Airport acts to Preserve Town

Water Issue #38 June 2007 May 10: International Airport is set to become the first Airport in Australia to recycle its Handling Sydney’s Late Freight waste water.

Airport Executive Director, Mr Tom Snow, said the decision to recycle waste water was an important environmental initiative that will significantly reduce the Airport’s use of fresh town water and, as a result, help preserve the ACT’s scarce water supplies. Chief Minister Jon Stanhope, Airport Executive Director Tom Snow, Airport Managing Director Stephen Byron and Clearwater Technology Managing Director Colin Fisher. The environmental savings are significant. Around 100,000 litres of water, the equivalent of not used for drinking, it is of drinkable quality. two 50m Olympic sized swimming pools, will be green.’ “I recently attended the opening here of Australia’s very first 5 Green Star Building recycled across the Airport every day,” Mr Snow The Aquacell Water System is the first of its kind – a clear signal that when it comes to Canberra said. “This means that water consumption in to be installed in a commercial setting in the International Airport there is no such thing as Airport buildings will drop from 15 to 20 litres ACT and will cost the Airport around $1.2 million ‘business as usual.’ There is just ‘business as per person per day to 5 litres per person per to establish, Mr. Snow said. “The decision to good as it can be.’” day.” embrace water recycling is another step in a very deliberate policy to become Australia’s Recycled water will be re-used in cooling The Airport will use two state of the art systems developed by a leading edge greenest Airport. Over and above the financial towers, which are major consumers of water benefits that this technology will deliver to as well as toilet flushing and for irrigation. It Australian company, Clearwater Technology, to recycle its waste water. The Aquacell Water the Airport, the contribution it will make to will not be used for drinking. The Airport will sustainability in the ACT is priceless and cannot continue to draw on town water for drinking and Recycling Systems are chemical free and highly efficient producing Class A water on site. be overstated because it will significantly reduce showering. “Recycling our waste water means our consumption of town water at a time when the Airport and its Business Park will be using The Aquacell Water System uses a three-phase we need every precious drop,” Mr. Snow said. approximately one quarter the supply of fresh filtration method to recycle waste water. town water of commercial buildings of a similar size,’ he said. The waste is first subjected to aerobicbiological Malaysian Air Cargo 747 diverted from Sydney on 12 February. treatment, a process that aerates the effluent Launching the project, ACT Chief Minister, Mr Jon and breaks it down with bacteria. Stanhope, said the Airport was setting another May 15: Heavy all-cargo aircraft time sensitive domestic and trans-Tasman freight admirable example to the corporate world. It Phase two involves ultrafiltration. The which can be landed day or night and delivered was dispelling the myth that it’s ‘not easy being water flows through a special self-cleaning like this are now regular visitors to Sydney in a timely and cost efficient manner,” membrane with to Canberra International Airport he said. microscopic pores – and more are on the way. Water Usage – about the thickness Canberra would become even more attractive of one hundredth of a as the availability of slots and freight handling 25 human hair – to block The Atlas Air 747 was diverted to Canberra facilities at Sydney became increasingly scarce particles, bacteria and twice in a week after heavy fog closed Sydney’s over the next decade. “We are ideally placed 20 viruses. Kingsford Smith Airport. According to Airport to take advantage of a business that will deliver aviation manager, Mr Matthew Brown, diversions new jobs and new business opportunities for Phase three acts as like this are a clear demonstration of the Canberra,” Mr Brown said. 15 an added safeguard, Paw Old Woody important back-up role Canberra plays since its subjecting the water main runway was strengthened and lengthened “Anyone thinking of buying a house directly In a past edition of The Hub, we acknowledged 10 to high intensity to accommodate heavy aircraft. Atlas Air was under our flight path should be aware that the important public relations role played at ultra-violet light. This the second all-cargo aircraft to be diverted to day and night 747 touchdowns will be a more Atlas Air Cargo 747 diverted on 15 & 17 May. provides protection the Airport by ‘Chilli’ Terry Snow’s faithful Blue Canberra – a Malaysian 747 was on the tarmac regular occurrence in the future.” 5 against possible Heeler. in April.

