60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #7 – Bait-and-Switch The ministerial approval of the New Parallel Runway and associated flight paths by the Australian Government in 2007 was based on the 2006 Brisbane Airport MDP/EIS, which stipulates that SODPROPS (over water operations) are to be, ”the preferred mode as it offers Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #8 – Who really owns Brisbane Airport? Did you know that YOU may be a part-owner of Brisbane Airport through your superannuation? “Over 63% of BAC’s shareholders are major Australian institutional investors, including QIC, a state-owned entity which manages interests on behalf of its clients. Many of Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #9 – Brisbane City Council complicit EDIT 01/05/2025: New video added. The Sydney Airport community protests against the noise pollution in the mid 90s saw demonstrators gathering at the international and domestic terminals, effectively blocking movements in and out of terminal buildings. What is notable is Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #10 – Emirates II departs Brisbane 2.50 AM EDIT 01/05/2025: New video added. Community members have been referring to the Emirates A380 as the “monster” as it almost always departs over the city, low and loud. Well, now there are two monsters. Thanks to the Queensland Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #11 – The Premier’s $200 million aviation war chest We all remember the embarrassing scene at the Gabba Stadium in March 2022 when Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk hosted former PM Scott Morrison and Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner. All three were trying to announce more nation Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #12 – The Online Trolls We have heard it all before, haven’t we? We have all experienced it many times. It’s not bad enough that we suffer flight path noise pollution but we also receive ongoing harassment from online trolls. Trolls are sad individuals who engage Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #13 – The Aviation White Paper One of Labor’s election promises was to update the old 2009 Aviation Policy “White Paper” from the Rudd / Albo era. About a year ago, when Catherine King MP was still Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Read more
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