Fundraiser for injured helicopter pilot raises $80,000

Sally Gall
Updated November 1 2016 - 8:23am, first published October 31 2016 - 11:00pm
Chloe Hazlett and sons Jack and Tom were overwhelmed with the kindness of western Queensland at the Isisford auction.
Chloe Hazlett and sons Jack and Tom were overwhelmed with the kindness of western Queensland at the Isisford auction.

In one of the most touching gestures experienced in western Queensland for some years, nearly $80,000 has been raised to assist injured helicopter mustering pilot Wal Hazlett and his family.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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