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West Australian
13 hours ago
- Business
- West Australian
Geraldton-based FIFO airline Shine Aviation caught up ATSB fuel exhaustion investigation
Workers at Mid West copper and gold mines are being flown on a plane that is currently the subject of a probe by the national transport safety investigator. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is looking into why one of Shine Aviation's propeller-powered aircraft — registration code VH-PGO — almost had a disastrous landing at Meekatharra Airport on June 5. 'During the approach, the pilot received multiple fuel flow warnings on the number two engine followed by associated engine surging and aircraft yaw,' The ATSB stated. Yaw is the left-to-right movement of a plane's nose. 'The pilot conducted initial actions and secured the engine. The post-flight inspection revealed the engine had lost power due to fuel starvation,' according to the ATSB. 'Engineers replaced an O-ring on the right inboard fuel cap as a precaution.' Flight data shows the 10-seater plane was back in the air about five hours after the incident, but it is unclear if any passengers were on board. The plane has since made multiple trips from Shine's Geraldton base to the Golden Grove and Mt Magnet landing strips. The Golden Grove copper mine is run by 29Metals and Ramelius Resources operates the Mt Magnet gold mine. Ramelius declined to comment, while 29Metals and Shine did not respond to requests for comment. Shine, which is owned by Geraldton local John Gooch, will likely have to wait until the final quarter of this year to find out the results of the ATSB's investigation. Shine's close call is the first mechanical mishap in 2025 involving a small airline running charter flights to mines in WA's outback. This follows a spate of safety incidents last year on planes operated by Perth-based Skippers Aviation. On August 12, an aircraft was flying from IGO's Forrestania nickel operation in the western Goldfields when its brakes failed after touching down at Perth Airport. The runaway plane collided with a hangar resulting in 'minor damage'. Just three days later, a Skippers flight from Perth to Northern Star Resources' Bronzewing gold mine had to turn back not long after take-off and make an emergency landing as smoke engulfed the aircraft's interior. The ATSB found the 'serious' incident was caused by a mechanical failure compounded by a series of flight crew mistakes. Then on October 2, another Skippers plane travelling from Perth to Bronzewing was forced to descend rapidly after suddenly losing cabin pressure. Flight data showed the Dash 8 twin engine turboprop aircraft had to reduce its altitude at a rate of more than 5200 feet per minute, way beyond the typical maximum rate of 2500ft per minute when flying the same plane on the same route. Adding to the string of safety breaches, a Skippers crew member was convicted for vaping during a flight on the Perth to Forrestania route during the year. Skippers trimmed its fleet down from 27 in 2022 to 20 by the latter half of 2024, but a spokesman denied its cost-cutting crusade was jeopardising safety. The airline is owned by the Quinlivan family and led by Stan Quinlivan. Mr Quinlivan's investment portfolio includes the Ocean Beach Hotel and a troop of race horses.
Boston Globe
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Charlotte Pithie, Norwell girls' lacrosse save the best for last to close out Cohasset in Division 4
The Bryant-bound standout made two clutch saves in the final two minutes, cementing a thrilling 9-8 triumph over rival and defending champion Cohasset at Babson College. Pithie finished with 12 saves, guiding the No. 3 Clippers (19-3) to their first state title since 2018 and ninth overall. Senior Charlise Cox delivered the winner with 2:42 left, then Pithie and the defense took care of the rest to seal a Division 4 championship. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'This is the best feeling in the world,' Cox said. 'Our whole team has been waiting so long for this.' Advertisement Senior Holly Panttila paced the Clippers with three goals and Natasha Mikus and Caroline Burtch added two apiece. Sophomore Molly Campbell notched three and her twin Maddie scored two for the No. 1 Skippers (21-3). Cohasset fought valiantly, but ended up running out of time. 'They battled,' said first-year Cohasset coach Kara Connerty, who previously coached Norwell. 'I'm very proud of my team and my seniors.'That's what you want in the state final is a battle.' The teams were tied at 3 through one quarter, 6 at the half, and 8 with six minutes remaining. Then the Florida State-bound Cox darted in from behind the net and finished in one fluid swoop. Advertisement In the final seconds, as she's done so many times throughout her illustrious career, Pithie saved the Clippers one more time. 'The emotions were so high,' said first-year Norwell coach Laura Callahan. 'It was honestly such a battle between the two teams. I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. It just came down to that these girls just wanted it.' When the final horn sounded, the Clippers celebrated at midfield, then kept the party going on the sideline. Pithie couldn't believe it actually happened, asking if it was real. It was, indeed. After falling to the Skippers in a heartbreaker during the regular season, the Clippers avenged that loss and sent their seniors out as champions. They no longer had to wonder what if, as they actualized a collective dream with one magical moment. 'It's truly amazing,' Pithie said. 'I've been dreaming of this moment since I was a freshman. I just can't even believe it's here.' When the buzzer sounded, the Norwell players sprinted down the turf at Babson to celebrate their 9-8 win over Cohasset in the Division 4 final. Barry Chin/Globe Staff At game's end, the Norwell girls held the Division 4 trophy aloft and raised the banner. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Trevor Hass can be reached at
Boston Globe
31-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Randolph's Jayda Adora Bleus had nearly given up on her goal. Then she ran the race of her life at the Division 6 meet.
