The Venue
The Darwin International Guitar Festival is held at the School of Music located at the beautiful tropical Campus of the Northern Territory University. The School of Music is a modern purpose built facility with ample performance, practice and lecture facilities. The campus is close to transport, a major shopping centre, and is the venue for most of the Festival’s concerts and activities. The student accommodation, North Flinders International House, which is available to Festival registrants, is located on this campus.

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About Darwin
Darwin is practically brand new. Since 1974 when it was levelled by Cyclone Tracey, it has been remodelled as the ideal tropical capital, with wide tree-lined streets, inviting public buildings and hectares of landscaped parkland. It cultivates a relaxed outdoor lifestyle and has a youthful population of around 90,000 people. Situated on the edge of the Timor Sea, Darwin is closer than any other Australian capital to the rest of the world. That could be the reason why it has such a cosmopolitan range of inhabitants, with as many as 60 different ethnic groups represented.

Darwin is the starting point for excursions to the top of the Top End. To the north the colourful religion and art of the Tiwi Islands. To the south, the kaleidoscope of rainforest, plunge pools, termite mounds and cycads of Litchfield National Park. To the east, the waterfalls, wetlands, and wildlife of Australia's own Kakadu National Park, also the untramelled beauty of Arnhem Land and the sailing and game fishing playgrounds of the Gove Peninsula. With all this Darwin has something for everyone. More information.

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Accomodation

Excellent accommodation is available for very reasonable rates at North Flinders House on the Northern Territory University campus. This is within walking distance of the School of Music and other University facilities where the main Festival events are to be held.

Contact Details

Email: accommodation@ntu.edu.au

Telephone: 61 8 89466591
Fax: 61 8 89466686
Postal Address: North Flinders International House,
Northern Territory University,
Northern Territory 0909,
Australia.

Alternatively,

Northern Gateway Group of Companies are leaders in tourism in Northern Australia and provide professional service and care for our clients. We have established an extensive web site for the Northern Territory at www.northernterritory.com With information on hotels, tours, what to see and do and where to go, which will help you plan for your time in the Northern Territory for the festival.

All travel enquiries for the festival please quote Guitar Festival 2002 and you will be directed to the appropriate person to look after your needs.

Contact Details

Northern Gateway Group of Companies
Guitar Festival 2002
Airfares - Barbara Benson
Email BBenson@norgate.com.au
Telephone 08 89 411 843
Fax 08 89 417872

Accommodation & Touring - Carolyn Bird & Brett Binns
Email CBird@norgate.com.au
Email BBinns@norgate.com.au
Telephone 08 89 411394
Fax 08 89 412 815

Major featured artist, John Williams is being flown to Darwin courtesy of Royal Brunei Airlines.

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for more information contact: Adrian Walter

North Flinders House