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
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #24 – Greenwashing The aviation industry’s widespread greenwashing is an issue we should pay attention to. Why? Two reasons: 1. It provides further evidence that they are lying and misleading consumers with false claims. 2. Greenwashing makes uncritical consumers feel good about unsustainable consumption choices so Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #25 – The Aviation Industry’s Trail of Deception The aviation industry has left a trail of deception in its wake. Over time and in various locations across Australia, the industry has repeatedly employed trickery and misleading tactics, disregarding the concerns and well-being of local communities. Disturbingly, Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #26 – Brisbane Airport wants to gag noise complainants On 10 Dec 2021, Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) submitted a request to Brisbane City Council urging them to require the registration of a covenant that will restrict future home buyers from making aircraft noise complaints at the $63 Read more
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #27 – The flawed airport consultation groups All major airports in Australia were told by the then Commonwealth Government in 2011 that they had to establish so-called “Community Aviation Consultation Groups” (CACGs). The idea was to pretend to be listening to community concerns but in Read more