Related : Bleus exploded out of the blocks and surged ahead at the first turn, holding off a hard-charging pack down the stretch to break the meet record by three-tenths of a second. Adora Bleus's performance were the lone points for the Blue Devils, as Lunenburg (33 points) led the the girls' standings and Mt. Greylock (22) was in second after Day 1. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'I'm just shocked,' Adora Bleus said. 'I heard the announcer say that everybody was chasing me, and that just pushed me to run just a little faster even when I felt like I was going to die . . . seeing the time, it just felt so great.' Related : Advertisement The Cohasset boys' team entered chasing the program's first state title, and senior star Nathan Askjaer knew he'd have to push himself to the limit to make it a possibility. Askjaer opened the afternoon with a dominant win in the pentathlon, surging to 3,073 points and setting meet records in both the long jump (22 feet, 09.75 inches) and shot put (48-01.25). Then, just minutes after wrapping up the grueling event, he headed to the pole vault station, where he finished second after clearing 12 feet. Related : Advertisement Askjaer's multi-faceted efforts led the Skippers (42 points) to an early lead in the boys' standings, with Ayer Shirley (31 points) in second place. 'In terms of going for records in the pentathlon, the Meet of Champions [next week] is the big one,' said Askjaer, who will compete at the Naval Academy. 'But today was all about scoring points and doing anything I could for the team. And we know we're right [in the mix] to win it all.' Related : A number of meet records fell. In the field events, Mahar senior Mitchell Krasco broke the boys' shot put mark with a winning throw of 46-5.25, and Hamilton-Wenham senior Georgia Wilson improved upon her own meet record in the girls' triple jump (37-00). The boys' and girls' 800s also featured new marks, with Ayer Shirley senior Cole New in the boys' event (1:55.38) and Milbury's Mila Nikiforow claiming the girls' race (2:18.18). In addition, Frontier senior Ben Cachiguango set a new mark during his boys' 400-meter hurdles triumph (55.73). The meet resumes Sunday afternoon at Tufts. Matty Wasserman can be reached at
Boston Globe
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
With Caroline Nozzolillo in command, No. 3 Westwood girls' lacrosse controls No. 2 Cohasset
Nozzolillo had it — not just on this play, but all game — and she burst past two defenders, hesitated for a half-second, and finished high in traffic. The goal, her fifth of the game, proved to be the dagger in a 14-11 triumph for the Related : No. 2 Cohasset (10-2) didn't make it easy, coming back from several sizable deficits, but Nozzolillo, a Brown-bound senior, helped put the finishing touches on a signature victory for Westwood (14-1). Advertisement 'It's great having her believe in me,' Nozzolillo said of Spatola. 'That gives me all the confidence in the world to know that I can go and finish the shot.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Big goal from Caroline Nozzolillo to make it 14-11 Westwood with 2:45 remaining — Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass) Hofstra-bound senior Cece Thurmond added four goals for Westwood, which hasn't dropped a game in-state. UMass-bound junior Kate Greer and Bucknell-bound junior Avery Regan paced the No. 2 Skippers (10-2) with three goals apiece. Reese Hansen, Libby Schiffman, and Emily Regan also contributed for Cohasset. Related : Westwood built a 5-3 edge through one quarter, led 8-7 at halftime, and surged ahead, 12-8, through three. The Wolverines were up 13-8 with 7:20 left, but the Skippers never relented. After 3Q: Westwood 12, Cohasset 8 Strong defensive quarter from the Wolverines, plus a goal from Kate Sullivan here. Caroline Nozzolillo dictating the action from behind the net. Libby Schiffman active for the Skippers — Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass) 'I feel like we were always chasing today, instead of playing proactively,' Cohasset coach Kara Connerty said. 