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BFPCA Media Release, 6 November 2025 Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) has sharply criticised the Australian Government’s response to the Senate Inquiry into the Impact and Mitigation of Aircraft Noise, released this week.   The Albanese Government has endorsed only four of 21 recommendations in full. Describing it as Read more

BFPCA Media Release, 23 October 2025 Key Highlights Passenger numbers from Birsbane Airport will more than double from 25.7 million in 2026 to 52.3 million by 2046 with aircraft movements rising from 225,000 to nearly 382,000 annually, according to Brisbane Airport’s new Preliminary Draft 2026 Master Plan. Combined with Archerfield Read more

ABC News interview, 12 August 2025 BFPCA Media Release, 21 July 2025 Key Highlights Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) has strongly criticised the latest flight path proposals released by Airservices Australia, warning they will result in more communities across South East Queensland being impacted by aircraft noise – many 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 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

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

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