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18/06/2025: Ombudsman Review Request Rejected Over 2,000 individuals submitted formal complaints, raising serious concerns about the Department’s failure to provide adequate regulatory oversight over Airservices Australia and protect communities from harmful aircraft noise. Many of those complainants then joined BFPCA in escalating a formal complaint to the Commonwealth Ombudsman. When Read more…
Labor have now sent a late reply to BFPCA, too. So we have three statements. You can read them in full below. Watch our explainer video and make your vote count on 3rd May 2025. End the Injustice of Aircraft Noise Pollution For years, Brisbane communities have suffered under relentless Read more…
What is the 100-Day Review? The Queensland Government’s 100-Day Review of Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Infrastructure is a critical assessment of the proposed and existing venues, villages, and transport systems associated with the Games. It is undertaken by the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority. The review aims Read more…
BFPCA Media Release, 27 November 2024 Key Highlights BFPCA Responds to the Senate Inquiry Report Following several weeks of delay, the Senate Inquiry on aircraft noise in Australia today handed down its report to a lukewarm reception from communities across the country suffering from the problem. Despite acknowledging the extent Read more…
BFPCA Media Release, 23 October 2024 Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) is calling for urgent action on the continued use of leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) by aircraft operating from Brisbane and Archerfield Airports. Despite leaded petrol being banned in cars in 2002 due to its harmful effects, avgas continues Read more…
BFPCA undertakes regular surveys to monitor the impacts of aircraft noise on our communities. The community survey is about understanding your experiences of aircraft noise and how it has impacted yours and your loved ones’ lives. And here are the results: Download slide deck of the 2024 survey results > Read more…
BFPCA Media Statement, 18 September 2024 Key Highlights Brisbane, 18 September 2024 – Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) cautiously welcomes the Ministerial Direction issued by The Hon Catherine King MP, which acknowledges the severe disruption caused by aircraft noise to families and communities in more than 220 suburbs across Read more…
BFPCA Media Statement, 15 August 2024 Brisbane, 15 August 2024 – Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) expresses its deep disappointment with Airservices Australia’s latest call for community feedback on new Brisbane flight path options. This move, part of their so-called Noise Action Plan (dubbed by the community the “Noise Read more…
The Queensland State Election on 26 Oct 2024 offers another significant chance to fight excessive noise pollution from Brisbane Airport’s flight paths. The Queensland Government owns the largest share in Brisbane Airport (30.2%) through QIC, it has amassed $200 million in the Attracting Aviation Investment Fund 2022 – 2025, and Read more…
Media Release 5 June 2024 Highlights Main Summary of Findings The most dangerous part of aircraft noise can’t even be heard by the human ear, but new research shows that low frequency noise does the most damage to our health. A comprehensive study led by environmental scientist Dr Sean Foley Read more…