{"id":16010,"date":"2024-03-21T12:20:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancolddamoperatorsforum.com.au\/2025\/?page_id=16010"},"modified":"2025-02-18T06:27:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T06:27:20","slug":"site-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ancolddamoperatorsforum.com.au\/2025\/site-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Site Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16010\" class=\"elementor elementor-16010\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ba1fc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ba1fc9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"social-program\">\r\n    <thead>\r\n      <tr><th colspan=\"2\">Wednesday 4th September<\/th>  \r\n    <\/tr><\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n    <tr>\r\n        <td>Depart Mantra Mooloolaba <\/td>\r\n        <td>8.00 am<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n        <td>Arrive Cooloolabin Dam    <\/td>\r\n        <td>8.45 am<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n        <td>Depart Cooloolabin Dam <\/td>\r\n        <td>9.45 am<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n        <td>Arrive Poona Dam<\/td>\r\n        <td>10.00 am<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n        <td>\r\nDepart Poona Dam<\/td>\r\n        <td>11.00 am<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n        <td>Arrive Wappa Dam <\/td>\r\n        <td>11.15 am<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n        <td>Lunch Served <\/td>\r\n        <td>12.15 pm<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n        <td>Depart Wappa Dam<\/td>\r\n        <td>1.15 pm<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n        <td>Arrive Sunshine Coast Airport <\/td>\r\n        <td>1.45 pm<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n        <td>Depart Sunshine Coast Airport  <\/td>\r\n        <td>2.00 pm<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <td>Arrive Mantra Mooloolaba  <\/td>\r\n        <td>2.30 pm<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    \r\n<\/tbody>    \r\n<\/table>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bd8261 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bd8261\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d451442\" data-id=\"d451442\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089647e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"089647e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Burrendong Dam, New South Wales<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4acb1fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4acb1fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLocated in New South Wales, Australia, Burrendong Dam plays a crucial role in water storage and supply for irrigation, town water, and environmental flows in the Macquarie River system. Constructed on the Macquarie River, near Wellington, the dam has a vast catchment area of approximately 13,900 km\u00b2 and a storage capacity of 1,188,000 ML at full supply, making it one of the largest inland dams in NSW.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55ea3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f55ea3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBurrendong Dam is a gated dam, allowing for controlled water releases to support downstream users and manage flood mitigation. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f900646 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f900646\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53cd278\" data-id=\"53cd278\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98823eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98823eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe dam features a rock-fill embankment with a clay core, standing 76 metres high and stretching 1,116 metres in length. The dam also includes three spillways: a main gated spillway, an auxiliary spillway, and an emergency spillway, ensuring safe water discharge during periods of high inflows.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19bc4eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19bc4eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver the years, Burrendong Dam has undergone various upgrades to enhance its safety and operational efficiency, including improvements to spillway capacity and dam stability. It continues to be regularly maintained and monitored by WaterNSW to ensure ongoing performance and resilience.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9cc195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9cc195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond its primary role in water management, Burrendong Dam is a popular recreation destination, offering a range of activities such as boating, fishing, camping, and bushwalking. The adjacent Burrendong Arboretum provides a unique opportunity to explore native plant species in a scenic setting.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfac80c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfac80c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor more information about Burrendong Dam, visit: WaterNSW \u2013 Burrendong Dam.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Organising Committee has put together an exciting day of tours to accompany the program Wednesday 4th September Depart Mantra Mooloolaba 8.00 am Arrive Cooloolabin Dam 8.45 am Depart Cooloolabin Dam 9.45 am Arrive Poona Dam 10.00 am Depart Poona Dam 11.00 am Arrive Wappa Dam 11.15 am Lunch Served 12.15 pm Depart Wappa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template\/full-width-template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16010","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancolddamoperatorsforum.com.au\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancolddamoperatorsforum.com.au\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancolddamoperatorsforum.com.au\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancolddamoperatorsforum.com.au\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancolddamoperatorsforum.com.au\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16010"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/ancolddamoperatorsforum.com.au\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18324,"href":"https:\/\/ancolddamoperatorsforum.com.au\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16010\/revisions\/18324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancolddamoperatorsforum.com.au\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}