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Firies respond to Harvey’s money back guarantee airport emergency Fire and Rescue NSW Cobar Station 256 crew responded to an emergency at the Cobar Airport on Sunday following a report that an incoming plane was in trouble. The aircraft, which was travelling from Wagga Wagga to Queensland carrying freight, had to make an emergency landing just after 11am on Sunday. Brigade Captain Alex Lennon said a smoke indicator onboard the aircraft had alerted the pilots of smoke and shortly after, the cabin had started to fill with smoke. “Our crews arrived to find smoke issuing from the right side of the aircraft under the wing area,” Captain Lennon said. “Fire and Rescue crews quickly got to work dismantling the plane to locate the source of the fire and extinguish.” He said an inspection of the inside of the aircraft determined the fire had started under the floor. “The floor was removed and checked for further signs of heat and determined safe, the aircraft was secured, ventilated and the site handed over to airport staff,” Captain Lennon said. “It was an excellent job by all involved, and the quick action by firefighters and aircraft crew prevented total loss of the aircraft.” Staff from the Cobar Headquarters Rural Fire Brigade and NSW Ambulance were also in attendance. There were no injuries however the plane sustained substantial damage. It was later removed from the runway and the aerodrome was declared operational again.
Continued from Page 5. enough to travel around and sing songs and Adam said he and his family however decid- write country music.” ed to opt for the testosterone treatment. Another piece of good advice Adam re“My son had the same treatment and he’s 6 ft ceived was from country music legend, John 8 in. I’m 6 ft 4 in so they got me early and he Williamson, who he’s collaborated with in the was going to be well over seven feet tall as past. well, it’s just a male genetic thing.” “John told me years ago, never be frightened He said during his son’s treatment a doctor to write a song about something that you think suggested all those testosterone injections he is really personal to you, or that only you can had as a kid could be the reason he can sing relate to. like he does. “He said everyone in life goes through simi“So yeah I guess it’s a different way that it all lar experiences, you know ups and downs and came about but I’m glad it all ended up ok.” highs and lows and if you write a really per(And he’s not sure if he would have made a sonal song that’s about something that hapvery good basketballer anyway!) pened to you or a family member, someone Adam said his mates at school used to make will listen to that and go ‘oh my God that song fun of his desire to be could have been written a country music sing- “...that’s the key, it’s that about me or that’s my stoer and his career’s connection with people and the ry or that reminds me of adviser and teachers music, they can relate to it and my dad or my grandfather’ also tried to steer him that’s why people fall in love with or whatever. towards another ca“He said that’s the key, it’s country music.” —Adam Harvey reer path. that connection with peo“I just stuck to it. ple and the music, they can relate to it and “Oh I’ve had different “day” jobs, including that’s why people fall in love with country working in the mines over the years until I music. started to get busy enough that my boss came “That was great advice and I didn’t even up to me at work and said ‘You know mate have to pay for it!” you can only serve one master, so either you Adam said another thing that’s helped his follow your day job and you can have a great career is touring with great entertainers like career in the earth moving game or mining or Beccy Cole. you’ve got to follow this music thing because “Beccy’s the best entertainer I’ve ever seen. at the moment you’re trying to do two things “It’s great to be on stage with her and to half-assed’ so to speak,” Adam recalled. watch her, the way she works a crowd. “It was the best advice I ever got, so I quit “She’s so bloody funny and people are rollmy job and luckily I haven’t had to ask for it ing around laughing … it’s really special to back, well not yet anyway! watch her do that and be a part of it and be up “It’s 30 years later and I’m still lucky there on stage and share it with one of your mates.” Adam said while he’s watched the music industry evolve and constantly change over his long career (his first album in 1994 was released on cassette and CD and now gets streamed) he has always made a conscious decision to stick to traditional sounding country music. “And maybe that meant that I’m not winning those awards or whatever but I think you’ve got to be true to yourself at the end of the day,” Adam said. FYI, Adam’s still winning awards including the “Traditional Country Album of the Year’ last year at Tamworth. Tickets for Adam and Beccy’s show are now available at the Golfie.
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Page 6 The Cobar Weekly Wednesday April 26, 2023
