February 16, 2015
The Kingaroy Soaring Club’s new $180,000 hangar at Kingaroy Airport has been officially opened at a ceremony recognising long-term club member Ian “Aspro” Aspland.
Club president Greg Schmidt said the hangar had been erected on land beside the former “Boomerang” factory which the club had leased from the South Burnett Regional Council.
The hangar was built to provide a facility for club members to store their gliders.
It will house about a dozen gliders, and all spots have been booked already, Mr Schmidt said.
The official ceremony was followed by a dinner at the clubhouse where entertainment was provided by James Blundell.
The club announced last year that the hangar would be named after Ian Aspland.
Ian now lives at Caloundra but was a Kingaroy resident for many years.
He has been a member of the club since 1956, and has broken many gliding records, won many championships and has done a tremendous amount of work for the club over the years.
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