BFPCA have produced and published a number of information videos and webinars that help to educate concerned residents of Brisbane about the issues we are dealing with and shed light on the aviation industry’s corporate PR spin. You can watch them on this page. (Note that video recordings of Senate Estimates hearings are on their own page.)
23/02/2023: BFPCA Update
BFPCA provided an update at the Flight Noise Community Strategy Forum on 23 Feb 2023 organised by Stephen Bates MP for the federal seat of Brisbane. Listen to Prof. Marcus Foth, Chair of the Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance, giving a summary of the journey so far and outlining what’s in store for 2023. Slide deck available here as a PDF (6 MB).
19/12/2022: BFPCA Webinar 1
This BFPCA webinar held 19 Dec 2022 sought to bring everyone up to speed with what’s been happening and discuss next steps. It covered:
- Some of the key issues
- Our work and progress to date
- What have we achieved?
- What’s next?
- How you can help
- Q&A
Presenter: Prof. Marcus Foth, Chair, BFPCA. Slide deck available here as a PDF (11 MB).
29/11/2022: The truth about noise sharing
Airservices Australia and Brisbane Airport Corporation want as many planes in the air over Brisbane as possible because this is how they make money. BFPCA has been calling for a curfew and flight cap since the beginning, but all Airservices and BAC have offered to do is spread the noise over more neighbourhoods like yours. We do not want this and we need your help to stop it from happening.
Sydney Airport (Australia’s busiest and richest) has a curfew and a flight cap, and we think our homes and our kids are just as important as those living in Sydney. In fact, Adelaide, Essendon, and Gold Coast airports have a curfew, too. We want the same community protections.
Watch this video to learn the truth about noise sharing. Then read on to find out more about what noise sharing is and how you can help us get a curfew and flight cap instead.
05/11/2022: BFPCA at the UECNA Conference 2022
Our friends at UECNA hosted an international conference on Tackling Aviation Noise held over zoom videoconference on 5 November 2022. BFPCA founding member Dr Sean Foley represented Australia as a discussion panel member in part 5 of the conference on the topic of “Campaigning across Continents.”
20/08/2022: BFPCA 2022 Survey Results
Our 2022 community survey highlights the shocking extent of mental health impacts on Brisbane and surrounding communities as a result of Brisbane Airport’s flight paths. The video below reveals the top line results, which are a follow up to BFPCA’s 2021 survey. The short version is things are getting worse and the Airservices PIR noise improvements trials have not had an impact.
Read the full 2022 survey report here.
20/08/2022: BFPCA 2022 Survey Results
21/03/2022: PM and Premier interruped by plane noise
PM Scott Morrison and QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk may be able to just wait until a plane has gone over, but for thousands of Brisbane residents stuck in Brisbane Airport’s noise sewer the next plane is already approaching. What is their plan to fix this mess we ask…?
21/03/2022: PM and Premier interruped by plane noise
15/03/2022: BFPCA Federal Election 2022 Campaign Fund Video
To amplify and boost our impact, we are asking you to donate to the BFPCA Federal Election 2022 Campaign Fund. This video shows you how your contribution will help and support BFPCA’s work.
12/07/2021: Dear Queensland Premier, let’s talk about schools underneath Brisbane Airport’s flight paths
Scientific evidence confirms that chronic aircraft noise impairs children’s 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). Read the full statement here.
14/06/2021: Why 50% OTB (Over The Bay) is a FAIL
More PR spin from Brisbane Airport Corporation: They keep telling people they are “happy to report that we are indeed getting most aircraft operations over the bay. We are seeing an average of 50% of flights over the bay in the hours between 6am and 10pm, and 73% over the bay from 10pm to 6am.” Let’s debunk this myth: 50% over the bay means 50% over the city. Brisbane communities were told that SODPROPS (Simultaneous opposite direction parallel runway operations) would be the preferred mode: This in fact occurs 0% during the day, and only ~ 27% at night. Watch BFPCA’s latest BAC PR spin buster to learn the facts.
09/06/2021: BAC’s Spin Exposed – Part 2
BAC told Brisbane communities the New Parallel Runway would reduce noise over the city as they’d be able to send more planes Over The Bay. Let’s check the facts.
08/05/2021: BAC’s Spin Exposed – Part 1
How BAC’s message to communities about “Over the Bay” operations changed from then to now.
19/03/2021: True flight path impacts revealed in community-led survey
To date, there has been an unwillingness on the part of Airservices and BAC to recognise the identified consultation deficiencies and to reasonably mitigate the excessive noise, health, education, and other environmental impacts of the airspace design. This BFPCA-led survey of affected residents in December 2020 to January 2021 is a powerful and insightful summary of the community experience since the new runway and the revised airpath operations have been operating. Find out more in the BFPCA Community Survey Report 2021.
27/02/2021: Introducing BFPCA
Check out our latest animation introducing the Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance and some of our collective progress to date in raising awareness about the unreasonable noise pollution from Brisbane Airport’s flight paths and advocating for action to remedy the negative impacts. Join our discussion group at Brisbane Airport Aircraft Noise, and have your questions answered by our FAQs.
17/02/2021: Meet David
One of our creative members has put together this little animation, which nicely illustrates the pain and frustration we all experience having to deal with excessive noise pollution from Brisbane Airport’s new flight paths. Follow and support the Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) and join us in fighting back against unreasonable aircraft noise pollution over our homes.