“Communities are being singled out to absorb the states aviation impacts, noise and pollution”

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Through forums on Facebook and websites, there are now over five different groups from surrounding areas opposing the third runway project.

The No 3rd Tulla Runway website which is backed by seven other organisations has 579 signatures on their petition.

Rivoli says the council is “knowingly leaving us in harm’s way” and “St. Albans, Keilor, Albion, Gladstone Park, Keilor East and Bulla” should be concerned. 

Many houses in these areas are older, if they were to be built prior to 2003 the government assumes they achieve noise reduction requirements per AS2021. 

Rivoli says “it appears government are willing to allow uninsulated houses remain occupied without determining compliance”.

The community of Hume City Council is left in the dark on how a third runway could impact their future following the monthly agenda meeting.

“A very poor display on behalf of a number of councillors” is the reality Frank Rivoli had when meeting with the council on April 26th.

Rivoli, from Gladstone Park, says councillors “never spoke to the questions” of community concerns such as increased air traffic and climate change.

“Communities are being singled out to absorb the states aviation impacts, noise and pollution”

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While the community is left to absorb sounds that don’t meet the AS2021 noise requirements the council says “they should just consider moving”. Rivoli says “They should make a public apology for suggesting people should live by their standards, they should be reminded they were elected to represent views of their communities”. Rivoli wants the community to be reminded of aircraft history and says, “We still have the same planes from 20 years ago”. This means the airport industry hasn’t developed enough to accommodate emission-free or environmentally friendly options for flying.

If the runway was operational the community would be subjected to an extra 100,000 flights that would impact the air pollution and contribute to emissions.

“We have to pay for it, pay for the time, pay for the tolls,” says Rivoli.

 Throughout the suburbs of Tullamarine already 270 cars race through every day to reach the Melbourne airport. There is also the other option of updating Avalon Airport to redistribute the air traffic.

When these concerns were brought to governmental bodies by Ravoli and other community members the response was “nobody wants to go to Avalon”.

Ravoli says “the runway is not an advantage for Melbourne” and “it would serve better if we were to distribute the benefits to the regions”

Source: TWU VIC/TAS