PIANC WA Port of Geraldton Tour – Thurs 6 Nov
November 6 @ 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
DIARISE NOW: Mid West Ports, Port of Geraldton is hosting a port information tour for PIANC on the afternoon of Thursday 6th November, with a port tour, presentations and networking.
Attendance is free for PIANC members and Mid West Ports staff, and $50 for others. The total number of participants will be capped at 50.
The planned itinerary for the event is:
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm: Visitor registration at port authority building, 298 Marine Terrace, Geraldton
12:30 pm – 2:15 pm: Port landside tour in 50-seater coach, stopping for berth walk-around at available berths, with commentary by MWPA pilot Ray Pead
2:15 pm – 4:45 pm: Participants will be divided into two groups of 25, for a boat tour of Geraldton harbour on Eco Abrolhos (25 at a time) and Hydrobiology ROV demonstration at the Batavia Marina
4:45 – 7:00 pm: Presentations in the Lounge, upstairs at Geraldton Yacht Club. Speakers will include:
- Damian Tully, CEO, Mid West Ports
- Luke Campbell, Chair, PIANC Australia
- Peter McComb, Managing Director, Oceanum
- Adam Bartle, Principal Coastal Engineer, Agilitus
- Charlie Bicknell, Regional Maritime Executive, WSP
- Wade Greenaway, Marine & Coastal Engineer, Mid West Ports
- Heathcliff Pimento, Harbourmaster, Mid West Ports
7:00 pm onwards: Networking function at Geraldton Yacht Club.
This PIANC event is sponsored by Agilitus, Boskalis, Cementaid, Hydrobiology, and Perth Hydro. Our sincere thanks to them.
TryBooking link to register for the event is here : https://www.trybooking.com/DFLVB
For further information on the event, please contact Tim Gourlay and Hamid Fanai from PIANC WA: tim@perthhydro.com, hamid.fanai@apac.bmt.org.
