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Schools and Careers Day a Resounding Success

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and The Arts sponsored an aviation industry careers day for high school students in the lead up to Wings over Illawarra Airshow last year, which attendees have labeled a huge success.

Around 1300 school students, from Sydney and the southern coast region, mostly arrived in

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