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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
BFPCA’s Submissions to the Senate Inquiry 13 May 2024: Supplementary Submission In the Brisbane public hearing, we heard statements and responses from representatives of the aviation and tourism industry. In part A of this supplementary submission we fact check and rebut some of the key misleading statements that amount to Read more
The local government election on 16 March 2024 offers another significant chance to fight excessive noise pollution from Brisbane Airport’s flight paths. Local governments can be powerful advocates for their communities, even on matters they don’t directly control. We asked each party hoping to win at this year’s Brisbane local Read more
Media Release 22 Dec 2023 A new report by environmental scientist Dr Sean Foley has found a $2.1 billion health and social cost year on year to Queensland from aircraft noise from Brisbane Airport unless a curfew and flight cap are introduced. The findings estimate approximately 242,000 greater Brisbane residents Read more
Update #3: 25/11/2023 The Albanese Government has been working in close partnership with the aviation industry including airlines and airports behind closed doors. Having released their Aviation Green Paper on 7 Sep 2023 they are now calling for feedback from the community. The Green Paper consultation will inform the Aviation Read more
Right from the start, BFPCA has been calling for a night curfew to be introduced at Brisbane Airport. Australia’s busiest airport Sydney has been operating successfully with a curfew, which forms one key component of their multipronged noise abatement strategy helping protect local communities from aircraft noise pollution. After again Read more
Media event – Released: 8 June 2023 More than 700 Brisbane residents will protest excessive aircraft noise at Brisbane Airport Corporation headquarters this Saturday 10 June 2023. The gathering comes after Minister for Transport, Catherine King MP, refused to meet with Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) and told communities Read more
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Hon. Catherine King MP has formally refused to meet with Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance, abandoning communities suffering from unsustainable flight path noise. Following the election of the Albanese government, BFPCA wrote to Minister King in November 2022 requesting a meeting. Read more