The Tinonee subbranch Post Office closed with four days notice.

Their service had been erratic, with closures at inconvenient times, even all afternoon on some days. 

Bit of a pain letting friends/ family/ businesses and organisations all over the world know in a hurry about an address change. Grabbed one of the last mailboxes in dear ole Wingham.

It’s a good space in the Tinonee Hub… with the thriving Tinonee General Store and the Chicken Takeaway next door. Hope we get a new smart business!

Pelican Flies Away

Had to make a rushed trip to Sydney. The staff at the airport are terrific, and little Pelican Air does its best, though we had to wait for a bad wind to abate. We seven passengers huddled together in the tail to keep her steady. And landed in Sydney to discover we had made the last Taree Sydney flight. 

There are currently no more flights from Taree in or out to anywhere.

Rex gave us away after some contretemps with Council (who own the airport) Pelican say it’s all too hard with fuel costs, few passengers, an ageing fleet and no more government subsidies. Obviously, the Council can’t afford to subsidise the flights, putting the crew up for a night isn’t enough now. 

I asked Council what was going on and was told the airport isn’t closed and it is still providing services to the community such as – emergency services, medical services, private charters, airmail courier services, defence force training, local commercial aviation businesses, local engineering/manufacturing aviation businesses, car rentals and the Manning River Aero Club.

We just cant fly anywhere from Taree! (Unless we own a plane.)

What else can’t Council afford next ??