WELCOME TO THE GREAT EASTERN FLY- IN 11 – 12 January 2020 WELCOME TO THE GREAT EASTERN FLY- IN 11 – 12 January 2020 WELCOME TO THE GREAT EASTERN FLY- IN 11 – 12 January 2020

Welcome to the Great Eastern Fly-In, 11 -12 January 2020! The North Coast’s Community Aviation Weekend! Where the Sky Meets the Sea. Welcome to the Great Eastern Fly-In, 11 -12 January 2020! The North Coast’s Community Aviation Weekend! Where the Sky Meets the Sea. Welcome to the Great Eastern Fly-In, 11 -12 January 2020! The North Coast’s Community Aviation Weekend! Where the Sky Meets the Sea.

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Evans Head, NSW. 1941-08. Group portrait of participants in No. 24 Course, No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School RAAF in front of one of the School’s Fairey Battle aircraft

join us this year to celebrate the 80 th Anniversary of the establishment of RAAF Station Evans Head, 1940 – 1945, the largest WW11 Empire Air Training Scheme Station in Australia which included the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome. In this anniversary year, there’ll be a focus at the Great Eastern on the heritage of that time, with WW11 aircraft and displays, a variety of on-ground heritage displays, WW11 reenactment groups as well as all the rest of what makes the Fly-In a great weekend to enjoy. join us this year to celebrate the 80 th Anniversary of the establishment of RAAF Station Evans Head, 1940 – 1945, the largest WW11 Empire Air Training Scheme Station in Australia which included the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome. In this anniversary year, there’ll be a focus at the Great Eastern on the heritage of that time, with WW11 aircraft and displays, a variety of on-ground heritage displays, WW11 reenactment groups as well as all the rest of what makes the Fly-In a great weekend to enjoy. join us this year to celebrate the 80 th Anniversary of the establishment of RAAF Station Evans Head, 1940 – 1945, the largest WW11 Empire Air Training Scheme Station in Australia which included the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome. In this anniversary year, there’ll be a focus at the Great Eastern on the heritage of that time, with WW11 aircraft and displays, a variety of on-ground heritage displays, WW11 reenactment groups as well as all the rest of what makes the Fly-In a great weekend to enjoy. 80 years ago, construction of RAAF Station Evans Head commenced in late 1939 and in August and September 1940, the first aircraft and personnel arrived at the Aerodrome. The No.1 Bombing and Gunnery School commenced and a few years later, the No. 1 Air Observers School. Over 5,000 personnel were trained, mainly for active service in bombing aircraft, and casualties were high. Known as the Evans Head Aerodrome for many years after, there was a push by locals and Veterans to rename it in the 1980’s, to be a living, active, aviation memorial for all those who served there. This was adopted and it became known as the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome, a living memorial to all who served there and for locals who made many long lasting friendships with both trainees and support personnel. Another part of the Station has remained active for the last 80 years, the Southern Bombing Range and personnel may be at the Fly-In for the weekend. 80 years ago, construction of RAAF Station Evans Head commenced in late 1939 and in August and September 1940, the first aircraft and personnel arrived at the Aerodrome. The No.1 Bombing and Gunnery School commenced and a few years later, the No. 1 Air Observers School. Over 5,000 personnel were trained, mainly for active service in bombing aircraft, and casualties were high. Known as the Evans Head Aerodrome for many years after, there was a push by locals and Veterans to rename it in the 1980’s, to be a living, active, aviation memorial for all those who served there. This was adopted and it became known as the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome, a living memorial to all who served there and for locals who made many long lasting friendships with both trainees and support personnel. Another part of the Station has remained active for the last 80 years, the Southern Bombing Range and personnel may be at the Fly-In for the weekend. 80 years ago, construction of RAAF Station Evans Head commenced in late 1939 and in August and September 1940, the first aircraft and personnel arrived at the Aerodrome. The No.1 Bombing and Gunnery School commenced and a few years later, the No. 1 Air Observers School. Over 5,000 personnel were trained, mainly for active service in bombing aircraft, and casualties were high. Known as the Evans Head Aerodrome for many years after, there was a push by locals and Veterans to rename it in the 1980’s, to be a living, active, aviation memorial for all those who served there. This was adopted and it became known as the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome, a living memorial to all who served there and for locals who made many long lasting friendships with both trainees and support personnel. Another part of the Station has remained active for the last 80 years, the Southern Bombing Range and personnel may be at the Fly-In for the weekend.