'We talk about that a lot. We made adjustments, but the adjustments didn't come quickly enough.' Advertisement Charlotte DeMaio, Nozzolillo, and Jenny Mackin hustled on draws to help Westwood find a rhythm. Pinpoint alley-oops from Nozzolillo to Thurmond proved lethal, as well. Goalie Kathryn Donnellan provided a steady presence, Kate Sullivan stood her ground defensively, and Nozzolillo was always in command. Hofstra-bound senior Cece Thurmond finishes the 'alley-oop' from Brown-bound Caroline Nozzolillo, then Nozzolillo adds another. 2-0 Westwood early — Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass) Spatola endearingly said that though Nozzolillo is 'a knucklehead' at times, she loves her and wants her on her side. 'There are days where maybe it's not her best day, and I may tell her that's not yours to take, pull it out, whatever,' Spatola said. 'But most days are her days, and I trust her with it. Her teammates trust her as well.' Trevor Hass can be reached at
Boston Globe
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
From a Clipper to a Skipper, Kara Connerty has new view of Cohasset/Norwell girls' lacrosse rivalry
'It's a rivalry that will always be there,' Norwell senior captain Holly Panttila said. 'It's just so much fun to play in that game. It brings out a lot of people and is a big community event.' Now, as Cohasset tries to repeat in Division 4 and Norwell looks to dethrone the Skippers, each will have a new coach: Kara Connerty for Cohasset, ranked No. 9 in the Globe's preseason Top 20, and Laura Callahan for No. 12 Norwell. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Yes, that's the same Kara Connerty who coached Norwell from 2010-24. After resigning at Norwell in August, with no plans to retire, Connerty jumped on the opportunity when the Cohasset job opened in January. Advertisement Connerty, a Norwell graduate and resident, still speaks regularly with many Norwell players and is even more proud of the program's off-the-field triumphs. 'To have that opportunity to coach there was definitely a lifelong dream,' Connerty said. Connerty started her career in Cohasset, as the junior varsity soccer coach and gymnastics coach, so this feels like a full-circle journey in a sense. She said the support so far has been 'overwhelming.' She said she hopes to continue the tradition of success, noting that she's already seen great enthusiasm from the players and community. 'We know how well she coached the Norwell team,' Cohasset senior captain Reese Hansen said. 'I think her coming over here is just going to help us.' Cohasset and Norwell clashed in the Division 4 semifinals last June. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Hansen, Libby Schiffmann , Kylie Newman , Kate Greer , Avery Regan , Aine Norton , Addy Andrews , and goalie Janet O'Carroll anchor a deep and talented Skippers team that has a strong chance to repeat. This will be four coaches in four years for the seniors, who learned from Kully Reardon in 2022, Billy Bitter in 2023, and Joe Fitzgerald in 2024. Hansen, who has played for Connerty at the club level with Mass Elite for several years, said the Skippers are grateful for each leader and excited about Connerty's arrival. Advertisement 'Coming into your senior season not knowing who your coach is was definitely stressful,' Hansen said. 'When I found out the news that Kara was coming in, I was thrilled.' Ten miles away, the Clippers will start fresh under Callahan, who taught 11 Norwell players in middle school Spanish back in the day. They don't have any set plays in Spanish yet, but Callahan didn't rule it out. Panttila said Callahan always ensured they turned in their assignments on time and brought out the best in them as students, and she expects that mentality to translate to lacrosse. The Hingham native, Thayer Academy graduate, and two-time national champion at Northwestern previously coached with former collegiate teammate Meredith Frank McGinnis at Notre Dame (Hingham). She values the lessons she learned from McGinnis, and is immensely grateful for that experience as she begins her new post. 'In August, one day they posted it, and I just kept getting all these texts from all my co-workers, being like, 'You've gotta go for it!' ' Callahan said. 