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Memorial hall honours pioneering aviator
A new tourist attraction celebrating the life and achievements of the aviator Bert Hinkler has opened in Bundaberg in south-east Queensland.

The $7.5 million Hinkler Hall of Aviation includes replica aircraft, a flight simulator, memorabilia and a theatre.

It tells the story of the Bundaberg boy who became the first person to fly solo from England to Australia.

The president of the Hinkler House Memorial Museum, Lex Rowland, battled to get funding for the centre.

"It makes me feel very proud to see the culmination of 26 years of continuous operation," he said.

"The Member for Hinkler, Paul Neville, says it honours Bert Hinkler's achievements.

"You'll be able to look back and say who were the first guys to get man into the air, and Bert Hinkler was one of them," he said.

The Mayor of the Bundaberg Regional Council, Lorraine Pyefinch, says she hopes the hall will receive up to 50,000 visitors a year.

"It's certainly quite unique and the way that particularly young people can interact with the displays and the technology that's been used here makes it a very, very interesting place to visit," she said.

The attraction opens to the public today.
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