pathogens and We omitted to also credit the equally important 0 produces chemical free “We have negotiated agreements with a number Inside this issue Conventional Standard New Park & contribution made by ‘Woody’, the Snow of international freight cargo carriers to allow Building Building Brindabella Business Park sterile water. Whilst will NOW Family’s Kelpie. This was an Editor’s error. Will Your Home be ^ the recycled water is them to touch down in Canberra if there are Under the New Flight Paths Page 3 Page 4 Thank you for your

BORDER ACT overwhelming support Many hundreds of residents of... weather problems in Sydney,” Mr Byron said. Amaroo Hackett Monash Aranda Harrison Ngunnawal Belconnen Hawker Nicholls NORTH Bruce Isabella Plains Oxley CANBERRA MT MAJURA Calwell Jerrabomberra Page Chisholm Palmerston ACT MT AINSLIE ConderBORDER Kambah HIGH NOISE CITY CORRIDOR Cook Karabar Richardson Tralee a Mistake says Chief Airport acts to Preserve Fadden Lawson Theodore CANBERRA NOISE CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL Forde Letchworth Wanniassa Canberra International Airport Pty Ltd | ACN 080 361 548 ABATEMENT HILL AIRPORT AREA Gilmore Lyneham Weetangara FYSHWICK Giralang Macarthur or Weston... SOUTH Gowrie Macquarie WESTON CANBERRA Gunghalin McKellar CREEK NOISE ABATEMENT and elsewhere in the ACT and NSW have AREA WODEN written to us opposing the development of Minister Town Water “Canberra is the only Airport within close QUEANBEYAN Tralee and noise sharing.

JERRABOMBERRA 2 Brindabella Business Park, ACT 2609 HUME TRALEE GOOGONG For more information and if you haven’t already registered your opposition to aircraft noise over your home visit: www.canberraairport.com.au/noise

proximity to Sydney that is both curfew and slot “The plans for developing a residential area at Tralee are absolutely idiotic and shortsighted. It is sad that the NSW government has given the green light for this project.” Telephone: 02 6275 2222 | Facsimile: 02 6275 2244 Canberra Resident The flight paths shown were those operating in 1995 + 1996 and would be one option for noise sharing. Of course, the planes could be spread to free. Its location is particularly advantageous to fly anywhere...Authorised by Stephen Byron - Canberra International Airport. Editor: Ken Begg | Reporter: Sam Begg | Layout: Melissa Evans | Photos: Ginette Snow

Canberra International Airport www.canberraairport.com.au Canberra International Airport www.canberraairport.com.au Canberra International Airport’s $100,000 Qantas to Terminal Car donation will be used, among other things, Spicing the Jobs to hire a part-time business liaison officer to identify work place opportunities and improve Increase Park Upgrade Market contacts between SPICE and the local business community.

