A young stockman from north-west Queensland is taking on the aviation watchdog in a battle over the use of drones to muster livestock.
Luke Chaplain from Malakoff Station near Cloncurry formed his ag tech company SkyKelpie in a bid to become the first person in the world to commercialise the use of drones to herd animals.
"As long as drone mustering stays in their lane and manned aviation stays in their lane, there won't be a problem." He said despite the cutting-edge technology, the concept uses the same principles of mustering which have been around for centuries. Grazier Julie McAuley, from Answer Downs in Queensland's north-west, attended one of the workshops and said there was merit in the idea.
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