The Albanese Government is delivering on an election promise to give Brisbane residents a permanent and independent forum where they can have a say on the issue of airport noise.
The Brisbane Airport Community Airspace Advisory Board is being set up to better manage aircraft noise issues, with residents from the greater Brisbane region able to apply for five member positions through an Expression of Interest process.
Five community representatives will be selected from that process by the Independent Chair, Ron Brent and will serve the first two-year term.
Mr Brent has decades of experience in aviation policy, law and public engagement, including most recently as the inaugural Australian Aircraft Noise Ombudsman.
He currently works in administrative law, which includes consulting with a number of Australian airports dealing with aircraft noise issues as well as social and health impacts of aviation.
The board will be supported by industry advisors from the airlines using the airport, Brisbane Airport Corporation, Airservices Australia and the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.
Bringing industry, government and community members together, including through the new board, is critical to ensuring better aviation noise outcomes for Brisbane.
The board's initial focus will be on implementing potential airspace improvement measures and noise abatement procedures in the Brisbane Airport Noise Action Plan, which were key areas identified in the Final Post Implementation Review Report.
