24 SATURDAY EXTRA SATURDAY JULY 26 2014

So many lives

AREE Rizk Dalziel is pleased with his doesn’t want to window seat. He has flown mis- and dreams be in the first sions in Afghanistan and Iraq: row of business this is going to be a “fantastic” class seats on flight. He has sent a photo of Flight MH17. his plane ticket to a mate, MShe and her husband Albert boasting about being bumped never wanted to be on this up to business class. plane from Amsterdam to Three rows back, Tambi Kuala Lumpur at all. Jiee, along with wife Ariza and They are heading home their four children, is heading from their annual holiday. home after three years in Kaz- They’ve been the “happiest akhstan for Jiee’s job with cut short they’d ever been”, even if loss Shell. They impress a has been a constant companion. Airlines ground stewardess as a In March, two of her relatives “lovely family”. Son Muham- For the passengers and crew on board disappeared on MH370. mad Afzal, 17, has used Face- They have travelled through book to farewell friends: doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, Italy, Switzerland and the “Unfortunately it seems like Netherlands with close friends I’m never going to come back there was no way of knowing a war far Sue and Ross Campbell. The here, at least not in the near fu- Campbells have flown home ture,” he writes. from their homes would cruelly bring earlier. When the Rizks cannot Nearby sits Dr Joep Lange, get on that flight – and there- the “god-like” researcher of their lives to a ghastly and premature fore avoid a long stopover in Aids, and his partner Jacque- KL – they resign themselves to line van Tongeren. From her end, writes PATRICK CARLYON a day of shopping. seat, she checks out the menu, Perhaps, over the next three and messages a friend in Bar- hours, the Rizks lean across celona – the Asian selection and chat to the South African sounds rather good. rescue pilot Cameron Dalziel. Almost 200 people on board He may tell them about want- are Dutch. Among the novice ing to move to Cairns: they may flyers are Dutch mother and tell him about their son James’ son Petra van Langevold and footy match on Saturday. Gary Slok, 15. It doesn’t matter

Notice of Public Information Sessions AIR6000 Phase 2A/B New Air Combat Capability Facilities Project The Department of Defence is holding four public information sessions to outline the proposed new, and upgraded facilities that will support the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and seek feedback from the community. This work is subject to Parliamentary approval. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (PWC) conducts inquiries into matters referred to it by the House of Representatives or a Minister of the Commonwealth Government. More information on the PWC Process, how to make submissions and the AIR6000 Phase 2A/B New Air Combat Capability Facilities Project can be found at: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Public_Works/ NACC/Submissions Locations in which facilities and infrastructure works for the project will occur are: Major Works RAAF Base Williamtown (NSW) RAAF Base Tindal (NT) Military personnel remove a Minor Works coffin (above right) containing RAAF Base Pearce (WA RAAF Base Curtin (WA) an unknown body from the RAAF Base Darwin (NT) MH17 crash from a Royal RAAF Base Scherger (QLD) Australian Air Force C17 RAAF Base Townsville (QLD) RAAF Base Edinburgh (SA) transport plane (above) at the Defence Establishment Myambat (NSW) Dutch Eindhoven Airbase, and The below sessions are being run as drop-in, and community members are welcome to (left) a long convoy of 74 black attend between the published times below. hearses carries coffins to a Community Information Session Details military base in the Session 1: Myambat Netherlands so that the bodies When: Tuesday 5 August, 2014 of the victims can be identified Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm Where: Denman visitor information centre, 7 Ogilvie Street, Denman Session 2: Williamtown When: Wednesday 6 August, 2014 Time: 4:00pm – 8:00pm Where: Raymond Terrace Bowls Club, 2 Jacaranda Avenue, Raymond Terrace Session 3: Williamtown When: Thursday 7 August, 2014 Time: 4:00pm – 8:00pm Where: MarketPlace Shopping Centre, 35/39 William Street, Raymond Terrace Session 4: Tindal When: Thursday 14 August, 2014 Time: 4:00pm – 8:00pm Where: Katherine Shopping Centre, Katherine

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