To support this major focus for 2020, there’ll be a number of related activities and displays of Aviation Heritage which include: Air Displays, flights in WW11 aircraft, the Evans Head Living To support this major focus for 2020, there’ll be a number of related activities and displays of Aviation Heritage which include: Air Displays, flights in WW11 aircraft, the Evans Head Living To support this major focus for 2020, there’ll be a number of related activities and displays of Aviation Heritage which include: Air Displays, flights in WW11 aircraft, the Evans Head Living

Museum, Aviation Museum, RAAF Amberley Heritage group, re-enactment groups and numerous large poster displays around the site of Museum, Aviation Museum, RAAF Amberley Heritage group, re-enactment groups and numerous large poster displays around the site of Museum, Aviation Museum, RAAF Amberley Heritage group, re-enactment groups and numerous large poster displays around the site of views of that time. Read on for details of what all the family can enjoy. views of that time. Read on for details of what all the family can enjoy. views of that time. Read on for details of what all the family can enjoy.

So what’s it all about? Aircraft fly in from the east coast of Australia, to spend a fun weekend meeting up with old friends, there’s Air Displays, flights in all types of aircraft, static displays and lots more. With up to 200 aircraft of all shapes and sizes, the better the weather the more planes you can expect! Wander round and see aircraft from 90 years ago till the present day, small to large and more. For the military buff there’ll be the Tiger M o t h s , So what’s it all about? Aircraft fly in from the east coast of Australia, to spend a fun weekend meeting up with old friends, there’s Air Displays, flights in all types of aircraft, static displays and lots more. With up to 200 aircraft of all shapes and sizes, the better the weather the more planes you can expect! Wander round and see aircraft from 90 years ago till the present day, small to large and more. For the military buff there’ll be the Tiger M o t h s , So what’s it all about? Aircraft fly in from the east coast of Australia, to spend a fun weekend meeting up with old friends, there’s Air Displays, flights in all types of aircraft, static displays and lots more. With up to 200 aircraft of all shapes and sizes, the better the weather the more planes you can expect! Wander round and see aircraft from 90 years ago till the present day, small to large and more. For the military buff there’ll be the Tiger M o t h s ,

Trojans, Winjeels, Harvard, CT 4 and more. Helicopters will be flying, along with General Aviation small aircraft, light sports planes, paramotor gliders and gyrocopters. There’ll be 3 Tiger Moths adn a Gypsy Moth and maybe a seaplane or two! Check out the models and Drone displays, find out how to learn to fly or join a club and the regulations for Trojans, Winjeels, Harvard, CT 4 and more. Helicopters will be flying, along with General Aviation small aircraft, light sports planes, paramotor gliders and gyrocopters. There’ll be 3 Tiger Moths adn a Gypsy Moth and maybe a seaplane or two! Check out the models and Drone displays, find out how to learn to fly or join a club and the regulations for Trojans, Winjeels, Harvard, CT 4 and more. Helicopters will be flying, along with General Aviation small aircraft, light sports planes, paramotor gliders and gyrocopters. There’ll be 3 Tiger Moths adn a Gypsy Moth and maybe a seaplane or two! Check out the models and Drone displays, find out how to learn to fly or join a club and the regulations for

the Eurofox, Gyrocopter and the Extra 300 for the thrill ride! This means you briefly fly the plane if you wish. These flights start around the $70 per person depending on plane. the Eurofox, Gyrocopter and the Extra 300 for the thrill ride! This means you briefly fly the plane if you wish. These flights start around the $70 per person depending on plane. the Eurofox, Gyrocopter and the Extra 300 for the thrill ride! This means you briefly fly the plane if you wish. These flights start around the $70 per person depending on plane.

flying Drones, educate yourself. As you wander around chat with the pilots. They’re always happy to chat about their planes, where they’re from and the joys of flying. flying Drones, educate yourself. As you wander around chat with the pilots. They’re always happy to chat about their planes, where they’re from and the joys of flying. flying Drones, educate yourself. As you wander around chat with the pilots. They’re always happy to chat about their planes, where they’re from and the joys of flying.

