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The new Jabiru LSA 55 aircraft at the aviation museum. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.
Jabiru flies high in Museum By SHARON BONTHUYS THE very fi rst Jabiru light aircraft to be made and sold commercially in Australia has found a new home in the Narromine Aviation Museum. The new purchase strengthens the impressive collection of aviation artifacts displayed by the museum, considered Narromine’s premier tourist attraction. Purchased with a National Cultural Heritage grant from the Federal Office of the Arts and a donation from Hare & Forbes Machinery, the two-seat LSA 55 aircraft was hoisted into the air at the museum on April 30. It had been transported to Narromine from its previous home in a hangar in western Victoria. The Jabiru joins several other full-sized aircraft on display at the museum including historic relics such as the replica of the Wright Flyer ‘A’, Corben Super
Ace, and a Tiger Moth. “It’s a very light aircraft, only 300 kilograms,” said museum chair Peter Kierath of the Jabiru. “The significance of having a Jabiru here is incalculable, given the history of the aircraft at this aerodrome,” he said. The Narromine Aerodrome, already with a rich aviation history stretching back to 1918, played host to a Jabiru pilot training school during the 1990s. Produced in Bundaberg, Queensland by the Jabiru Aircraft Pty Ltd, the aircraft was a popular plane within Australia in its time and sold to at least 30 countries. The Narromine Aviation Museum continues to grow in popularity, with over 220 people visiting the site over the Easter long weekend. Additions to its collection like the new Jabiru will only continue to attract new visitors, Mr Keirath said.
WITH prices rising across the board and inflation sitting at 5 per cent nationally, family budgets are tightening everywhere. The ability of many families to absorb higher municipal charges, among other things, is a key issue at present. Narromine Shire residents keen to know what rate rises are planned for 2022-23 should consult the council’s Draft Revised Integrated Planning and Reporting Documents (RIPRD) while up for public exhibition. Passed by council on May 3, the draft RIPRD will be available for public exhibition for 28 days, during which time residents can provide feedback to the council. The fi nal plan will be considered by the council in June 2022. At a glance, the draft RIPRD flags minimal rises in fees and charges across many areas and in some cases no increases at all. Dog and cat registrations, for example, will not increase, nor will the cost of development applications. Minimal increases of between two and four per cent will impact interment costs in cemeteries, and waste and
recycling fees will rise between two and five per cent. The highest fee increases involve inspections across various areas including temporary structures, water supply, waste management, public roads etc, ranging between 12 and 67 per cent depending on inspection type. Residential water consumption rates are set to rise from $1.85 per kilolitre to $2.10 per kilolitre in Narromine and Trangie, an increase of 13.51 per cent. In Tomingley it will rise from $1.62 per kilolitre to $1.80 per kilolitre, an increase of 11.11 per cent. Non-residential water consumption rates will rise by 15.18 per cent and water access charges will also rise between 11-12 per cent across the communities. The Narromine Star understands that the water rates are linked to the cost of providing the service, which is substantial. Since 2011-12, the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has been responsible for determining the annual “rate peg” for NSW in terms of property rates. The proposed Operational Plan in the draft RIPRD states: “each year the NSW
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Government determines the maximum amount by which Councils can increase their annual general rates income... Under this [IPART] framework, a new index was established, the result for 2022-23 is a rate increase of 0.7 per cent.” This 0.7 per cent increase is not per individual property as land valuations will be taken into consideration in the rating process. The full list of fees and charges can be found in the draft RIPRD, which will remain open to public scrutiny for 28 days. Residents should take the time to consider the documents in full and express their views to the council through the feedback process. The items currently available for public exhibition are listed under “public notices” on the council website. The Narromine Star has sought clarification from the council about the availability of hard copy documents for residents of Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley who may not have internet access to be able to consider the information and participate in the feedback process. A response was not received prior to publication.