Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project Providing access for our region to the world

Whether you are fl ying for pleasure or for work, or looking 1976 to export, the is a crucial piece of Public consultation infrastructure for our region. 1976 More than half our population* will travel by air for business or pleasure at least once Maroochydore Airport Master Plan this year, but many will commute to first because our local airport (proposed route) cannot accommodate the larger aircraft for long haul flights. Sunshine Motorway Alignment We’re doing something about that! Sunshine Coast Council is building a new runway that’s bigger, wider and better aligned with prevailing winds so our community can 1985 access the world from the Sunshine Coast. Maroochy Strategic Plan 1985 1985 A new runway and better facilities means greater accessibility and more opportunities for work, tourism and exporting businesses. 1999 Maroochy Plan 2000 The Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project didn’t just happen overnight. It’s been a long time in the making. This project has been the subject of extensive consultation 2006 with the community – in both the Sunshine Coast Council and Noosa Shire areas – over Sunshine Coast Airport Master Plan 2007 many years. It has the approvals required from all levels of government to proceed. Construction of the new runway is underway and is due for completion in 2020. 2012 The proposed flight paths to support the new runway have been in the public domain Environmental Impact Statement for nearly five years and remain so to this day. These flight paths have been the subject Terms of Reference of extensive public information and consultative processes along the way. 2014 The airspace around the Sunshine Coast is very constrained by safety considerations, terrain, populated areas and the fact that this region is part of the Brisbane Basin and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) therefore its flight paths are close to, and intersect with, the airspace and flight paths Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014 servicing the Brisbane Airport and Amberley Air Base. 1999 2015 has made it clear there are very few options in terms of potential Additional Environmental Impact Statement viable flight paths for the new runway and that the concept flight paths that have been published since 2014 and subject to community consultation provide a good basis for 2016 the detailed design of the new flight paths. EIS approved The new runway at the Sunshine Coast Airport will benefit the whole community and we look forward to it opening our region to the world. 2019 2006 Find out more by searching Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project on Proposed flight paths council’s website.

2230 Potential to “I consider that Sunshine Coast 2012 attract over new full-time Regional Council has taken all 2,000,000 jobs by 2040 reasonable steps to inform the 2014 (direct and indirect) passengers annually community about the airport 2015 Helps boost expansion, prior to and during 2016 Fewer dwellings tourism and the EIS process.” local exporters affected by aircraft noise Coordinator-General, 2016. 2019 (Based on five or more events of 70 or more decibels) 3500 Fewer 5000 by 2020 dwellings by 2040

Potential to $4.1 billion New runway reach new contribution to destinations Gross Regional operational . 9 1 at home and abroad Product (2020-2040) /19 7/ 7 in 2020. 0 8C 0 8 4

* Roy Morgan Research, Sky high: Australians’ air travel habits, 9 December 2016. 9294 92

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