Robert Dougherty

A Piper PA-32R Cherokee Lance aircraft, carrying three people, crashed and caught fire on take-off at the airport on 11 October. All three people on board were fatally injured.

Bennet and Graham are expected to be the only Australians to take to the skies at the event, using their Wolf Pitts S1-11X and Wolf Pitts S1S aircraft in front of more than a million expected spectators.

The Western Australian government has announced more than $1.2 million in funding for developing an Advanced Biofuels Strategy to manoeuvre the state into a strong position to capture new market opportunities and drive emissions reduction, including in sustainable aviation fuel.

Operating from Kadena Air Base, the P-8A and its crew will undertake co-ordinated surveillance missions to deter and disrupt illegal maritime activity by monitoring and recording ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned goods at sea.

CASA has advised of temporary airspace restrictions in place for the famous Bathurst 1000 motor race held in NSW this week.

From October 2025, the H225 will be operated by ARC Helicopters from Victoria to perform essential missions including firefighting and utility operations across the region.