MINUTES AAA Joint Victorian & Tasmanian Division Meeting Tuesday, 24 February 2015 08:30 – 17:00 Avalon Airshow Conference Centre
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MINUTES AAA Joint Victorian & Tasmanian Division Meeting Tuesday, 24 February 2015 08:30 – 17:00 Avalon Airshow Conference Centre ATTENDEES: Mel Percival (Chair) Hobart Airport Paul Ferguson (Chair) Moorabbin Airport Stephen Goodwin Australian Airports Association Chairman Simon Bourke Australian Airports Association Jared Feehely Australian Airports Association Glenn Paraman Airport Lighting Specialists Martin Chlupac Airport Lighting Specialists Paul Fitzgerald Airport Survey Consultants Pty Ltd Bryan Fitzgerald Airport Survey Consultants Pty Ltd Tom Griffiths Airports Plus Ray Oakley Airports Plus Kent Quigley Airservices Australia Graham Gourley Altara Group Pty Ltd Alistair Dorward Altara Group Pty Ltd Sean Tobias Arup Paul Hodgen Australia Pacific Airports (Launceston) Pty Ltd Bron Wiseman Avdata Pty Ltd Sharon Lee Avdata Pty Ltd Jeremy King Avlite Systems Pty Ltd Roger Druce Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome Management Inc Viviane Lambreton Beca Consultants Pty Ltd David Barter Beca Consultants Pty Ltd Kevin McFarlane Beca Consultants Pty Ltd Joseph Walsh Beca Consultants Pty Ltd Darren Angelo CASA Kevin Gould CASA John Hartigan City of Ballarat Darryl Tonkin City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Phil McConnell Cloud Aviation Pty Ltd Evan Smith Downer EDI Works P/L Graeme Ware Essendon Airport Phil Gregory Essendon Airport Jeff Grace Flinders Island Council Marcial Rivera Fulton Hogan Brian Roberts Gannawarra Shire Christie Ariaratnam Hyder Consulting Arthur Johnstone King Island Council 1 Trent Kneebush Kneebush Planning Gino Pomella L-3 Communications Neil Cooper Latrobe Regional Airport Garry Baum Lethbridge Airport Simon Deeble Melbourne Airport David Farrell Melbourne Airport Travis Jones Melbourne Airport Karl Payne Melbourne Airport Marc Storti Melbourne Airport Melanie Hearne Melbourne Airport Jason Williams MHSC Transportation Services Bill Burke Mildura Airport Corporation. AJ Wackrow Moorabbin Airport Allan Ralph Northern Grampians Shire Council Shane de Wit Parking & Traffic Consultants Grant Titmus Red Agency Ben Hargreaves REHBEIN Airport Consulting Nick van Bronswijk RPS Group Laura McColl Safegate Australia Sean Balchin UMS Bruce Sinclair Varec Australia John Finnerty Warrnambool City Council Terry O'Sullivan Warrnambool City Council Theo Christopher Wellington Shire Council Daniel Gall Wellington Shire Council 1. Welcome and Introductions Ken Jarvis, Board Member of Aviation Development Australia Limited, (organisers of the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition) provided the group with an introduction and welcome to the Australian International Airshow. The Division Chairs, Mel Percival and Paul Ferguson welcomed the group and thanked everyone for their attendance. 2. AAA Chairman’s Report Stephen Goodwin, Chairman of the Australian Airports Association, provided members with a high level, strategic overview of the association and a report from the AAA Board. Points of interest included: · The current financial situation of the AAA, highlighting the financial success of the 2014 National Conference. · The upcoming AAA Board Stakeholder dinner and the opportunity this event provides to access high-level government stakeholders and discuss industry issues. · The AAA Strategic Plan, noting that the secretariat has met a significant number of the targets set by the Board. · The 2015 National Conference and Exhibition, which will be held in Hobart from Monday 12 to Friday 16 October 2015. · A membership survey will be undertaken this year in April/May. The Chairman highlighted that the Board views the membership survey as a very important tool for the AAA to ensure the organisation is meeting the needs of its members. · The AAA will be investigating how to move into providing members with education opportunities this year. 2 · An overview of the current policy setting for the association, highlighting that a number of government departments are now relying heavily on the AAA for submissions and industry feedback. · Discussion of the proposed regional aerodrome infrastructure paper. · Overview of the Defence Aircraft payment program, which now has a clear procedure in place. Furthermore, the AAA will be negotiating a rate review with Defence this year. · Finally the Chairman discussed with members the AAA’s goal to further engage with Local Governments through targeted marketing and a closer relationship with the Australian Local Government Association. 