A highlight of each day are the Air Displays, both Saturday and Sunday which run intermittently from about 10.30am till 2.0pm, check out the Great Eastern website for the air display programme so you don’t miss you favourite plane. Displays include a formation Display of all t h e A highlight of each day are the Air Displays, both Saturday and Sunday which run intermittently from about 10.30am till 2.0pm, check out the Great Eastern website for the air display programme so you don’t miss you favourite plane. Displays include a formation Display of all t h e A highlight of each day are the Air Displays, both Saturday and Sunday which run intermittently from about 10.30am till 2.0pm, check out the Great Eastern website for the air display programme so you don’t miss you favourite plane. Displays include a formation Display of all t h e

Aerobatics in the Nanchang and Extra 300, the T28 Trojan h a n d l i n g display and h a n d l i n g display of the scale Spitfire. The Memorial Formation Fly Past with the Ct 4, Wirraway, Winjeel and Nanchang will be flown to remember and respect the WW11 veterans who served and trained at RAAF Station Evans Head No.1 Bombing and Gunnery school and No.1 Air Observers School 1939 – 1945, always a special display. There is a possibility the Royal Australian Air Force may surprise us with an aircraft Fly By to also commemorate the 80 th Anniversary, watch the website and Facebook for updates the week before the event. We won’t; know till the last minute! Aerobatics in the Nanchang and Extra 300, the T28 Trojan h a n d l i n g display and h a n d l i n g display of the scale Spitfire. The Memorial Formation Fly Past with the Ct 4, Wirraway, Winjeel and Nanchang will be flown to remember and respect the WW11 veterans who served and trained at RAAF Station Evans Head No.1 Bombing and Gunnery school and No.1 Air Observers School 1939 – 1945, always a special display. There is a possibility the Royal Australian Air Force may surprise us with an aircraft Fly By to also commemorate the 80 th Anniversary, watch the website and Facebook for updates the week before the event. We won’t; know till the last minute! Aerobatics in the Nanchang and Extra 300, the T28 Trojan h a n d l i n g display and h a n d l i n g display of the scale Spitfire. The Memorial Formation Fly Past with the Ct 4, Wirraway, Winjeel and Nanchang will be flown to remember and respect the WW11 veterans who served and trained at RAAF Station Evans Head No.1 Bombing and Gunnery school and No.1 Air Observers School 1939 – 1945, always a special display. There is a possibility the Royal Australian Air Force may surprise us with an aircraft Fly By to also commemorate the 80 th Anniversary, watch the website and Facebook for updates the week before the event. We won’t; know till the last minute!

