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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…
On 20/12/2022, Airservices Australia provided a response to a question on notice taken in the 2022-23 Budget estimates October and November round (committee question number 240). The Courier Mail reported on this on 25 Jan 2023 in an article titled, “Flight path pain dives in post-COVID boom.” While BFPCA responded Read more…
While Brisbane Airport has been BFPCA’s main focus since we started, more and more community members express their concerns about the negative impact from Archerfield Airport’s excessive noise pollution as well as its future growth and expansion aspirations. The Archerfield Airport Preliminary Draft Master Plan (2022-2042) was available for public Read more…
Today, BFPCA formally wrote to the Dutch Parliament seeking their help and assistance. Our letter is addressed at the members of the Committee for Finance and the Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management in their role of providing scrutiny and accountability checks to the Dutch Government, which in turn is Read more…
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts called for feedback on “infrastructure planning guidelines to support the safe and consistent integration of drone delivery services in the community.” Submissions closed 2 Dec 2022. Here you can read BFPCA’s full submission to this consultation.
How do I register? Airservices Australia have launched the Post-Implementation Review (PIR) portal for the new parallel runway, and we encourage all residents affected by noise pollution from Brisbane Airport’s flight paths to register and subscribe for updates. (i) Register; (ii) Sign in; (iii) Subscribe for project updates (top right side Read more…
Final Report (20 August 2022) The final report of the Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) Community Survey for the first half of 2022 of Brisbane households affected by aircraft noise highlights the shocking extent of the mental health impact on the community as a result of the ongoing operation Read more…