News and Events

Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Water Level: Current Status

Water levels in Kati Thanda / Lake Eyre have decreased in the last month but theres a brilliant white cover to be seen over the exposed dry areas of the lake. There’s still a chance of more rain…

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Four reasons to do a tour of the outback by air

By Nick Stobie – Touring Pilot Outback Australia really does have so much to offer. We’re the largest island country in the world, and although you can travel all over Australia by car, more than a decade of flying to the most remote parts of the country has taught me that the best way to see the outback is…

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Seeing Cape York on an Air Tour

By Nick Stobie – Touring Pilot Cape York Safari has been one of my favourite trips for the past couple of years. I’ve been lucky enough to lead seven trips up the Cape over the past three years, and it’s one of those parts of the country that I love going back to again and again. Among…

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Is Lake Eyre going to flood?!

By Nick Stobie – Touring Pilot About a dozen or so times a year, Jarrod or David in the tours office come to me with questions about Lake Eyre. More often than not, a guest is interested in booking one of our trips to visit Lake Eyre, but they want to know if the lake…

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Floodwaters in Lake Eyre Basin – February 2024

Summer often sees heavy rainfall in northern Australia as tropical weather systems and cyclones dump sometimes metres of rain at a time on communities. When those weather systems make their way inland, some of that water ends up in the Lake Eyre basin, which extends from Lake Eyre itself right up into south-western Queensland. In…

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The Joy of Air Touring

If you’ve wondered what air touring is, who is going or where you can go, this is for you. We dive into some of our favourite things about Air Touring and what makes Australian Air Safaris so special.

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Kirkhope Aviation’s air touring division expands nationally, becomes Australian Air Safaris

Kirkhope Aviation, which has been operating small group air tours by private aircraft throughout Australia for 49 years, is expanding and rebranding. From today, the air touring division of the company will be known as Australian Air Safaris.

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Inaugural Jazz in the Hangar

On a mild Sunday evening as the sun set, 70 patrons were treated to over one and half hours of sublime jazz by The Date Brothers and Kirkhope’s Jake Barden on saxophone.

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January 2018 News

A warm start to the year with raving reviews from guests on the spectacular King Island trip over the weekend.

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Birdsville Races Charter Flights

Birdsville Races 2018 Flights. Return flights from Moorabbin Airport (Melbourne) Twin engine, air conditioned luxury aircraft, take 15kg baggage for camping equipment…

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December 2017 Newsletter – Christmas Greetings

December 2017 Newsletter – Seasons Greetings! With a great year behind us, we’re looking forward to a huge season in 2018 filled with amazing tours…

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November 2017 Newsletter – Tasmanian Getaway

Final trip for 2017! End the year with a perfect 4 day getaway to the southern jewels of Australia, or design your own Australian tour like Barbara did.

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