34th International Geological Congress (IGC): AUSTRALIA 2012

V-3 Otway Basin Carbon Capture and Storage
Post Trip: 4 days 3 nights - Sunday 12 August to Wednesday 15 August 2012
Starts: Melbourne
Finishes: Melbourne
Numbers limited to 15
Cost: Land: $1930 per person share twin/double
Single supplement: $260
Air: $280
Trip description: Investigate the carbon capture and storage activity and research in the Otway Basin.
View the energy and environmental aspects of the region including the carbon
capture and storage facility at Port Campbell, methane storage, gas processing,
CO2 production at Boggy Creek, as well as geothermal and wind operations.
Drive along the scenic coastal Great Ocean Road, and pass through the Pliocene-
Pleistocene volcanoes in the Kanawinka Global Geopark
Highlights: Spectacular scenery along the Great Ocean Road, Kanawinka Global Geopark
Trip Leader/s: Mr Rob Langford, Geoscience Australia and Dr Peter Tingate, Department of
Primary Industries and Department of Sustainability and Environment
Special Notes: This field trip is not suitable for children as it will involve sections of long distance
driving, visiting coastal outcrops that may be hazardous and in the case of a couple
of the outcrops to visit, require scrambling down steep, but short limestone cliffs.
Day by day itinerary Day 1 - Sunday 12th August 2012 - Melbourne to Apollo Bay
Depart Melbourne by coach for Apollo Bay - Viewing Cretaceous Eumeralla
Formation geology
Arrive at your hotel for overnight and dinner
Overnight: Hotel in Apollo Bay
Meals: B/ L/ D
Day 2 - Monday 13th August 2012 - Apollo Bay
Travel from Apollo Bay to Torquay - Cretaceous Eumeralla Formation geology and
Early Tertiary sequences
Return to Apollo Bay for overnight and dinner
Overnight: Hotel in Apollo Bay
Meals: B / L / D
Day 3 - Tuesday 14th August 2012 - Apollo Bay to Warrnambool
Travel from Apollo Bay to Warrnambool - Iona gas processing and geothermal/wind
installations if possible – Tertiary geology Great Ocean Road
Arrive at your hotel for overnight and dinner
Overnight: Hotel in Warrnambool
Meals: B / L / D
Day 4 - Wednesday 15th August 2012 - Warrnambool to Melbourne
Depart Warrnambool and travel to Melbourne - CO2CRC Otway Pilot site visit;
Return trip via Pliocene-Pleistocene volcanic landscape. Own flight arrangements
from Melbourne.
Meals: B
Special Note: You may need to book overnight accommodation in Melbourne before onward
travel.
Equipment Required: Participants should be prepared for cold or wet weather. Sun hat, rain coat and
strong walking shoes are essential. Hard hats and safety glasses provided – Steel toe
boots are required by attendees to visit industrial operations
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