Taken two months ago and only six months after approval was granted, the extent of work on the Wellcamp site can be seen, with the runway and taxiways already well-formed in the landscape. WAGNERS
Fields of Gold?
Challenges test developers of a new Queensland airport
It’s not every day that personal wealth is put into the creation of a brand new airport, especially one that lies within the already congested south-east corner of Queensland and just a few kilometres from the nearest regional airport, Toowoomba.
But that is exactly what John and Denis Wagner are doing, betting their hard-earned fortune from their construction business on an airport that can provide an alternative to the region’s established airports.
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