60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #14 – Misleading Noise Data The community protests at Sydney Airport in the mid nineties led not only to the introduction of a curfew, movement cap, and Long-Term Operating Plan, they also caused various inquiries and reports to be produced assessing how to learn from Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #15 – Kevin Rudd’s broken promises BFPCA is grateful and thanks the community action groups that came before us. Most noteable and commendable is BARB – Ban Aircraft over Residential Brisbane. Part of the Rivermouth Action Group, BARB was active in the fight against Airservices Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #16 – The faux Noise Improvement Trials A recommendation stemming from the Brisbane Airport PIR Advisory Forum (BAPAF) included short-term noise improvement measures, specifically: 1. Restriction on intersection departures From when the runway opened, aircraft were allowed to take off at different intersections on the Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #17 – Why we need a Royal Commission BFPCA has been collecting and analysing countless government reports, scientific studies, discussion papers, policy proposals, Senate inquiries, and amendment bills, dating as far back as 1975 – yet: NOTHING HAS CHANGED. We must thus demand a Royal Commission into the state Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #18 – Senate Estimates The poor performance of Airservices and the Department’s Aviation Branch in Senate Estimates hearings over the last two years is worthy of its own dedicated protest reason. Here are some highlights (lowlights?) from recent hearings and written answers provided to Questions Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #19 – BAC’s Chairman David Peever Former Rio Tinto boss and now Brisbane Airport Corporation Chairman David Peever – of Cricket Australia “fame” – has been ignoring complaints sent to him from thousands of Brisbane families and communities negatively affected by the excessive aircraft noise pollution from Brisbane Airport’s flight paths following a misleading Environmental Impact Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #20 – Aircraft Noise and Your Mental Health Aircraft noise can no longer be considered simply as an inconvenience to people’s lives. Major studies have concluded that aircraft noise is negatively affecting people’s health and quality of life. Exposure to aircraft noise can lead to short-term responses Read more
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60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #22 – Drones & Air Taxis We are asking everyone to send a new complaint – this time about drones and air taxis. Read on to find out how you can help prevent the noise pollution problem from getting even worse in Brisbane. Catherine King, Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #23 – ATC shortages to delay noise improvements Courier Mail reported that Civil Air Australia, the air traffic controllers’ union, estimates it could take years to implement the PIR flight path changes due to chronic staff shortages in the Brisbane control tower. Why are there chronic staff Read more