Having seen the displays you might like to take a flight and there are plenty to fly in, small and large. There will be something for every budget, so chat with the pilots and choose what you want. Some are single seats, others take 2 or 3 people, so the family can go. Flights will be available in; T28 Trojan, Yak 52, Nanchang, Winjeels and Harvard (ex RAAF fighter trainers from the 1940/50’s era) helicopters, including the famous MASH Bell 47. Prices start at about $80 per person for helicopter flights. For the warbird enthusiast prices start at about: $100 per seat for 3 people, $350 for the Yak 52 per person, Trojan- $500 and range. Prices may vary at the time. If smaller, lighter aircraft is you passion, there’ll be some Trial Instructional Flights available in Having seen the displays you might like to take a flight and there are plenty to fly in, small and large. There will be something for every budget, so chat with the pilots and choose what you want. Some are single seats, others take 2 or 3 people, so the family can go. Flights will be available in; T28 Trojan, Yak 52, Nanchang, Winjeels and Harvard (ex RAAF fighter trainers from the 1940/50’s era) helicopters, including the famous MASH Bell 47. Prices start at about $80 per person for helicopter flights. For the warbird enthusiast prices start at about: $100 per seat for 3 people, $350 for the Yak 52 per person, Trojan- $500 and range. Prices may vary at the time. If smaller, lighter aircraft is you passion, there’ll be some Trial Instructional Flights available in Having seen the displays you might like to take a flight and there are plenty to fly in, small and large. There will be something for every budget, so chat with the pilots and choose what you want. Some are single seats, others take 2 or 3 people, so the family can go. Flights will be available in; T28 Trojan, Yak 52, Nanchang, Winjeels and Harvard (ex RAAF fighter trainers from the 1940/50’s era) helicopters, including the famous MASH Bell 47. Prices start at about $80 per person for helicopter flights. For the warbird enthusiast prices start at about: $100 per seat for 3 people, $350 for the Yak 52 per person, Trojan- $500 and range. Prices may vary at the time. If smaller, lighter aircraft is you passion, there’ll be some Trial Instructional Flights available in Back with feet firmly on the ground but still keen on planes, walk around and look at the variety there are, right next to the fence and easily seen. Have a chat with Ron from Mission Australia about the work they do in PNG, you can’t miss his beautiful silver Beechcraft plane. Aviation businesses will be there, Bush Cat, Evektor selling aircraft and aviation electronics, a perfect way to get very close and look inside aircraft. Chat with local pilots form Bush Flyers Downunder and our local flying school in Lismore if you’re keen to learn. Back with feet firmly on the ground but still keen on planes, walk around and look at the variety there are, right next to the fence and easily seen. Have a chat with Ron from Mission Australia about the work they do in PNG, you can’t miss his beautiful silver Beechcraft plane. Aviation businesses will be there, Bush Cat, Evektor selling aircraft and aviation electronics, a perfect way to get very close and look inside aircraft. Chat with local pilots form Bush Flyers Downunder and our local flying school in Lismore if you’re keen to learn. Back with feet firmly on the ground but still keen on planes, walk around and look at the variety there are, right next to the fence and easily seen. Have a chat with Ron from Mission Australia about the work they do in PNG, you can’t miss his beautiful silver Beechcraft plane. Aviation businesses will be there, Bush Cat, Evektor selling aircraft and aviation electronics, a perfect way to get very close and look inside aircraft. Chat with local pilots form Bush Flyers Downunder and our local flying school in Lismore if you’re keen to learn.

The Evans Head Living Museum has a wonderful display about the WW11 history of the Aerodrome focusing on the site as it was and stories of veterans and local area. The Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome Heritage Aviation Museum has a wonderful display of planes and information, for the small cost of $5 per person or $15 for the family you can walk around the famous F111 jet or inside the Caribou transport aircraft and learn a lot about aviation history. A Must See is the Avro Anson aircraft which was flying on the Station during WW11, so much history there! The RAAF Aviation Amberley Heritage Group is having a large display as well as the Aviation Museum Bus, visiting again this year. The Evans Head Living Museum has a wonderful display about the WW11 history of the Aerodrome focusing on the site as it was and stories of veterans and local area. The Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome Heritage Aviation Museum has a wonderful display of planes and information, for the small cost of $5 per person or $15 for the family you can walk around the famous F111 jet or inside the Caribou transport aircraft and learn a lot about aviation history. A Must See is the Avro Anson aircraft which was flying on the Station during WW11, so much history there! The RAAF Aviation Amberley Heritage Group is having a large display as well as the Aviation Museum Bus, visiting again this year. The Evans Head Living Museum has a wonderful display about the WW11 history of the Aerodrome focusing on the site as it was and stories of veterans and local area. The Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome Heritage Aviation Museum has a wonderful display of planes and information, for the small cost of $5 per person or $15 for the family you can walk around the famous F111 jet or inside the Caribou transport aircraft and learn a lot about aviation history. A Must See is the Avro Anson aircraft which was flying on the Station during WW11, so much history there! The RAAF Aviation Amberley Heritage Group is having a large display as well as the Aviation Museum Bus, visiting again this year.

A World War II Re-enactment camp is set up as if direct from the 1940s, complete with ‘allied and other forces’. The people involved know a lot about the history of that time and are very happy to chat with people and show their equipment. A World War II Re-enactment camp is set up as if direct from the 1940s, complete with ‘allied and other forces’. The people involved know a lot about the history of that time and are very happy to chat with people and show their equipment. A World War II Re-enactment camp is set up as if direct from the 1940s, complete with ‘allied and other forces’. The people involved know a lot about the history of that time and are very happy to chat with people and show their equipment.

