Gunbalanya abattoir loading five planes a week to get Arnhem Land beef to customers ThuThursday 4 Locally made sausages in Gunbalanya, ready to be flown to customers in the NT. ( Print text only Cancel Flooded rivers and road closures have forced a small meatworks in Arnhem Land to use a plane to get its beef to market. Key points: Butchers' shops in Darwin are increasingly seeking local product from Gunbalanya The abattoir's manager says customers have been happy to pay a little extra to cover the cost of flying the produce Located 300 kilometres east of Darwin, the abattoir at Gunbalanya often finds itself marooned by floodwaters during the wet season, but keeps its workers employed and customers happy by flying its product to nearby Jabiru, where it can be trucked to Darwin for distribution.