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Helicopter winch operations

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Red and white helicopter hovering in the sky with a mountain in the distance and three people in orange safety gear in the foreground

Winch operations concluded

The first summer helicopter winch operation has concluded, with the Helitreck helicopter departing the Island Sunday, 10 December.

Helicopter in the sky with a winch hanging below it
Helicopter winch operations 2. Images: Lord Howe Island Signal

Thousands of weeds removed

Over a 12 day period, LHIB staff and external contractors successfully completed over 2,000 person hours of priority Weed Eradication Program work in the southern mountains. Teams searched a total of 39 hectares and removed 2,661 individual weeds, including Cherry Guava, Ground Asparagus and Ochna.

Aerial image of lush green land covered in trees and plants with markings where weeds have been removed
Figure 1 – Work complete on Mt Gower. Images: Lord Howe Island Signal
Aerial image of lush green land covered in trees and plants with markings where weeds have been removed
Figure 2 – Work complete on Mt Lidgbird. Images: Lord Howe Island Signal

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