Follow the RAAF Station Evans Head Heritage trail, from the Main Entrance keep your eye out for the signage giving you a glimpse into the past, 80 years ago and the running of the RAAF Station. Large posters will be located in various positions, a then and now visual experience! Follow the RAAF Station Evans Head Heritage trail, from the Main Entrance keep your eye out for the signage giving you a glimpse into the past, 80 years ago and the running of the RAAF Station. Large posters will be located in various positions, a then and now visual experience! Follow the RAAF Station Evans Head Heritage trail, from the Main Entrance keep your eye out for the signage giving you a glimpse into the past, 80 years ago and the running of the RAAF Station. Large posters will be located in various positions, a then and now visual experience!

So much more to do!!! Besides all the planes and flying, Saturday will feature a local North Coast style market with between 70 and 100 stalls with everything on sale from arts and crafts, plants, clothing, food and drink, to model airplane kits, So much more to do!!! Besides all the planes and flying, Saturday will feature a local North Coast style market with between 70 and 100 stalls with everything on sale from arts and crafts, plants, clothing, food and drink, to model airplane kits, So much more to do!!! Besides all the planes and flying, Saturday will feature a local North Coast style market with between 70 and 100 stalls with everything on sale from arts and crafts, plants, clothing, food and drink, to model airplane kits,

all open from 8am. Sunday is the Classic Car and Bike Show, with the clubs putting on a great display that will include sports and vintage cars as well as bikes and various other vehicles. Along with this will be a wonderful display of Model Boats from the Ballina Modellers, the detail in these models is amazing. For the kids, the Evan’s Head Pre-school will be running a paper plane competition, make yours at home or at the FlyIn and then on Sunday morning at 10.30 see how far your plane flies! Face painting and of course the jumping castles and slide will be there all open from 8am. Sunday is the Classic Car and Bike Show, with the clubs putting on a great display that will include sports and vintage cars as well as bikes and various other vehicles. Along with this will be a wonderful display of Model Boats from the Ballina Modellers, the detail in these models is amazing. For the kids, the Evan’s Head Pre-school will be running a paper plane competition, make yours at home or at the FlyIn and then on Sunday morning at 10.30 see how far your plane flies! Face painting and of course the jumping castles and slide will be there all open from 8am. Sunday is the Classic Car and Bike Show, with the clubs putting on a great display that will include sports and vintage cars as well as bikes and various other vehicles. Along with this will be a wonderful display of Model Boats from the Ballina Modellers, the detail in these models is amazing. For the kids, the Evan’s Head Pre-school will be running a paper plane competition, make yours at home or at the FlyIn and then on Sunday morning at 10.30 see how far your plane flies! Face painting and of course the jumping castles and slide will be there and maybe the water spray arch to cool off on those sunny days. and maybe the water spray arch to cool off on those sunny days. and maybe the water spray arch to cool off on those sunny days.

The Rural Fire Service is once again on site with their Fire trucks, fire fighting equipment, water holding tank and fun, interactive display; great for the kids they can participate in putting out mock fires with water pistols and other fun things for the younger enthusiasts. Learn about what the RFS does to help us all in our rural areas and the equipment they use, you might even like to join as a volunteer. These amazing volunteers have been doing an incredible job over the last months in our region, give them all a Huge Thank You when you see them and maybe a donation, it all helps to support what they do. Let’s really appreciate them! The Rural Fire Service is once again on site with their Fire trucks, fire fighting equipment, water holding tank and fun, interactive display; great for the kids they can participate in putting out mock fires with water pistols and other fun things for the younger enthusiasts. Learn about what the RFS does to help us all in our rural areas and the equipment they use, you might even like to join as a volunteer. These amazing volunteers have been doing an incredible job over the last months in our region, give them all a Huge Thank You when you see them and maybe a donation, it all helps to support what they do. Let’s really appreciate them! The Rural Fire Service is once again on site with their Fire trucks, fire fighting equipment, water holding tank and fun, interactive display; great for the kids they can participate in putting out mock fires with water pistols and other fun things for the younger enthusiasts. Learn about what the RFS does to help us all in our rural areas and the equipment they use, you might even like to join as a volunteer. These amazing volunteers have been doing an incredible job over the last months in our region, give them all a Huge Thank You when you see them and maybe a donation, it all helps to support what they do. Let’s really appreciate them!

