"It is not an all weather strip and at times the Council closes it due to rain. The jump plane usually continues to operate with the result that the strip becomes unusable to other operators due to the huge ruts created, and this has caused damage to other aircraft"
Funny this.
When the council were going to close the strip, the company would get warning and operate out of Ballina. Over the 4 years I was associated with the company, this happened a lot.
The huge ruts? The caravans operating at Tyagarah would have large wheels, the ruts were caused by planes with much smaller wheels.