- Senate Inquiry Fails to Deliver Justice for Noise Affected Communities in BrisbaneBFPCA 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 extentā¦ Read more: Senate Inquiry Fails to Deliver Justice for Noise Affected Communities in Brisbane
- While lead-based avgas threatens children’s health, Crisafulli and Miles rule out a banBFPCA 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 continuesā¦ Read more: While lead-based avgas threatens children’s health, Crisafulli and Miles rule out a ban
- BFPCA Calls for Stronger Action as Minister’s Direction Falls ShortBFPCA Media Statement, 18 September 2024 Key Highlights Brisbane, 18 September 2024 ā 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 acrossā¦ Read more: BFPCA Calls for Stronger Action as Minister’s Direction Falls Short
- Four Years on, Brisbane Communities Still Suffering from Increased Aircraft NoiseBFPCA Media Statement, 15 August 2024 Brisbane, 15 August 2024 ā Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) expresses its deep disappointment with Airservices Australiaās 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 āNoiseā¦ Read more: Four Years on, Brisbane Communities Still Suffering from Increased Aircraft Noise
- Silent Killer: New Research Reveals Hidden Health Risks of Low-Frequency Aircraft NoiseMedia Release 5 June 2024 Highlights Main Summary of Findings The most dangerous part of aircraft noise canāt 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 Foleyā¦ Read more: Silent Killer: New Research Reveals Hidden Health Risks of Low-Frequency Aircraft Noise
- Senate Inquiry into the impact and mitigation of aircraft noiseBFPCA’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 toā¦ Read more: Senate Inquiry into the impact and mitigation of aircraft noise
- New Study Shows $18.9 Billion Health and Social Bill for Brisbanites Severely Impacted by Aircraft NoiseMedia 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 residentsā¦ Read more: New Study Shows $18.9 Billion Health and Social Bill for Brisbanites Severely Impacted by Aircraft Noise
- Brisbane Community Protests Aircraft Noise to Demand CurfewMedia event ā 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 communitiesā¦ Read more: Brisbane Community Protests Aircraft Noise to Demand Curfew
- Minister Abandons Brisbane Community on Aircraft NoiseMinister 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.ā¦ Read more: Minister Abandons Brisbane Community on Aircraft Noise
- Airservices Australia adopts noise sharing as āsolutionā to noise pollutionAirservices Australia has adopted a proposal from a UK-based airspace design consultancy, TRAX International, to employ noise sharing to deal with the excessive noise pollution across Brisbane. But Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance says this is not a real solution as it will just spread the pain to people currentlyā¦ Read more: Airservices Australia adopts noise sharing as āsolutionā to noise pollution
- New aircraft noise measures fail to address huge mental health tollFinal 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 operationā¦ Read more: New aircraft noise measures fail to address huge mental health toll
- Airservices stonewalling noise complainants FOI documents revealAirservices Australia systematically stonewalls community members with legitimate complaints about aircraft noise, claims local community group Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA). Community complaints manuals obtained through Freedom of Information requests show how Airservices staff are instructed to provide pre-scripted answers designed to quash complaints and prevent them from progressingā¦ Read more: Airservices stonewalling noise complainants FOI documents reveal
- Report slams Airservices Australia over new Brisbane runwayA string of failures at Airservices Australia has been uncovered in an investigation by the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) into the community engagement and 2007 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for Brisbane Airport’s new runway. The report finds that Airservices failed to effectively engage with communities potentially affected by newā¦ Read more: Report slams Airservices Australia over new Brisbane runway
- Clinical effects of aircraft noise on Brisbane school children go unnoticedScientific evidence confirms that chronic aircraft noise impairs childrenās cognition. Yet, more than 50,000 school children at more than 50 schools across Brisbane are learning underneath Brisbane Airport’s network of flight paths, according to new data analysis by Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA). Coinciding with the one year anniversaryā¦ Read more: Clinical effects of aircraft noise on Brisbane school children go unnoticed
- Brisbane 2035: as many planes as Hong Kong and SingaporeBrisbane is set to outstrip Sydney as Australia’s busiest airport and be on par with Hong Kong and Singapore, according to new data analysis from Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA). New data modelling shows the true impact on families and residents as a result of Brisbane Airport Corporation’s maximisationā¦ Read more: Brisbane 2035: as many planes as Hong Kong and Singapore
- Misleading data and flawed engagement dupe community about aircraft noiseOct 2021 update: The ANO confirms the community’s allegations. Read the ANO’s report > Flawed and inadequate community engagement and misleading modelling have led to community backlash against Brisbane Airportās new flight paths, according to Brisbane Flight Path Community Allianceās (BFPCA) submission to the Aircraft Noise Ombudsmanās (ANO) multiple complaintsā¦ Read more: Misleading data and flawed engagement dupe community about aircraft noise
- True flight path impacts revealed in community-led survey91 per cent of respondents impacted by flight path noise were not prepared for the number of planes that now fly right above them 81 per cent of respondents said they were not engaged by Brisbane Airport Corporation prior to the new flight paths becoming operational 78 per cent of respondents saidā¦ Read more: True flight path impacts revealed in community-led survey