AMPHORAE
HOBART
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LOCAL INFO
FRANKLIN WHARF, HOBART
GETTING AROUND
WHERE TO STAY
WHAT TO BRING
WHAT TO DO
This year's Amphorae conference is held in Sandy Bay, approximately 3km (40 minutes walk) to the central city.
Public transport in Hobart is not exactly top notch. The UniBus service does not run during mid-semester break, thus a 20 minute interval is more likely.
From the airport?
Hobart does not have a tram or train system, so buses or taxis are the main means of getting from the airport into the city.
The Airport Shuttle runs approximately every hour from 4.30am - 7.15pm, and costs $32 return. This service can take you to your accommodation directly, or drop you at the transit centre in the city.
Alternatively, a taxi will cost you from about $50 (one way) to Sandy Bay.
FOOD
There are a number of affordable accommodation options in and around Sandy Bay and Hobart. Given the difficulty in travelling easily to Sandy Bay, we recommend the options below on the basis of their proximity to the University campus.
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Apartments at Woolmer's (1.6km)
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The Mayfair Plaza (1.4km)
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Motel 429 (1.4km)
Accommodation options in the central city are easily accessed from the University campus, but anything on the Eastern Shore or outer suburbs (Newtown, Glenorchy, Moonah) are relatively difficult to access, (unless you feel like a decent walk).
PUBS
On campus, your primary option for food is Lazenby's Cafe, which offers rolls, salads and freshly cooked meals. However, we will also be providing free lunches for attendees of the conference, consisting of sandwiches, pastries and fruit.
The heart of Sandy Bay is only a 10 minute walk from the main campus, where you'll find a number of standard takeaway options, but also a variety of specialty cuisines (including Indian, Chinese, Malaysian) and local cafes. Additionally, the Sandy Bay area houses both Coles and Woolworths.
The important bit, and Hobart's speciality. The World's End Brewpub on Sandy Bay road is the favourite option for Uni students. As attendees of the conference, you'll also be offered special deals!
If you feel like exploring, Preachers in Salamanca, housed in a restored cottage, offers a cosy environment with a fireplace. Similarly, The New Sydney Hotel is a great winter pub, also with a fireplace, but sporting an Irish feel.
Averaging high temperatures of 12-14ºC (and lows of 5º), Hobart isn't the warmest of climates in July. The evenings are rather brisk, and the mornings are frosty, but don't let that scare you off.
Pack a scarf and jacket for that cool blast as you get off the plane and make sure your shoes won't take in water.
On the subject of shoes: Hobart is known for its ridiculously placed hills, and our University campus is no exception.
If you're thinking of staying in Hobart for longer than the duration of the conference, there are plenty of things going on that will keep you entertained.
The annual Dark Mofo festival runs from the 12-22 of June, offering the celebrated Winter Feast and a variety of shows and installations to get you into the groove of the winter solstice.
Every Saturday (weather permitting) Salamanca Place boasts its famous market, providing an assortment of stalls selling local produce, crafts, and meals. Similarly, the Farm Gate Market runs every Sunday in the centre of the city.
PUBS
CLASSICS QUIZ!
We've all been there. You're at a quiz night, and on your table are a large variety of different specialities. There's the avid sports fan, there's the scientist, there's the expert on Napoleonic wars, and inevitably, there's someone who knows everything there is to know about 90s Brit Pop. You sit, waiting patiently for that one Classics question to appear, so that you can sit back, and state confidently: "Don't worry guys, I've got this."
The question never comes. You are once again merely propping up the team with that one fact you know about that book you read when you were a kid.
On the second day of the 2016 Amphorae Conference, everything changes for you.
We will be hosting an entirely Classics themed quiz night, with categories ranging from the intricacies of Archaic Greece to the sticky ends of Roman imperial rule. On this one night, you won't be sighing dejectedly, muttering that there's never a question on Athenian trade agreements in the fifth century BC, wondering why there's always a Shakespeare, but never a Sophocles.
Grab yourself a team, and join us for pints and prizes!