Canberra Services May 2: Canberra International April 30: Canberra International Established in 2000 as a pilot program, SPICE has Airport has started work on yet Airport will donate $100,000 grown into a project that has assisted more than 1000 local students. May 15: Qantas will introduce another upgrade to its terminal over the next three years to an extra three return Brisbane- help students who are finding “Students Participating in Community Enterprises car park. Car Park will increase by around 25% Canberra services from August 3. it difficult to cope at school gain is an early intervention project that aims to help Terminal manager, Mr Ferdi Lumbaca, said an relevant work place skills and young people between the ages of 12 and 15 years, who are at risk of dropping out of school, Qantas Regional General Manager ACT, Mr Allan extra 330 short and long stay car parking spaces experience. Lounging with find work place opportunities that are relevant to Williams, said this will bring the number of will be provided, increasing the overall capacity their interests,” Mr Byron said. “Students who services it offers between the two cities to 74 a of the existing terminal car park by around 25%. Airport Managing Director, Mr Stephen Byron, struggle with the five day a week commitment week. “The airlines are experiencing strong growth and Virgin said today the money will be used to support we’re growing with them,” he said. SPICE - Students Participating in Community are allowed to leave school for one day a week to find out first-hand what it’s like to be placed in Airport Managing Director Stephen Byron, Qantas will operate a 140-seat Boeing 737-400 In a bid to capture more Enterprises – a project of Volunteering ACT. Volunteering ACT CEO Lorraine Higgins and Senator aircraft on the service, departing Brisbane at The increase in terminal car parking spaces was a job they like.” Gary Humphries 4.05pm and arriving in Canberra at 5.55pm. The an essential component in the Airport’s rolling government travellers, Virgin Blue As a major generator of local jobs, the Airport return service will leave Canberra at 6.35pm and $200 million upgrade in aviation infrastructure is delighted to be associated with such a Canberra International Airport is an active and will open a new corporate lounge Our support of SPICE is another way we can touch down in Brisbane at 8.10pm. – runways, taxiways, runway lighting, access worthwhile community project that offers enthusiastic supporter of local job creation roads and hangars. at Canberra International Airport. young people the opportunity to learn about projects. “Our 100 jobs in 100 days campaigns assist young people who might be in danger of Mr Williams also announced that Qantas will re- the workplace, develop new skills and gain new successfully placed more than 350 long-term leaving school too early and reducing their job schedule all but one of its daily return Canberra- “The number of travellers and visitors now Chief Executive, Mr Brett Godfrey, said Virgin Blue friends. unemployed in meaningful and relevant jobs. opportunities,” Mr Byron said. Perth services, moving to daylight six day a week passing through the terminal exceeds more than realised that it could not attract Government from 2 August. As well as being a more popular 320,000 a month and the vast majority of them travellers by merely offering competitive fares. option for travellers, the change will allow are coming to the Airport by car. The additional takes its responsibility to be a good neighbour “We made a decision to increase our appeal Qantas to position more aircraft in Canberra car parking spaces are absolutely necessary if we will NOW to the value and quality-conscious corporate Will Your Home be seriously, or is just going through the motions.” overnight – a move that will reduce weather are to meet immediate demand, let alone future Tralee a Under the New Flight Paths related delays. market. We recognised that to do that we need ^ Mr Sartor’s decision also drew strong growth.” to offer not only affordable fares and great condemnation from Mr Martin Ferguson, the Mistake says ACT BORDER “Fog can be an issue in Canberra in the winter service but appropriate facilities.” Thank you for your Mr Lumbaca said he expected the car park works GUNGAHLIN overwhelming support Labour MP who could become the new Federal months. Because it generally affects incoming Minister for Transport if a change of government to take around four months to complete. The The lounge will be located in the old Ansett Chief Minister BELCONNEN Many hundreds of residents of... and not departing flights, having aircraft already Amaroo Aranda Hackett works will have minimal impact on travellers and NORTH Monash occurs this year. “The NSW Planning Minister Golden Wing Lounge and is scheduled to open in Belconnen Harrison CANBERRA Hawker Ngunnawal on the ground will greatly reduce the impact MT MAJURA Bruce Nicholls Calwell Isabella Plains visitors. Jerrabomberra Oxley has shown absolute contempt for the people of September. MT AINSLIE Chisholm Page CITY ACT BORDER Kaleen of weather on our morning services, which are HIGH NOISE Conder CORRIDOR Palmerston NOISE Kambah ABATEMENT Cook Queanbeyan AREA CAPITAL Karabar Canberra and is saying they can go to hell, and HILL CANBERRA Fadden April 27: ACT Chief Minister, Mr INTERNATIONAL Richardson AIRPORT Lawson especially important for the business market and Forde