60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #35 – Barnaby’s “Community” Forum Do you remember BAPAF – the Brisbane Airport Post-Implementation Review Advisory Forum? In response to community pressure and advocacy from BFPCA, then Deputy PM and Minister for Infrastructure & Transport Barnaby Joyce (Nationals) announced BAPAF on 24 Sep 2021 in Read more…
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #36 – Lies & Deceit Today’s protest reason is short and sweet, and brought to you by Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO Gert-Jan de Graaff himself. This is what he had to say on 7NEWS on 21 Feb 2020 prior to the launch of the New Read more…
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #37 – How our curfew was stolen Have you seen those silly comments from the usual trolls saying, “The airport was there before you”…? Well, two facts: (1) Brisbane Airport in its current location only opened on 19 March 1988. Before that, Brisbane was serviced by the Eagle Read more…
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #38 – Air Pollution We talk mainly about noise pollution and its damaging effect on health and wellbeing as well as jeopardising the learning abilities in children. But we shouldn’t forget the detrimental impact of the aviation industry’s air pollution on health and wellbeing either. Read more…
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #39 – How’s the serenity? EDIT 01/05/2025: New video added. The Queensland Government has announced Northshore Hamilton as the location for the main athlete village for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The athletes’ village will host more than 10,000 athletes and team officials for the Read more…
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #40 – Refusal to Issue a Ministerial Direction Two of BFPCA’s eight key demands entail issuing Ministerial Directions to Airservices Australia. So what is a Ministerial Direction and why does it matter? A Ministerial Direction is a legally binding instruction given by a government minister to a government agency Read more…
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #41 – Violation of the Air Services Act 1995 Today’s protest reason is short ‘n sweet yet as upsetting as all the others. Read §9 of the Air Services Act 1995 and cast your vote in the poll: §9 Manner in which AA must perform Read more…
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #42 – Political Donations Most parties receive large sums of donations from corporations to help fund their election campaigns and day-to-day activities. In return, those corporate donors get access to politicians and directly influence their policy platforms. They sit with them at fancy “fundraising” luncheons, cash-for-access dinners, Read more…
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #43 – Aircraft noise impacts on wildlife We highly recommend to you the new ABC documentary, The Secret Lives of Our Urban Birds. Episode 2 features Brisbane including an interview with ornithologist Dr Dominique Potvin at UniSC who studies the impact of urban noise on songbirds. Did you Read more…
60 Reasons to Protest: Reason #44 – Noise levies One of our 8 key demands has been to declare Brisbane Airport a leviable airport under the existing (!) Aircraft Noise Levy Act 1995 to impose and collect aircraft noise levies. These levies are to be distributed as compensation to all Brisbane residents Read more…