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Sunshine Coast Airport
Latest Developments
So What's Changed in the last 7 years?
1 - The COLOUR of the Jets
2 - The NUMBER of Jets (MORE)
3 - The Maroochy MAYOR

But NOTHING Else!

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Index

The 2006 MASTER PLAN

JUNE 2006 - The Maroochy Council has again commissioned yet another MASTER PLAN for The AIRPORT
All the Councilors and Bureaucrats (And EXPERTS) are DIFFERENT from the 1998 Model
They seem to be Starting over from Scratch and making the Exact Same Mistakes as before.
The 1998 Version acknowledged that the North/South Runway was LANDLOCKED and could NOT be either Extended or Widened, but the NEW Experts have CHANGED THE RULES.
They are promoting a 200m Extension North (which they say will only be used for Takeoffs to the SOUTH)
But we know this to be UNTRUE.
Once it is built it WILL BE USED. And when the wind is blowing from the North, they will takeoff INTO THE WIND
They say the aircraft will still touchdown at the existing spot when Landing from the North, but again this is a falsehood. They will use EVERY INCH of Runway to bring in Bigger and Heavier Aircraft and that INCLUDES the 200m extension.
And since the OLS over our rooftops is presently only 12m, How much LOWER will they be coming if they are permitted to get away with this SHAM?
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SEPTEMBER 2007 DECISION
Maroochy Council have voted on the 2006 Master Plan
The RESULT
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The DECISION
The GOOD NEWS is - They are NOT planning to Extend the Existing N/S Runway 18/36
The BAD NEWS is -  It won't be built for another 15 Years and;
It's the 13/31 Version which means Aircraft will still fly over Houses instead
of the 11/29 Version which was OUR Preference which DIDN'T overfly ANY Houses
But Hey! - 15 Years is a L O N G  Time  - That's another 2 Master Plans away (1 every 7 years)
We will have had 4 changes in Administration by then.  Different Politicians will be in power.
The present Bureaucrats will all be retired and replaced by the present Junior Staff or new recruits who won't remember this decision - or - won't feel obliged to be bound by it.
AND
The COST will have EXPLODED by a factor of X10 or X20 times the Present - Hell! -  Council can't afford the Present Cost even NOW  (Take a look at Past History)
The ONLY way we will ever get an East/West Runway will be if the Other Sunshine Coast Councils help PAY the COST!  - And they have already REFUSED to do this;
SO - The ONLY way it will EVER Happen is;
The State Government SUCCEEDS in forcing the different Councils to AMALGAMATE and, they COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY!
And why have they adopted the 13/31 location instead of our 11/29?
The reason given is that  the 11/29 location infringes upon a newly created NATIONAL PARK.
CLICK HERE for the FACTS

VIRGIN 
Sunshine Coast Daily - Thursday 8/7/2004
Virgin announced it was BOOSTING the number of weekly flights by 7 / week.
Thats TWO a day now.

Sunshine Coast Daily - Monday 26/7/2004
As from Friday 30/7/04 they'll introduce an EXTRA Melbourne flight 3 days a week and commencing September 4th. they will have 2 every day just to Melbourne.
Thats 3 flights a day right over our heads - GREAT!!

They've TREBLED our NOISE  in less than 3 Months
We were far better off with ANSET (And they were SAFER) !

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EAST- WEST- AGAIN?

Sunshine Coast Daily Thursday 14/7/2004

Sunshine Coast MP Alex Somlyay (Member for Fairfax) suggested Converting Worthless Caneland  into a new East-West Runway and taking the Motorway underground as a solution to the everlasting Airport Problem

Geez - We've been saying this for the Past 30 Years!

But Maroochy Mayor (Joe Natoli) disagrees. 
He is quoted as saying "An eastern runway would take flights right over Marcoola and residents have told us in no uncertain terms what they think if that idea"

Obviously it IS UNCERTAIN because this is the EXACT OPPOSITE to what WE have been saying.

Perhaps it's the mark of a Good Politician to convince us that BLACK is WHITE?

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JetStar

Sunshine Coast Daily - Friday 9/7/2004

SetStar (Quantas) won't be out-done by Virgin

21/7/2004 - They've  now swapped their 125-seat Boeing 717-200
for a 735 tonne Airbus A320-200

But the present North-South Runway is NOT strong enough to take this EXTRA Load.
So the Good Ol' Maroochy Council plans on yet another $4,000,000-00 Runway Upgrade.

Gee - THAT makes sense - MORE money WASTED on this Land Locked RWY18-36?

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2004 Development

Maroochy Mayor (Joe Natoli) is skeptical of any East-West Runway proposal as he thinks the existing RWY18-36 is only running at 50% capacity at the moment.
He is AGAIN urging Council to adopt a Short Term (Short-Sighted) Approach of Up-grading the Existing 18-36 for $4million dollars instead of building the INEVITABLE East-West runway for $20million.

And NOW the Motorway would have to be moved as well, because Council has SACRIFICED the Land to the west which it had previously set aside 20 years ago for the Future E-W RWY to allow for a CHEAPER Sunshine Motorway Construction?
SMART eh?

So HISTORY Repeats.

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2007 Development - TIGER ROARS IN!!!!

Council are now eagerly awaiting the commencement of services by Singapore Airline's new Cut Price Airline TIGER which will DOUBLE the number of Jets  into the Airport in DECEMBER 2007.

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Just what we needed?
Find out about the 2007 Master Plan - CLICK HERE


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2008 The NEW Sunshine Coast Regional Council has the Answer

 OR HAVE THEY?
The forced amalgamation of Maroochy, Noosa and Caloundra into one Super Council should have resulted in providing enough funds to finally begin construction of an E/W Runway
But - Guess What? They still can't afford it!!!!
So - When WILL they be able to afford it? - Just DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH!
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2010 JULY NEWS  -  But NOTHING NEW!
2 YEARS LATER


So   Yet ANOTHER 2 Years On.

Council  STILL can't afford it!

CLICK HERE for the LATEST EXCUSE

 
So - What ELSE is NEW?
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OVER OUR ROOFTOPS AGAIN Virgin landing over North Marcoola
 

What a Deafening Racket  for 
the people under THIS Roof?

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JetStar NOT OurStar JetStar Boeing 717 landing
over North Marcoola

And now it's been upgraded 
to a 735 tonne AIRBUS A320

(Joe says the Airport could
ONLY take 2 a day -
What a SHAME!!!)
 

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CONTACT US

By email: -marcoola@lycos.com

To Download a PETITION Against Extending RWY18/36  - CLICK here
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