The Royal Life Saving Australia has a large stand promoting this great Australian community organisation. This year you’ll see how the SLSA is using drone technology to keep an ‘Eye in the Sky’ over our beaches and coastline and what you can do and be involved, from Nippers and Adult volunteers. Marine Rescue will be serving your Sunday Sausage sizzle, buy a raffle ticket, maybe you’ll win a boat! The Royal Life Saving Australia has a large stand promoting this great Australian community organisation. This year you’ll see how the SLSA is using drone technology to keep an ‘Eye in the Sky’ over our beaches and coastline and what you can do and be involved, from Nippers and Adult volunteers. Marine Rescue will be serving your Sunday Sausage sizzle, buy a raffle ticket, maybe you’ll win a boat! The Royal Life Saving Australia has a large stand promoting this great Australian community organisation. This year you’ll see how the SLSA is using drone technology to keep an ‘Eye in the Sky’ over our beaches and coastline and what you can do and be involved, from Nippers and Adult volunteers. Marine Rescue will be serving your Sunday Sausage sizzle, buy a raffle ticket, maybe you’ll win a boat!

The Summerland Amateur Radio Club has a display of old radios for all to see as well as monitoring and recording all the aviation radio activity, go and have a listen to how the pilots talk with each other and see if you recognise their old radios from your childhood. The Summerland Amateur Radio Club has a display of old radios for all to see as well as monitoring and recording all the aviation radio activity, go and have a listen to how the pilots talk with each other and see if you recognise their old radios from your childhood. The Summerland Amateur Radio Club has a display of old radios for all to see as well as monitoring and recording all the aviation radio activity, go and have a listen to how the pilots talk with each other and see if you recognise their old radios from your childhood.

Don’t forget to check in at the Information Centre when you arrive, with great merchandise, information and raffles for your chance to win; prizes including flights in a number of aircraft, as well as t-shirts and caps for some lucky winners. Don’t forget to check in at the Information Centre when you arrive, with great merchandise, information and raffles for your chance to win; prizes including flights in a number of aircraft, as well as t-shirts and caps for some lucky winners. Don’t forget to check in at the Information Centre when you arrive, with great merchandise, information and raffles for your chance to win; prizes including flights in a number of aircraft, as well as t-shirts and caps for some lucky winners.

Check out the stalls with aviation art, take your favourite plane home, model aircraft to build, have a chat with the local council. A great selection of beautiful wooden toys and merchandise from The Men’s Shed, another really great community group. Check out the stalls with aviation art, take your favourite plane home, model aircraft to build, have a chat with the local council. A great selection of beautiful wooden toys and merchandise from The Men’s Shed, another really great community group. Check out the stalls with aviation art, take your favourite plane home, model aircraft to build, have a chat with the local council. A great selection of beautiful wooden toys and merchandise from The Men’s Shed, another really great community group.

delicious local food, coffee and drinks and support the Evans River K-12 School, they do a fine job all weekend feeding us all. delicious local food, coffee and drinks and support the Evans River K-12 School, they do a fine job all weekend feeding us all. delicious local food, coffee and drinks and support the Evans River K-12 School, they do a fine job all weekend feeding us all.

