Photo: Natalie Manuel with Darcie Holmes-Smith, Stuart Lloyd, Kaleb Fernando and Sarath Bhasi, who will train to fly the DJI Matrice 4.
Council staff hope to save time and money after standing out from 20 other local government areas to win a drone worth more than $7000 in the 2025 AVCRM Drone Competition.
Coonamble Shire Council's Natalie Manuel said the DJI Matrice 4 will inspect areas that would be slower and riskier to access manually, like bridges, rooftops, and water and sewer infrastructure.
Staff made a submission . . .
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