MJ,
Seems like you might be onto something of substance. Have been watching and listening to a very serious vendetta unfold at the Illawarra Regional Airfield of late. Appears this council has now targeted the helicopter business on the field for closure. Due to ICAC being called for some of the issues that have already been covered on this thread, a council officer has made it his business to close the operator down by not allowing them to renew their lease without going out to expressions of interest. This operator has claimed foul play for several years and claimed this was threatened over 4 years ago and now it is actually happening. Hard enough to make a living in GA nowadays anyway without being forced out of business by crooked council officers running their own personal agendas. Anybody have any further information about what is actually happening down the Illawarra or anybody else had suspect or troubled dealings with this council in the past?
