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In response to the Sunshine Coast Airport Community Aviation Forum (CAF) conveying members’ concerns to Airservices Australia (ASA) following the October 2023 Post Implementation Review (PIR) report, the following has been received: Airservices acknowledges the delay in commencing actions responding…

As previously posted, the Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project delivered a new runway in 2020, which required changes to local flight paths. Following these changes, Airservices Australia undertook a Post Implementation Review (PIR) to assess their effectiveness and evaluate environmental…

Following the community consultation, which we reported in our February Noosa 360 update, we have been advised by Airservices Australia (ASA) that the final report for the Post Implementation Review (PIR) has now been completed. Furthermore, they provided the following…

The consultation period for the AirServices Post Implementation Review (PIR) has now been completed. The PIR analysed a range of community, industry and Government suggestions on flight path changes to address reported issues and selected options for further review, the…

We have received the following advice, in italics, from Airservices Australia (ASA) regarding the Post Implementation Review (PIR) of the Sunshine Coast Airspace Design. Airservices is please to share the Sunshine Coast Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review (PIR)…

We have received the latest advice from Airservices Australia (AA) regarding the Post Implementation Review (PIR) of the Sunshine Coast Airspace Design, in response to resident queries. As part of the PIR, AA have been progressing with a report on…

Feedback on the draft Terms of Reference (ToR) and the draft Community Engagement Plan (CEP) have resulted in the Terms of Reference with final changes tracked and a summary of the feedback received by ASA. The submissions for the Community…

Following our community WebEx meeting on Tuesday 8 December 2020, the draft Terms of Reference (ToR) and the draft Community Engagement Plan (CEP) for the Post Implementation Review are now available at https://engage.airservicesaustralia.com/sunshine-coast-airport-airspace-changes-runway-1331?fbclid=IwAR2_rTjlnbsY1lBTNvFYBJF-q9_4Tl44Low2Wb8oSB2qz6Z0d0S8doOkByI These are available for public review from…

The report from the Air Noise Ombudsman’s (ANO) investigation into the flight paths for the new runway at Sunshine Coast Airport, and Airservices Australia’s response, are now publicly available. Of particular note is ANO’s Recommendation 2 and Airservices response to:…

The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) has advised they have completed their report on Airservices Australia’s introduction of new flight paths at the Sunshine Coast and submitted their Investigation into complaints about the introduction of new flight paths in Sunshine Coast…

Kieran Pehm was announced as the new Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) on 9 Feb after Narelle Bell finished her three year term in the role. The ANO is continuing to work to finalise their report on the new Sunshine Coast…

The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman has provided an update on the current investigation, please see below for full announcement: Dear residents of Sunshine Coast and surrounds, I am writing to provide my regular update on our investigation into the flight path…

The Air Noise Ombudsman has today provided below (in quotation marks) on their review into Air Service’s Australia management of consultation and information provision in relation to its flight path designs for Sunshine Coast Airport. In my last update to…

The Air Noise Ombudsman has today provided an update below in italics on their review into Air Service’s Australia management of consultation and information provision in relation to its flight path designs for Sunshine Coast Airport. As well Flight Path…

Airservices Australia (a Federal Government owned organisation) are seeking public feedback on the proposed flight paths and it’s important that everyone makes a submission before 30th April. You can do so at https://feedback.emsbk.com/asa You may also consider contacting your local…

This year’s Queensland Day Awards Ceremony was breathtaking as well record breaking, with 51 awardees and over 130 Noosans in attendance with so much love and appreciation generated. These incredible residents give their skills, time and expertise to us free…

The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) has advised they have completed their report on Airservices Australia’s introduction of new flight paths at the Sunshine Coast Airport. It is now going through relevant processes for submission to the Airservices Board, however, due…

Happy New Year everyone! I trust you all had a wonderful time over the festive season and are looking forward to a year of achievement and appreciation, whether that be a ‘long list’ (like mine!) or the simplicity of taking…

Below is the response from ASA regarding the CASA approval, received today. The findings from the ANO are still pending. 11 October 2019 Dear Ms Bolton, Sunshine Coast New Runway Airspace Change Proposal (ACP) Approval I am writing to inform…

Politics as you know is an interesting realm! As an Australian, and Queenslander, educated to believe in the authority and knowledge of those that went before us, we are predisposed to uphold their systems and traditions, which are underpinned by…

What a complex month! Headlines intimating that ‘Noosa is closed’ or has ‘No Vacancy’ caused conundrum, stakeholder roundtables on flight paths saw frustration, and a 4 year journey for one of our much loved all abilities charities came to an…

After directly writing to the ANO, the Noosa electorate office recently received the following correspondence and advice as follows: “I am writing to provide an update on our investigation into Airservices Australia’s management of consultation and information provision in relation…

Brrrrr…welcome to winter Noosa! Before we head into this month’s topic and budget time, a quick update for those not on Facebook or Noosa 360. Firstly, the Cooloola Family Clinic at Pomona is under negotiations to purchase, and an announcement…

Where to start? This has certainly been the month of problematic processes, insufficient consultations, and the dichotomy between ‘needs versus impacts’. On top, my interns from UQ are just about to flee the nest after 13 weeks, and I look…

It has been a big month, including the Skilling Queenslanders for Work trainees starting at the decommissioned TAFE site, spending time with Ministers on home turf during ‘Governing from the Regions’ and speaking at Zonta regarding the housing crisis impacting…