3. AAA Activity Update & New Victorian Government Update Simon Bourke, AAA Policy Manager, provided an update on the current activities of the AAA secretariat. Points of interest included: · An overview of the current AAA Board, taking note of recent changes following the AAA AGM last year. · Brief explanation and overview of the AAA Strategic Plan. · Discussion of the AAA’s major activities during the 2014/2015 financial year: o The inaugural Operations Forum which was held in June 2014 in Adelaide with more than 130 attendees; o Launched ACI AMPAP course in Australia and formed an MOU with ACI to promote online education programs run by ACI; o National Conference and Exhibition on the Gold Coast which was held in November 2014 with over 650 attendees; o The inaugural Airport Safety Week (29 Sept – 3 Oct 2014) which saw 74 airports take part in the campaign; o The launch of new AAA Corporate Membership Directory; o Development of the MOS 139 issues register which was submitted to CASA; o The AAA developed a major submission to Safety Review into the ATSB and CASA; o Released Airport Practice Note 5 ‘Planning around airports – safeguarding for the future’; o Released research report ‘Securing the future of Australia’s Metropolitan Airports’; and o Completion of over 50 separate submissions and letters to Government and stakeholders on a variety of issues affecting the airport sector. · Overview of the new AAA Website and the resources that are now available to members online. · Major projects for 2015 include: o AAA education offering development; o Launching of the AAA Mentoring Program in April; o The development of new Airport Practice Notes; o Further practice notes and resources in the Planning and Noise area; o Emergency Planning Forum being held in Sydney in November; o Re-vamp of Small Regional Aerodrome Networking Teleconferences; o Airport Safety Week (26-30 October 2015); and o The CASR 139 and MOS 139 review. o Overview of the Policy Focus of the AAA for 2015 in the areas of security, planning, CASA and aerodrome safety, deregulation, and regional aerodrome infrastructure. · Discussion of the 2015 Membership Survey. · Major issues running hot at the moment for the Airport Sector: o Commonwealth Senate Inquiry into Aviation Security,; 3 o Submission of the AAA Security Priorities Document to the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development (Office of Transport Security); o Development of updated Bird Information Sheets for industry; o Beginning the CASA post implementation review of CASR 139 and MOS 139; o Finalising the Victorian ‘Planning around Airports’ document; and o New Governments in Victoria and Queensland. · Upcoming events in 2015 including: o AAA Divisional Meetings (VIC/TAS – Avalon, QLD – Brisbane, NSW – Dubbo, SA – Kangaroo Island, WA – Esperance); o AAA Industry Mentoring Program launch (29 April 2015, Sydney); o ACI AMPAP Training Customer Service Culture program (13-24 April 2015, Sunshine Coast); o AAA Airfield Pavements and Lighting Forum (30 April – 1 May 2015, Sydney); o AAA/Airservices Australia Aviation Industry Noise Forum (27 May 2015, Canberra); o AAA National Conference and Exhibition (12-16 October 2015, Hobart); o Airport Safety Week (26-30 October 2015); and o AAA Emergency Planning Forum (18 November 2015, Sydney). Following the AAA secretariat update members asked a question of CASA regarding the recent NPRM. The question asked whether CASA put more weight on the actual number of submissions compared to a single industry submission. Darren Angelo from CASA confirmed that CASA will give an AAA submission additional consideration, as it is generally representative of the views of a large number of airports across the country. It was noted that CASA places no added emphasis on the quantity of submissions/comments that reiterate identical arguments multiple times. Simon Bourke also provided members with a brief update on the new Victorian Government. In addition to this Paul Ferguson mentioned that it will take the new government some time to establish a relationship with industry and determine their Aviation needs and requirements. 4. Members’ Reports - ‘Around the Aprons’ Members provided updates to the group on activities at their respective aerodromes. Highlights included: · Arthur Johnson from King Island Council: o The airport’s terminal expansion will be finished by mid to late May, and the airport is expecting possible charter flights this year in relation to the new golf courses on the island. o The airport’s new Master Plan is currently underway and should be placed on public consultation soon. o The airport also has both OTS and CASA inspections coming up very soon. · Brian Roberts from Gannawarra Shire Council: o A new self-bunded aviation fuel tank supplying Avgas and Jet A1 with bowser and automated payment system has just been completed at Kerang Aerodrome. This was a result of the Victorian Government Regional Aviation Fund. · Phil Gregory from Essendon Airport: o The airport is starting an overlay on the east west runway next week. o The airport hotel is on track to commence construction