
Clarinet Ensemble
Senior Concert Band

10. What to Bring? Your instrument
PE uniform with Band T-Shirt (Hobart airport)
Budget for 6 meals – food vans/take-away (breakfast is covered)
Snack for day 1
Plain clothes for 2-3 days – warm to hot weather and school appropriate free dress
Hat (school cap)
Full School Uniform for QCMF
Swimmers
Medication (puffers, travel sickness meds)
Money – purchase lunch and dinner on all days
Mobile phone (there will be phone-free times and no calls after 9PM)

11. What Not to Bring
Sweets, lollies, candy within reason (chewing gum for flight only)
Laptops and tablets
Too many clothes or heavy cold weather gear
Sharp objects, flammable liquids etc. for flights
Other valuables

12. Packing One small to medium suitcase or bag
Small instruments can be securely packed into a good suitcase or taken on as carry-on
Larger instruments (trombone, baritone, tenor, basses) will go in a check-in luggage
Backpack
Water bottle
Liquids, cosmetics etc. must be in check-in luggage (Valve oil)

13. Medication
All medication must be in the original packaging with the student name on it and dosage clearly indicated.
Students with asthma or anaphylaxis can carry their own medication but anything else will be held by teachers (John Keenan)

14. Consent2Go New Risk Management system being trialed and implemented
Please, update information requested and respond to the permission slip

15. Blog
Link on school website

16. Questions?