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AOPA Oz LIVE, via Youtube:

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AOPA Australia LIVE - Lismore Airport Community

AOPA AUSTRALIA LIVE - TONIGHT 7pm, 18th NOV
LISMORE AVIATION COMMUNITY
LOCAL AIRPORT AT RISK OF CLOSURE OR RESTRICTION

Join the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Australia for our LIVE panel discussion with local Lismore aviators and businesses to discuss the future of their local airport, which is now at threat of closure or significant restriction as a result of lobbying by special-interest groups objecting to aircraft noise, and moves by Council to introduce unsustainable fees and charges, along with a general lack of consultation on key decisions regarding the future of aviation for the region.

PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Mr Nick Reese:  Flight Instructor & Aircraft Owner, GA & RAAus
Mr Jeff Mathison - Helicopter Maintenance Service
Mr Michael Barnes:  Rotorwing Helicopters
Ms Krystal Fisher - Spectrum Aviation
Ms Helena Tierney, Airways Aviation
Mr Andrew Trease, TAFE Wollongbar
Mr Andy Unger:  Engineer, AME & RAAus Level 2
Mr Sam Unger:  Student Pilot
Mr Andrew Gordon:  Local Real Estate Agent

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Plus via Facebook:

Support for Lismore airport and aviation industry!



We are back looking for support to ensure that flight training and small private planes are able to continue operating at Lismore airport.

The Lismore aviation industry is currently battling a concerted effort by a small, self-interested lobby group to either shut down Lismore airport, or severely curtail aviation operations due to what they perceive to be excessive aircraft noise.

There has also been a hostile political agenda by some of the Lismore councillors that has been affecting the operations of aviation businesses at the airport, resulting in businesses leaving for more accommodating airports such as Ballina, or leaving the industry altogether.

The aviation industry has been an important part of Lismore for one hundred years (since the first trial airmail), and provides employment and services to the community in the areas of:

• Passenger services
• Alternative passenger service routes
• Aeromedical services
• Pilot training /Aviation training
• General aviation/recreation
• Aircraft maintenance
• Ancillary Aviation businesses (innovation, drones)
• Charter flights/companies (aircraft and helicopters)
• Air freight[/color]
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Please support our petition to ensure a vibrant and productive aviation industry in Lismore.

A comment from Sandy in support of the petition, via FB:

Sandy Reith 

Airports are under attack in many places around Australia. This is partly due to a complete lack of leadership in governments both State and federal.

The General Aviation (GA) community and the wider industry that is all part of GA has been in bureaucratically induced decline for many years. Strangled by CASA and zero oversight by successive Ministers is to blame. But still we have sufficient numbers to regrow provided the infrastructure is not given over to non aviation uses.

It would be extremely short sighted if airports like Lismore were not fully supported and GA encouraged to use this facility.

All airports are National security assets as well as the training grounds for aircrew and the irreplaceable land for all the flying services now and into the future. Well done Ian for publicising this predicament, and all interested parties should regularly ring, write and contact local MPs and State Senators.

MTF...P2