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Australian Defence Magazine Podcast

Working with Australian Defence Magazine, Southern Skies Media are producing the Australian Defence Media Podcast covering topics related to developments within the Australian Defence Force, the Australian Defence Industry environment, the economics of Defence and strategic planning of interest to the Australian region.

Co-hosted by Grant McHerron of Southern Skies Media, Katherine Ziesing, Managing Editor of ADM, and Ewen Levick, ADM’s Associate Editor, the aim of the series is to offer a blend of topical and sponsored content that brings together discussions from Defence, industry, academia and experts from a range of speakers. The various topics and themes will be explored in a conversational way including a focus on innovation and R&D efforts with coverage of the SME community as well as the Defence Primes.

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Tumut Air Show 2019

Wirraway Departing

The Paul Bennet Air Shows team worked with the Tumut Aero CLub to produce an air display on Saturday the 2nd of November. The Tumut Air Show & Fly In included displays by the RAAF’s C-27J Spartan, Army’s S-70 Blackhawk helicopter, warbirds, formation flights and much more.

Grant drove up from Melbourne and performed commentary for the event, including interviews with local pilots and Australian Defence Force representatives.

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Airventure Australia 2019 in Parkes

Matt Hall at Parkes 2019

The Airventure Australia event was held in Parkes this time and Grant was there to perform commentary, PA duties and assist with general setup tasks. Steve was also at the show, managing the airside ground movements from the Friday through Sunday.

Sadly, a major dust storm and high winds followed by rain prevented flying on the Saturday and lead to all non-essential personnel being asked to leave the site for safety reasons. Fortunately, the weather had improved dramatically for the Sunday and the air show was able to proceed as planned.

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Airwaves by Aviation Trader

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The Airwaves by Aviation Trader podcast was started by Steve & Grant working with Tony Shaw from the Aviation Trader magazine. The podcast ran during 2019 and 2020 with Steve & Grant hosting the show while Aviation Trader staff provided the editorial direction.

Sadly, COVID killed the market and stopped production of the show. The show was wound up when Aviation Trader was purchased by Sandhills.

An archive of the Airwaves by Aviation Trader episodes can be found on Southern Skies Media’s Airwaves by Aviation Trader site.

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Lismore Air Show 2017

The Lismore air show was originally scheduled for earlier in 2017 but, due to extreme weather conditions and flooding, was deferred until Saturday 29th July. Grant travelled to Lismore with the Paul Bennet Air Shows team to provide commentary for the event. It was a spectacular event which drew a good crowd of people (estimated as 4,000 to 6,000) under clear blue skies and light winds.

Flying home in the TBM Avenger
Grant returning from Lismore 2017 in the TBM Avenger warbird

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Wings Over Illawarra 2017

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Steve and Grant joined Ando to once again provide commentary for the Wings Over Illawarra air show at the Illawarra Regional Airport just south of Wollongong, NSW (near Sydney). It was a great show with over 30,000 people in attendance across the 6th & 7th of May. Over the two day event Grant & Steve’s dulcet tones provided information and discussion as the various displays took place. Meanwhile, Steven Pam was shooting live streaming video from high on the main grandstand to air show fans from around the world.

Yet another fantastic experience and we’re looking forward to next year’s event which is scheduled for the 5th & 6th of May, 2018.