Down Under is not like it used to be!
In the 60s I flew a VIP One Star from Laverton near Melbourne to the Hamilton annual country show. The Hamilton airfield was a dirt strip equipped with cattle to keep the grass short and maybe a goat to exercise ATC.
A couple of low passes chased the cattle away from the strip before landing.
During lunch the one star was asked by the local Mayor's wife - " Are you an Air Marshal with Vice?" which caused him to go red in the face for some peculiar reason.
Had to enlist a local with a car to chase the cattle off the strip again before departure.
Approaching Laverton base I was advised that the airfield was closed due to absence of the fire tender which was attending to a domestic fire.
Couldn't find the fire during a couple of orbits so calmly advised the lone ATC that in the absence of any other traffic or cattle on the runway I no longer needed his clearance to land and would do so forthwith.
What would be the consequences now?