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The Australian
2 days ago
- The Australian
Balranald fatal light plane crash
A man has died in a light plane crash in NSW's west. Emergency services were called to D-Block Rd in Balranald, 130km west of Hay, about 2pm on Wednesday. NSW Ambulance paramedics provided treatment at the scene but the man could not be saved. D-Block Road, Balranald, about 130km west of Hay. While formal identification is yet to take place, the man is believed to be aged in his 50s. Officers from the Barrier Police District remain at the scene and have established a crime scene. A report will be prepared for the Coroner and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau will conduct an investigation into the cause of the crash. It comes after the body of a man was found in the wreckage of a plane that went missing in the Snowy Mountains on July 15. Pilot David Stephens and his 1966 Beechcraft Debonair plane. Picture: Supplied The body was found on July 18 and police believe it is the remains of pilot David Stephens. 'While he is yet to be formally identified, police believe the body is that of the missing pilot,' NSW police said in a statement. The 74-year-old, an experienced pilot from Bega, was flying the 1966 Beechcraft Debonair plane from Wangaratta in Victoria to Moruya Airport on the NSW South Coast when he lost contact. Robert White Cadet Robert got his start as an Editorial Assistant at the Daily Telegraph in 2024 before entering the Newscorp cadet program. With a background in history and law Robert has a passion for politics and crime reporting as well as telling meaningful stories. @white_robb73416 Robert White
News.com.au
2 days ago
- News.com.au
Man killed in NSW light plane crash weeks after another fatality
A man has died in a light plane crash in NSW's west. Emergency services were called to D-Block Rd in Balranald, 130km west of Hay, about 2pm on Wednesday. NSW Ambulance paramedics provided treatment at the scene but the man could not be saved. While formal identification is yet to take place, the man is believed to be aged in his 50s. Officers from the Barrier Police District remain at the scene and have established a crime scene. A report will be prepared for the Coroner and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau will conduct an investigation into the cause of the crash. It comes after the body of a man was found in the wreckage of a plane that went missing in the Snowy Mountains on July 15. The body was found on July 18 and police believe it is the remains of pilot David Stephens. 'While he is yet to be formally identified, police believe the body is that of the missing pilot,' NSW police said in a statement. The 74-year-old, an experienced pilot from Bega, was flying the 1966 Beechcraft Debonair plane from Wangaratta in Victoria to Moruya Airport on the NSW South Coast when he lost contact.
ABC News
2 days ago
- ABC News
Man dies in light plane crash north of Balranald in south-west NSW
A man has died in a plane crash in south-west New South Wales. At about 2pm on Wednesday, emergency services were called to D-Block Road north of Balranald, about 130 kilometres west of Hay, after reports that a light plane had crashed. On arrival, emergency crews found a man in a critical condition. NSW Paramedics provided treatment but he died at the scene. The man was the sole traveller in the plane. He is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be aged in his 50s. Police have established a crime scene and a report will be prepared for the coroner. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will investigate the cause of the crash.
Times
17-05-2025
- Times
Five of the best wildflower meadows in Scotland
The buzz of bees, the scent of honeysuckle, the gentle sway of mallow nodding on an early summer breeze — Scotland's wildflower meadows are nature's quiet masterpiece. Here Tania Pascoe, the author of Wild Garden Weekends, picks five of her favourite wildflower meadows to visit. Spend a day wandering the inner coastline of Balranald in summer and you may spot rare great-yellow bumblebees, painted ladies, red admirals, choughs, corncrakes and otters. All thrive at this nature reserve, where the machair is cropped on a rotational basis, seaweed is the only fertiliser used and there is no mechanised harvesting. Wildflower lovers will find the machair stunning and the barley and rye fields abundant with corn marigolds and poppies. Much of the Scottish Wildlife Trust's
