SAFA Skysailor Magazine

5 May | June 2023 SKY SAILOR Bir, India, October 2018: The mountain is known as ‘The Block’ (~4500m) and it’s where you drop over the back after climbing to the top of the ridge at Bir Photo: Gregory Walsh Site Issues Many members will be aware that we are experiencing a couple of important site re- tention challenges in South-East Queensland, specifically Beechmont in the Gold Coast hinterland, and the Teewah airfield on the northern end of the Sunshine Coast. Co-ordinated action is taking place to retain these sites, which both involve decisions made by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. All sites around the country are crucial for our various aviation disciplines, and the challenge of retaining them will only increase in the future as our population grows and other interest groups seek access to areas that hitherto were regarded as remote.