Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program reaches Mornington Island, Julia Creek, Gregory Downs

Chris  Burns
Updated February 15 2017 - 9:25am, first published February 14 2017 - 5:30pm
Mornington Island locals wait at their airport. It's the only commercial way on and off the indigenous gulf community and is therefore significant for access, medical treatment and supplies. Photo: Steve Hodder Watt.
Mornington Island locals wait at their airport. It's the only commercial way on and off the indigenous gulf community and is therefore significant for access, medical treatment and supplies. Photo: Steve Hodder Watt.

North West Queensland and the Gulf have received more than $4.6 million to improve remote airstrips through round four of the federal government’s national Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program. 

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Chris  Burns

Chris Burns

Senior journalist

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