Theodore FYSHWICK Gilmore Letchworth WESTON SOUTH Lyneham Wanniassa we don’t care” he said. CREEK CANBERRA Giralang Weetangara for people transferring to international services.” Jon Stanhope, has labelled the Gowrie Macarthur Macquarie or Weston... WODEN NOISE Gunghalin ABATEMENT McKellar AREA and elsewhere in the ACT and NSW have Brindabella decision to approve a strategy QUEANBEYAN written to us opposing the development of If the decision was implemented there would Tralee and noise sharing. Qantas provides a total of 582 services a week JERRABOMBERRA HUME TRALEE be a community campaign in Tralee for changes between Canberra and Sydney, Melbourne, which could see houses built at TUGGERANONG GOOGONG For more information and if you haven’t in flight paths for noise sharing across Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Flies High Tralee and Environa “a mistake.” already registered your opposition to aircraft noise over your home visit: www.canberra and demands for noise abatement measures that airport.com.au/noise the airlines growing Canberra based staff of 60 “The plans for developing a residential area at Tralee are absolutely idiotic and shortsighted. would increase the cost of flights. part and full-time administrators, ground crews, Stanhope stated that Government would It is sad that the NSW government has May 15: Regional carrier given the green light for this project.” continue to oppose any attempt to have the Canberra Resident maintenance engineers and flying instructors. The flight paths shown were those be one option for noise sharing. Ofoperating in 1995 + 1996 and would fly anywhere... Authorised by Stephen Byron course, - Canberra the Inplanes could be spread to He said Sydney Airport was plagued with Brindabella Airlines is building bear the burden of aircraft ternational Airport. Expected to take around 12 months to complete, problems and Mr Sartor didn’t care if Canberra a new base to accommodate its noise because of a poor planning decision by the the new headquarters will include a striking NSW Planning Minister, Mr Frank Sartor. Airport suffered the same fate. “Canberra Airport fast growing aviation business. two-storey administrative centre and a modern is an Airport without any local difficulties and hangar capable of accommodating two aircraft Building houses at these locations would why would any Australian Government want to unfortunate that competing interests at play at any one time. “Brindabella Airlines is to be undermine the Airport’s attempt to divert traffic change that just because a developer wants to In a joint statement, Airline and Airport across the border had apparently caused the congratulated for its proactive approach to its away from Jerrabomberra; lead to calls, over make a lot of money, over a very short period Managing Directors, Ms Lara Corry-Boyd and NSW Government to reject its own independent long term business plans. This is a successful, time, for Canberra residents to share the burden and then disappear without any responsibility for Mr Stephen Byron, said the decision to build a planning advice. new $3 million administrative headquarters and locally based business with a bright future and of aircraft noise; and, again over time, create the consequences of stupid decisions.” we are delighted to be associated with Lara hangar was prompted by the strong, on-going pressure for a curfew on Airport operations and The only concession to common sense in Mr Corry-Boyd and her team,” Mr Byron said. Communities were more dependent than ever growth of Brindabella’s regional airline and impact on its capacity to act as an economic Sartor’s decision was that the strategic detail of before on the operations of Airports. charter and maintenance businesses. The new driver for the region. the proposed housing development would have “It does cement our future here in Canberra,” 1,500 square metre base will give Brindabella to be negotiated with the ACT in the context of the flexibility it requires to both cope with Ms Corry-Boyd said. “We’re a real Canberra Mr Stanhope said the NSW Planning Minister’s Airport Managing Director, Mr Stephen Byron, a cross-border strategy, Stanhope said. “This existing demand and plan further expansion of family and we’re keen to stay here.” Brindabella decision was particularly disappointing because vowed to continue the fight against the strategy is designed to prevent untrammelled its regional operations, they said. operates two return weekday services to Albury, Sartor’s own Independent Inquiry found, among development. “We are not prepared to cop development that could threaten regional four return weekday services to Newcastle other things, that Tralee and Environa were it,” he said. “We will continue to work with water supplies and impose an unsustainable The new regional headquarters will also with links to Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and unsuitable for residential development because the community and the ACT and Federal infrastructure burden on the ACT. The cross- deliver significant operational efficiencies and Brisbane. Limited weekend services operate to they were directly under a flight path. It was Governments to do all that we can to block this Increase services from 2 August 2007. further improve the working environment for all ports. border negotiations will reveal whether NSW act of planning madness.”

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