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Karl Fender is struggling to make himself heard above the whirr of helicopters landing every three minutes, delivering guests to the launch of Levantine Hill Estate’s new $30 million-plus multi-level winemaking and events facility in Victoria’s Yarra Valley.
Funnily enough, he is trying to explain over the din how the exposed steel purlins of the winery’s striking barrel vault structure, clad in corrugated iron, evoke the idea of flight.
“They’re almost like feathers at the edge of the wings of a bird,” says the prominent Melbourne architect, co-founder of Fender Katsalidis. “It’s a statement of lightness, of flight. It also shows how the building has been made, like it’s been peeled back.”
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Flights to Hobart will operate on Thursdays and Sundays, making it easy to head to Australia’s island state for a long weekend. At a special function in the Koru Lounge this morning – featuring Tasmania’s Arras sparkling wine – the airline s Chief Executive Greg Foran called it a historic day.
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The first flight to Hobart in 20 years. My own sense of travel over the next period of time is going to be that people are going to increase their levels of trust, particularly between Australia and New Zealand, and with a bit of luck what we re going to see a lot of travel going both ways.
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Cake was served to all passengers. At a special function in the Koru Lounge this morning – featuring Tasmania’s Arras sparkling wine – the airline s Chief Executive Greg Foran called it a historic day.
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Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran and Tourism Tasmania s CEO John Fitzgerald celebrate in the Koru Lounge before the first flight. My own sense of travel over the next period of time is going to be that people are going to increase their levels of trust, particularly between Australia and New Zealand, and with a bit of luck what we re going to see a lot of travel going both ways.