Blue Mountains News

Blue Mountains Mayor Mark Greenhill said: “This master plan fails to address any core matters we raised in our submission on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), particularly regarding the 24/7 operation of the airport.

“In fact, this plan proudly promotes being a 24/7, seven days a week airport with no curfew or hourly aircraft cap.

“This entirely disregards the concerns of Blue Mountains residents who have continually objected to this infringement on our UNESCO World Heritage region.

“However, we will continue to stand up and protect ourselves from the unacceptable air and noise pollution that will undoubtedly result from the non-stop nature of this aerotropolis.”

Given that Council’s comprehensive suite of objections has not been addressed in the airport’s master plan, Council has signed a new submission prepared by Sydney’s Parkland Councils (The Parks), an alliance of eight local governments comprising Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Penrith and Wollondilly.

This submission advocates for improved public transport, rail and bus connections to and from the airport and its surrounding region.

Council has also put its own submission in, to reiterate the significant concerns raised against the EIS.

“Council staff remain actively engaged with WSIA and their representatives on their proposals for noise monitoring and gathering of baseline noise data,” Cr Greenhill said.

“We won’t stop fighting to address the issue of potential and severe noise impacts from the operation of the WSI Airport and flight paths over the Blue Mountains.”

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