As a community event, entry to the Aerodrome is free and you can make a donation if you wish for the Charity of the Year and to help support this not for profit group which organise and run the event. All amenities on site: free onsite parking, wheelchair accessibility and disabled parking - the ground is a little rocky but mostly flat. Also, first aid, toilets and ATM are provided if you need anything just drop into the Information Centre and they can direct your enquiry. Check out the site plan on the website or download it and take for the day. It’s an alcohol free and no smoking site, neither mix with aeroplanes! Bring your own chairs or picnic blankets, seating is limited, especially for those who are content to just sit and watch. Please leave shelters; umbrellas, small marquees and tents etc at home as these have a habit of getting caught in the wind and can become a serious hazard on the air field. As a community event, entry to the Aerodrome is free and you can make a donation if you wish for the Charity of the Year and to help support this not for profit group which organise and run the event. All amenities on site: free onsite parking, wheelchair accessibility and disabled parking - the ground is a little rocky but mostly flat. Also, first aid, toilets and ATM are provided if you need anything just drop into the Information Centre and they can direct your enquiry. Check out the site plan on the website or download it and take for the day. It’s an alcohol free and no smoking site, neither mix with aeroplanes! Bring your own chairs or picnic blankets, seating is limited, especially for those who are content to just sit and watch. Please leave shelters; umbrellas, small marquees and tents etc at home as these have a habit of getting caught in the wind and can become a serious hazard on the air field. As a community event, entry to the Aerodrome is free and you can make a donation if you wish for the Charity of the Year and to help support this not for profit group which organise and run the event. All amenities on site: free onsite parking, wheelchair accessibility and disabled parking - the ground is a little rocky but mostly flat. Also, first aid, toilets and ATM are provided if you need anything just drop into the Information Centre and they can direct your enquiry. Check out the site plan on the website or download it and take for the day. It’s an alcohol free and no smoking site, neither mix with aeroplanes! Bring your own chairs or picnic blankets, seating is limited, especially for those who are content to just sit and watch. Please leave shelters; umbrellas, small marquees and tents etc at home as these have a habit of getting caught in the wind and can become a serious hazard on the air field.

Please leave your DOGS and DRONES at home – companion dogs are fine, just have your card and must be well restrained, thanks. Please leave your DOGS and DRONES at home – companion dogs are fine, just have your card and must be well restrained, thanks. Please leave your DOGS and DRONES at home – companion dogs are fine, just have your card and must be well restrained, thanks.

The Great Eastern Fly In has been running since 1992 and is a wonderful weekend for any plane or aviation enthusiasts, for those just keen to see something different and just have a fun family day out! The Great Eastern Fly In has been running since 1992 and is a wonderful weekend for any plane or aviation enthusiasts, for those just keen to see something different and just have a fun family day out! The Great Eastern Fly In has been running since 1992 and is a wonderful weekend for any plane or aviation enthusiasts, for those just keen to see something different and just have a fun family day out!

Free Admission – Donations Welcome Come and marvel at the latest in Aircraft, Air Displays and have the Ride of your Life! Free Admission – Donations Welcome Come and marvel at the latest in Aircraft, Air Displays and have the Ride of your Life! Free Admission – Donations Welcome Come and marvel at the latest in Aircraft, Air Displays and have the Ride of your Life!

And So Much More! And So Much More! And So Much More!

Pilots, their families and friends, Fly-In from all over Australia, to enjoy a great summer holiday with a difference and you get to enjoy it all with them. Pilots, their families and friends, Fly-In from all over Australia, to enjoy a great summer holiday with a difference and you get to enjoy it all with them. Pilots, their families and friends, Fly-In from all over Australia, to enjoy a great summer holiday with a difference and you get to enjoy it all with them.

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What makes us Aussies and why we should be proud of it. Australians don’t drink Fosters, wear crocodile-tooth hats or hop around in a kangaroos’ pouch… but there are some stereotypes about Aussies that are true. From the laid-back larrikin attitude to the bone-dry sense of humour, this is what visitors to Australia love about the locals.

Australian people are laid-back

When you visit Australia, there aren’t many expressions you’ll hear more often than the maxim “no worries, mate”. Maybe it’s all the sunshine, the miles of beaches, or the pristine nature, or the excellent quality of life, but nothing much seems to get under the skin of Australians. Even when something does go awry, there’s another phrase in the Aussie vernacular that keeps things nice and chilled: “she’ll be right, mate”.

