May 9  2006
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Australia has finally acknowledged that general aviation "...is being destroyed at Archerfield - Moorabbin - Essendon - Bankstown - Hoxton Park - Camden - Warnervale and Cooranbong airports and intends setting up a strategy that will force the Government to stand up and take notice of the damage flowing from its airport privatisation"
 
AOPA Quote:- "Once a hive of activity these airports are now all but dead!"

By contrast the Gatton Air-Park 45nm west of Archerfield is enjoying an aviation revival
 

News Desk Comment

Freehold land available on the air-park has encouraged investment in privately owned hangars and houses including a rejuvenated aircraft maintenance workshop that has just reopened for business

May 10  2006
Atherton Tableland in FNQ became the unusual place for an emergency landing of a Cessna C206 that 'got into difficulties' and took to landing on the main highway late at night
 
The mishap attracted local TV News coverage

   
The forced landing was almost fully successful - only one small problem - a truck was coming down the same high-way in the opposing direction
 
The two machines 'met' briefly with the Cessna sustaining light damage to the outer port wing