Ron Walesby remembered for his community work, aviation exploits and work with Rotary

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Updated September 11 2018 - 9:29am, first published September 10 2018 - 4:00am
Vale Ron: Rom Walesby has passed away aged 100 years. He was a leader in the aviation industry, was a tireless advocate for Rotary and a strong community worker.
Vale Ron: Rom Walesby has passed away aged 100 years. He was a leader in the aviation industry, was a tireless advocate for Rotary and a strong community worker.

The man who captained the first commercial airplane to arrive on the opening day of the Port Macquarie Airport in 1955 has passed away but not before he achieved his goal of “sticking around for a 100 years".

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Peter Daniels

Senior Journalist

Peter Daniels is the senior journalist with the Port Macquarie News, Wauchope Gazette and Camden Haven Courier and is responsible for covering news, council, politics, court, civic news and feature writing.

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