10-01-2019, 11:51 AM
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"but not too much digging going on; (except for building strip malls on existing infrastructure). Sorry TB – I did promise not to mention ‘the war’."
Yup K, lots and lots of DFO's. Surveyors tramping about everywhere around BK lately no doubt planning on carving up much of the open land around the airport to the development sharks. And here we were told our airports were to be reserved for aviation development and its infrastructure kept in its original condition, yet they closed a runway against safety advice, dumped thousands of cubic meters of asbestos contaminated fill on it, declared it unused airport land, and up goes a DFO complex likely to see an Essendon tragedy some time in the future. Head leases ignored, airport Act ignored, environmental impact ignored and when that ultimate smoking hole occurs you can bet the decision will be aircraft are far too dangerous to have around these buildings, close down the airport.
Interestingly, Perth needed a third runway. There used to be land available for that but unfortunately they allowed the airport to build industrial parks all over it. If a third runway becomes vital no doubt the fed's will have to stump up for the cost of resuming land on which to build it.
"but not too much digging going on; (except for building strip malls on existing infrastructure). Sorry TB – I did promise not to mention ‘the war’."
Yup K, lots and lots of DFO's. Surveyors tramping about everywhere around BK lately no doubt planning on carving up much of the open land around the airport to the development sharks. And here we were told our airports were to be reserved for aviation development and its infrastructure kept in its original condition, yet they closed a runway against safety advice, dumped thousands of cubic meters of asbestos contaminated fill on it, declared it unused airport land, and up goes a DFO complex likely to see an Essendon tragedy some time in the future. Head leases ignored, airport Act ignored, environmental impact ignored and when that ultimate smoking hole occurs you can bet the decision will be aircraft are far too dangerous to have around these buildings, close down the airport.
Interestingly, Perth needed a third runway. There used to be land available for that but unfortunately they allowed the airport to build industrial parks all over it. If a third runway becomes vital no doubt the fed's will have to stump up for the cost of resuming land on which to build it.