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Kodiak Award at Oshkosh 2026!
- Maryanne Wright
- 2026 August 01
Trevor Wright was presented with the Daher Kodiak Award at the Oshkosh Internatiional Air Show in July 2026. He recently purchased a Kodiak 100 from Germany and had it flown over 12 days to Australia. The aircraft has been very busy since arriving in Australia flying tourists over Lake Eyre (Kati Thanda). He is very proud to be presented with this award.
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Jamie Walker of The Australian Newspaper revisits the Painted Hills
- Maryanne Wright
- 2026 July 05
'A different planet': rare visit to Painted Hills' secret landscape. Jamie Walker of The Australian newspaper flies in from William Creek to visit the rarely seen Anna Creek Painted Hills. Some 125m years ago this was part of the floor of a vast inland sea that covered more than a quarter of the continent. The vivid ochre colours of this landscape are a scene to behold.
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The filling of Kati-Thanda Lake Eyre
- Maryanne Wright
- 2026 June 12
SALIFE photojournalist Ben Kelly journeys to one of the state’s most remote pubs to interview an outback legend and to document the ephemeral Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. It's here that he visits the quirky William Creek Hotel, & where we find the town’s unofficial mayor Trevor Wright behind the front bar who is also the founder of Wrightsair. Click here for full article. SALife link
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Lake Eyre never looked so good!
- Maryanne Wright
- 2026 April 26
Reporter Paul Ashenden's story on both the greening of the Simpson Desert from recent Queensland flooding rains and the resultant 2026 filling of Lake Eyre (Kati-Thanda) is a treat to read. Wrightsair Chief Pilot Mark Sprigg, explains his astonishment each time he flies over this iconic lake.
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Kodiak Aircraft departs Germany for Australia to work at William Creek!
- Maryanne Wright
- 2026 April 24
It has been a long time coming ... About a month ago we purchased a beautiful plane - a Kodiak 100 Series IIand we are finally going to get our Bear in the Air. Kodiaks are bears that reside on the rugged remote islands in the Kodiak archipelago just off the southwestof mainland Alaska. They are the largest bear in the world with a male bear being over 3m/10 feet tall whenon their hind legs and about half that size when on all fours and weigh in at 1500 pounds. If you check out thegifs on …
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Flood Waters 2026 in S.A. outback!
- Maryanne Wright
- 2026 March 01
Wrightsair photo shows flood waters from the Coopers Creek where it crosses the Birdsville track. The Coopers Creek will flow into Lake Eyre North in coming weeks.
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Once In Decade Event Shapes Outback SA
- 2026 March 01
2026: A Once‑in‑Decades Event Shaping the South Australian Outback The remote expanse of outback South Australia is currently in the grip of what may be the most significant weather event in decades, the kind that reshapes landscapes and brings huge inland systems to life. In early 2026, widespread heavy rainfall across central and northern Australia — from Queensland through to inland South Australia, has triggered extensive flooding throughout the dry interior, pushing water down the network of inland rivers toward Kati Thanda‑Lake Eyre. This is the largest inflow the region has seen in many years, with the potential to …
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Nate Byrne's from the ABC visits William Creek Nov 2025
- Maryanne Wright
- 2025 November 04
Nate Bryne's from the ABC popped into William Creek on the 4th of November 2025. He and his ABC film crew were flown in, (" Trevor to the Rescue!"), when heavy roads closed the Marree to William Creek section of dirt road. Nate interveiwed, Bobby Hunter, Taylor re the RFDS medical centre at William Creek and Trevor re thanking him for the rescue flight & quizzed about living in the S.A. outback for 32 years. Trip included a flight over Lake Eyre and the Painted Hills.
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2025 The filling of Lake Eyre!
- Maryanne Wright
- 2025 June 04
2025 Lake Eyre flood a spectacle - a magnet for wildlife and tourists. (Canberra Times) Updated June 2, 2025 (Pictured: from Qld flood waters ) Qld flood waters flow into Lake Eyre. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8982161/lake-flood-spectacle-a-magnet-for-wildlife-tourists/Click link for article.Millions of birds and tens of thousands of tourists are predicted to flock to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyreas floodwaters put on a once-in-a-generation spectacular.
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