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Air fleet set for summer

Peter Bannan

THERE won’t be any changes to the number of firefighting aircraft positioned in the Mallee region this summer compared to last year, despite warnings of increased fire risk. Emergency Management Victoria confirmed there were two firebombing SEATs (single engine air tankers) based at Ouyen and a firebombing helicopter based at Sea Lake to support harvest […]

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