The agreement will ensure the NSW Rural Fire Service can continue to support aerial firefighting operations and protect local communities and the environment through aerial firefighting operations facilitated from three Defence bases.
The ‘Mini-Gulf’ program, which began in March 2023, added extra services on Mondays and Fridays to remote communities of Normanton and Mornington Island.
The Flying Kangaroo has applied for up to seven flights per week on the Canada route over January, dropping to four in the following months, translating to a 68 per cent increase in capacity or around 11,000 extra seats.
The agreement will ensure the NSW Rural Fire Service can continue to support aerial firefighting operations and protect local communities and the environment through aerial firefighting operations facilitated from three Defence bases.
