Field Trip
Field Trip Registration Payment will cover the costs of all transportation, meals and accommodation from the commencement of the Field Trip on Sunday 15 March to the termination of the Field Trip on Tuesday 17 March
There is limited availability for the field trip and will be "first come first served". Preference will be given to Conference Delegates.
NB: All visits subject to final written confirmation of host approvals. In all five previous DANA industrial tours, we have been able to confirm all visits to port/mill types initially advertised.
Day 1 - Sunday 15 March
Day 2 - Monday 16 March
Day 3 - Tuesday March 17
| Time | Detail | Status |
| 12.00pm | Field Trip starts Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens Hotel In Melbourne | |
| 12pm - 6.00pm | Drive to Portland | Along Australian National Heritage listed Great Ocean Road with 2-3 stops en route - including world famous `12 Apostles` |
| Stay Comfort Inn Richmond Henty, Portland | ||
| 7.30pm | Dinner at Hotel |
Day 2 - Monday 16 March
| Time | Detail | Status |
| 9.00am | Depart Hotel | |
| 9.15am - 11.15am | Visit Port of Portland | Confirmed |
| 11.30am - 12.30am | Lunch Portland | |
| 12.30pm - 1.15pm | Drive to Myamyn Woodchipping complex | |
| 1.15pm - 2.15pm | Visit South West Fibre (Midway & Mitsui Bussan) Plant | Confirmed |
| 2.15pm - 3.00pm | Drive to NF McDonnell & Sons Sawmill at Mount Gambier | |
| 3.00pm - 5.00pm | Visit Sawmill | Confirmed |
| 5.30pm | Arrive at Mount Gambier | |
| Stay at Best Western Southgate Hotel Mt Gambier | ||
| 7.30pm | Dinner at Hotel |
Day 3 - Tuesday March 17
| Time | Detail | Status |
| Early | Depart Hotel | |
| Morning | Visit pine plantations: Young trees, thinning & clearfelling - Hosted by OneFortyOne | Confirmed |
| 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Lunch at Stop in Forest | |
| Early afternoon | Visit eucalyptus plantations: Young trees, harvesting and in-field woodchipping - Hosted by PF Olsen | Confirmed |
| Drive back to Melbourne via Colac | ||
| Mid afternoon | New AKD sawmill at Colac | Confirmed |
| 6.00pm - 7.00pm | Arrive Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens Hotel In Melbourne | End of Field Trip |
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