Gunbalanya abattoir loading five planes a week to get Arnhem Land beef to customers

Flooded rivers and road closures have forced a small meatworks in Arnhem Land to use a plane to get its beef to market.

Located 300 kilometres east of Darwin, the abattoir at Gunbalanya often finds itself marooned by floodwaters during the wet season, but keeps its workers employed and customers happy by flying its product to nearby Jabiru, where it can be trucked to Darwin for distribution.

Demand is so strong this year that the abattoir has been loading…