Diesel Dirt and Turf deferred

Leading construction expo, National Diesel Dirt and Turf, will not be going ahead this year and will be pushed to April 2021 instead, organisers have announced.

The annual trade show was originally scheduled to be held from October 16 to 18 this year at its new venue at the Sydney Dragway in Eastern Creek, following an initial postponement earlier this year, but organisers conceded the current health risks are simply too high to proceed safely.

The new dates for the next event will be April 9 to 11, 2021.

Expo manager, Marti Zivkovich, said the decision was made to cancel the event to protect the health and wellbeing of exhibitors and visitors.

He added the complexities with border closures have the potential to severely disrupt the number of interstate exhibitors and visitors able to attend the expo this year.

“Our current experience in working with government authorities, together with our comprehensive COVID-19 safety plan and risk management processes makes us well-placed to stage a safe and highly successful Expo in April 2021,” he said.

“We are extremely pleased with the enthusiastic support we have received from exhibitors for the new venue of the Sydney Dragway at Eastern Creek from regular exhibitors. With 85 percent of sites pre-sold, the 2021 Expo is shaping up to be a great success.

“I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our wonderful sponsors, exhibitors, and suppliers for their support, patience and understanding in the time we have taken to make this decision.”