Australian people are irreverent

There’s no one that Aussies love more than the larrikin, the archetype of a good-hearted person who thumbs their nose at authority and isn’t afraid to bend the rules. Australia’s pre-eminent historian Manning Clark sums up the larrikin as someone who loves “mocking pomposity and smugness, taking the piss out of people, cutting down tall poppies… larger than life, sceptical, iconoclastic, egalitarian yet suffering fools badly, and, above all, defiant”. Or, put simply in the local parlance, a cheeky bugger – and there’s a liberal dash of that quality in every Aussie.

Australian people are funny

That same irreverence translates into the Australian sense of humour, which is injected into nearly every conversation. Australians’ dry, self-deprecating, sarcastic, teasing humour – which is even harder to navigate when the accent and slang is thrown into the equation — can confuse visitors so don’t take offence if an Aussie’s making fun of you, because it means they like you. You actually want to be the butt of the joke, the subject of the piss-take, the one being warned about drop bears – it’s a sign of affection in an upside-down sort of way.

Australian people are simple

Not dopey, but simple. Nothing makes an Aussie happier than a barbecue with their family, a day at the beach with their mates, a beer at the cricket (preferably watching the Australian side rout the Poms in the Ashes) – simple pleasures rather than anything more extravagant. This distaste for pomp and privilege is probably that larrikin anti-authoritarian streak shining through again.

Australian people are diverse

To borrow a line from Australia’s de facto national anthem ‘I Am Australian’, we are one, but we are many, and from all the lands on earth we come. And that’s not simply some twee lyric – the 2016 Census confirmed that Australia boasts a higher percentage of its population born overseas (26%) than New Zealand (23%), Canada (22%), the US (14%) and the UK (13%). The culture of Australia’s Indigenous people has thrived for millennia, and waves of immigrants from every corner of the globe – originally Britain and Ireland, then Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa – have produced one of the most successful multicultural societies on earth.

More than six million Australian residents were born overseas – from Nepal to the Netherlands and every patch of turf in between – and that diversity demands tolerance. Sure, Aussies aren’t perfect, but they have learned plenty from the generations of immigrants that have built such a successful multicultural nation. You also won’t find many countries with a more vibrant LGBTQIA+ scene than Australia – one of the most beloved national icons is a bloke in a dress and one of the country’s favourite films follows a group of drag queens on a road trip across the outback.

Australian people are attractive

Miranda Kerr, Hugh Jackman, Margot Robbie, the entire Hemsworth clan… need any more proof ? Okay, fine, they might be the A-list of the Australian gene pool but just survey the bronzed, granite-hard bodies sunning themselves on Bondi Beach without drooling and then try to mount a case that Australians aren’t stone cold sexy.

Australian people are tough

And the good genes don’t end there – the fact that Australians are capable of surviving on an island crawling with sharks, crocodiles, snakes, spiders, jellyfish, drop bears, and any number of other terrifying creatures that are itching to send them to an early grave is survival of the fittest stuff that Charles Darwin himself could’ve written a book on.

Australian people are sporty It’s probably out-running all those crocs and out-swimming all those sharks that make Australians so good at sport. The place is an unrelenting production line of world-class sporting talent – think of a sport other than curling or Gaelic football and chances are you can name a handful of Aussies that are pretty bloody good at it – and although we mightn’t display the same fervour other countries possess for their national teams, Australia’s national identity is intimately linked to the greenand-gold’s achievements in the sporting arena.

Australian people are friendly

In the realm of travel-writing clichés, “friendly locals” is right up there with “hidden gem” and “off the beaten track” with the very most tired. But however, worn out that phrase might be, when it comes to describing Australians, it’s utterly accurate. Aussies aren’t anywhere near as outgoing as, say, Americans, but are equally as approachable – start with a smile and a “G’day, mate” and you’re well on your way to a new friend.

Australian people are loyal

The concept of loyalty obviously isn’t unique to Australia but ‘mateship’ – an idiom based on the popular term of address ‘mate’, and a term that evokes a spirit of loyalty, equality and mutual support – is one of the country’s most deeply cherished values. So cherished, in fact, that the government defines the word in the official resources supplied to aspiring Australian citizens: “Australia has a strong tradition of mateship where people help and receive help from others voluntarily, especially in times of adversity… A mate can be a spouse, partner, brother, sister, daughter, son or a friend. A mate can also be a total stranger.”