PHOTO: Rotarian Russell Reynolds, with Emily Ryan and Jake Fernando and their 11-month-old Hallie. They say the airport’s perimeter fence needs to be an exclusion fence at least 1.8 metres to keep animals out. It is currently a rural 1.2 metres.
A Coonamble family have endured the unthinkable and been diverted to Walgett airport via ambulance with a critically ill child on board.
The Coonamble airport was ruled not fit for landing due to the risk of kangaroos on the runway.
Friday March 12 . . .
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