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Barra, Beef and Bulldust Expo reaches great heights

Tremain-Hill Helicopters will be offering joy flights to those who want to view Karumba from above. Lochie Tremain-Hill says, “It’s truly beautiful; it really is the only way to see the Gulf. You can see for miles and miles – as far as Normanton.”

Those who dare can enjoy a 15-minute joyride in a Robinson helicopter for $100 per person. While this plenty of time for most, Lochie says passengers often beg for more. During a 30-minute flight, Lochie and his pilots can get you up to Rivers where you can see crocodiles lurking and the beginnings of the big wet. 

Joy flights will be available during the Beef Barra & Bulldust Expo in Karumba, November 4-6, departing from the airport. Bookings are essential; phone 0409 902 597 or 07 4745 9777.

Tremain-Hill helicopters also offers once-in-a-lifetime fishing adventures. Anglers are choppered in to a secret location accessible only by air where the barra practically jump out of the water to hook themselves on your line. Phone Tremain-Hill for pricing and availability.

Scenic flights are just one of the exhilarating attractions at the inaugural Beef Barra and Bulldust Expo, held in and around Karumba this November. There will be market stalls and seminars, kids activities, a feast of beef, barramundi and prawns, plus a huge evening event featuring Troy Cassar-Daley, Mary G and Shane Howard. Don’t miss out on discount concert tickets at www.barrabeefandbulldust.com.au. 

Those travelling to Karumba are invited to take part in a range of tours that will provide everlasting memories. See the Undara Lava Tubes, visit the Indigenous-owned station “Delta Downs”, travel the Savannah Way or climb aboard the Old Tin Hare. 

The Beef Barra and Bulldust Expo is hosted by the Northern Gulf Resource Management Group and is designed to showcase all that the Gulf region has to offer. This event is proudly supported by the Events Queensland and the Building Rural Communities Fund plus event sponsors SkyTrans, Caring for our Country (Australian Government), Karumba Livestock Exports, South East Asian Livestock Services, MMG Century Mine, Bayer Australia, Stanbroke Pastoral Co., Landmark, Isuzu Trucks, Chrysler Jeep, Towers Motorcycles, Carpentaria Shire Council, North Queensland Register, Queensland Country Life and other local businesses and media partners.

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October 26 2011