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Aircraft noise Senate inquiry report released

The topic of the impact and mitigation of aircraft noise was referred to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry

December 2, 2024

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Aviation White Paper released

The White Paper was released on 26 August 2024 and is available from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Cities and the Arts’ website . Section

August 28, 2024

ANO submission to “Impact and mitigation of aircraft noise” Senate inquiry

The impact and mitigation of aircraft noise was referred to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by

May 5, 2024

ANO submission to Aviation White Paper – Terms of Reference (TOR)

March 31, 2023

The Aviation White Paper was announced by the federal government in 2022. Submissions to the Terms of Reference (TOR) closed on 10 March 2023. The ANO submission to the Aviation White Paper TOR can be accessed below.

A more detailed consultation period with a further opportunity to make submissions will occur once the Aviation Green Paper is released, in mid-2023. Please visit the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Cities and the Arts’ website for information on the Aviation White Paper.

ANO releases report on the Investigation into complaints about the flight paths associated with the Brisbane Airport new parallel runway

October 12, 2021

As of 30 June 2021, the ANO received 265 complaints regarding aircraft noise following the opening of Brisbane Airport’s new parallel runway. One complaint from the Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance incorporated a survey of 2075 residents adversely affected. The ANO conducted a multi-complaints review of Airservices’ environmental assessment of the impact of the flight paths developed for the new runway and its community engagement with potentially affected residents.

Investigation into complaints about flight paths over East Melbourne

July 19, 2021

The complainants are community groups from inner Melbourne who complain about both noise from aircraft landing at Melbourne Airport and helicopter sightseeing flights.

Sunshine Coast Post Implementation Review – Terms of Reference

January 29, 2021

The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) has received a large number of representations from the public regarding Airservices Australia’s (Airservices’) Terms of Reference for the Post Implementation Review of the flight paths at Sunshine Coast Airport. These representations appear to have occurred following a resolution by the Board of Airservices Australia (the Board) that the Terms of Reference be agreed between Airservices and the ANO.

Joint Statement (Airservices Australia – Department of Defence – Aircraft Noise Ombudsman)

October 8, 2020

Reasons for changes to the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman Charter
Airservices Australia, the Department of Defence and the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) have agreed to changes to the charter of the ANO to strengthen functions, powers and key investigatory and review processes.

New Aircraft Noise Ombudsman appointed

February 12, 2020

Airservices Australia’s Chairman John Weber has, on Monday, announced the appointment of Mr Kieran Pehm as Australia’s next Aircraft Noise Ombudsman.

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