The Rotary exchange student, from Sweden, last week visited Albury’s Norske Skog paper mill.

When Anges, 17, told her grandfather, Björn Dillner, she was headed for Albury, he told her he had been part of the project team sent by Norske Skog in 2000 to assess mills in Albury, Tasmania and New Zealand after they were bought from Fletcher Challenge.

Agnes said her grandfather had always been a “paper nerd”.

“Whenever we go through forests, he’s really interested in all the trees,” she said during her mill tour.

“It has been exciting finding out about this part of his past and his connections with Albury.”

Mr Dillner never visited the mill — he is an expert in papers used for printing and writing rather than newsprint — but he was part of the group that assessed the mill.

Agnes said her mill tour was an example of what Rotary programs offered.

“It’s great to have this opportunity,” she said.

Albury’s James Richardson, who has recently returned from an exchange in Germany, said such trips were a great experience.

“You learn so much about culture and appreciate everything you have,” he said.