15/01/2026
Big news if you’re a fan of aviation weather cameras!
Following on from an initial donation of $10,000 to Aus Web Cams (myairportcams.com) and subsequent donations, Dick Smith has just made another $8,000 available to the weather camera network for expansion and maintenance. Weather cameras are a passion for Dick, having invested significantly in their expansion initially back in 2016. Dick’s passion for aviation safety has led to this latest donation and all of you out there can benefit from this. There’s a very real possibility that these cameras will save lives and if they haven’t already, they most likely will, not to mention the economic and environment savings as a result of the network.
Similarly to last time, if you are interested in cameras for your airport, hangar, club, location of interest to aviation etc, let us know! Please email us at [email protected] and be sure to let us know your contact details, proposed location and the reason why you think that adding cameras at your location would be beneficial to aviation safety in Australia! That’s it! Additionally, if you already have weather cameras, you can apply for more cameras, or to replace any faulty cameras that haven’t been fixed yet.
We have a range of equipment available, including regular cameras, night vision models, WiFi or PoE models, routers, 4G data plans, WiFi extenders, POE switches and replacement units for existing cameras.
Whilst we will provide the equipment free of charge, you would be responsible for the installation (usually done by a handy-person or potentially an electrician for more complex sites), however we do kindly ask that if you do accept the cameras, that you commit to installing them within a few months or return them to another site that might benefit from them immediately.
What are we requesting in return? We’d love for you to spread the word about how much you like using weather cameras and give us a thumbs up for the awesome generosity of Dick Smith yet again!
As always, once they are live, they will appear on myairportcams.com, Windy, Ventusky, Meteoblue and of course in your favourite EFB products, AvPlan EFB and OzRunways.
Many thanks and we look forward to reviewing your emails.
