Close Essendon Airport

We, the undersigned residents of Victoria, are concerned that citizens living near Essendon Airport are experiencing chronic health impacts as a consequence of the continued operations of the airport in a residential area.

In particular residents regularly experience:

-aviation gas in their homes;

-severe noise pollution throughout the day making it;

-difficult to hear a radio or television or to read;

-sleep disturbance at night;

-the need to abandon out door entertaining and dining due to fumes and noise;

-the current noise pollution process is ineffectual;

-there is no transparent and independent complaint
system to register pollution concerns.

We are also concerned at the safety hazard posed by the absence of an adequate buffer zone and the potential conflict between Essendon and Melbourne Airport operations and air space.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to:

1. Draw up a timeline for the closure of aviation activities at Essendon Airport.

2. Alter the current curfew to prevent any flight between the hours of 8:30pm and 7:30 am.

3. Ban helicopter training on site.

4. Ban jet operations from the site.

5. Introduce an independent pollution reporting system whereby residents can lodge complaints.