Tumut Aerodrome Hangar Project Underway

Construction of a new hangar at Tumut Aerodrome is well underway, with significant progress already made across the site. The full project includes construction of a hangar, associated building services, car parking, access road, landscaping and perimeter fencing.

Key milestones to date include completion of the concrete slab, apron driveway,
site drainage and the roadwork subgrade pavement.
With enabling works largely complete, structural steel has arrived on site and
construction of the hangar is expected to begin shortly.
Once complete, the hangar will be available to house a helicopter to support
firefighting and emergency operations during bushfires.

The project is funded through a $3.85 million grant from the NSW Government’s
Plantations Fire Protection Fund (PFPF).
In 2024, the NSW Government announced a $12.9M forestry funding package to
protect critical timber supplies in the Murray region through fire prevention,
detection, and response works developed in consultation with industry and
government.

The package is being delivered as a pilot program, with the Department of Primary
Industries and Regional Development to monitor and evaluate its potential for
wider rollout.

Council secured funding for two additional projects under the program.
A $1.87 million upgrade at Tumut Aerodrome will deliver a permanent bulk water
supply for firefighting. Works are underway, replacing the need to truck water to
site.

The project includes a new water main, pumping and storage infrastructure,
providing a reliable, on-demand supply, improving aircraft turnaround times and
freeing up tankers for ground operations.
Funding also supported the purchase of a specialist tractor and slasher/mulcher to
improve roadside vegetation management, particularly on slopes and batters along
key corridors.