'I applied, and I'm excited to be there.' The Clippers will lean on Panttila, Charlise Cox , Natasha Mikus , goalie Charlotte Pithie , and more as they try to build on last year's semifinal run and capture their first state title since 2018. Callahan and Connerty know many of the same people and know each other peripherally. Connerty works with McGinnis at Mass Elite, but Callahan and Connerty haven't crossed paths as much as one might think. Advertisement They both wish the other best in their new endeavor. Callahan noticed on Day 1 how Norwell players arrived and immediately started warming up without needing a nudge — a subtle sign of a strong culture. 'I learned so much from her not only on the field, but also off the field, too,' Panttila said of Connerty. 'She definitely created a great community for us.' If recent history is any indication, the matchup between the two on May 19 will be yet another instant classic. While the added intensity is noticeable when the teams meet, there's no animosity between the two programs. Some play on the same club teams and are close friends outside of the sport. There's a mutual respect, as both regularly topple much larger schools despite their small size. At the same time, there are certainly bragging rights involved, and it means extra when they see the adjacent town across from them on the field. 'It's a healthy, competitive rivalry,' Callahan said. 'It's always great to look forward to games like that and get psyched up.' Kara Connerty has taken note of the great enthusiasm from the players and community in Cohasset. On her time at Norwell, her alma mater, "To have that opportunity to coach there was definitely a lifelong dream." Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff Quick sticks ▪ In other coaching news, Isabella Tersoni is in charge at Lincoln-Sudbury after former coach Kaillie Kelly took a job at her alma mater, Hamilton College. Tersoni, who graduated from Framingham High in 2017 and Merrimack College in 2021, captained the Warriors as a senior before moving home and interning with the Framingham athletic department. She's in her third year as an assistant athletic director at Natick High, and was previously a coach with the Redhawks and Laxachusetts. Tersoni is thrilled for the opportunity to lead the Warriors, a program she's admired from afar for years. Advertisement 'My gut was telling me I needed to rise to the occasion and take the leap,' Tersoni said. 'I'm a competitor. I want to win, and I want to provide a positive experience for our athletes. From the moment I finished my interview, I really knew it was going to be a good fit.' ▪ Sandwich is another team to keep an eye on in a Division 4 that's arguably stronger than ever. This is the first time in Kelsy Beaton's 20 years in which her entire squad is returning. The Blue Knights finished last year 20-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to eventual runner-up Ipswich. Senior midfielder/attacker Avery Cobban (46 goals last year), junior midfielder Kyla Darmon (57 goals), freshman midfielder/attack Quinn Anderson (65 goals), and freshman goalie Ashlynn Krueger anchor a balanced squad. 'We also have a lot of depth, with 22 members returning this season on the squad,' Beaton said. 'I fully expect great things from this group.' Games to watch Friday, No. 18 Weymouth at No. 11 Duxbury, 4 p.m . — The visiting Wildcats and Dragons both lost talent but return plenty of key pieces and should be in the hunt once again in their respective divisions. Friday, No. 19 Andover at Belmont, 7 p.m. — Andover (7-seed in D1 last year) will travel to Belmont (13-seed in D1 last year) in a battle between two formidable teams. Saturday, Needham at Wayland, 10 a.m . — Both are close to cracking the Top 20, and a win plus some help could do the trick. Saturday, No. 5 Walpole at East Longmeadow, 4 p.m. — The talented Timberwolves get an early-season test in a rematch of last year's Division 2 semifinal. Advertisement Monday, No. 3 Central Catholic at No. 8 Lincoln-Sudbury, 4:30 p.m. — Each side is fully capable of winning it all in Division 1, and this late-March battle will help with power rankings for the winner long term. Trevor Hass can be reached at
