Coral, it has nothing to do with grandstanding. It is all about preventing unnecessary deaths.
I do like to see that the available safety dollar is spent where it is most effective. I haven’t said that we have to have Class E airspace at Benalla. I have made it clear that if we introduce better procedures we can benefit from the use of radar.
If you question my real motivation possibly you are judging me on what you would do in similar circumstances – that is not sensible. I have one interest and that is having the highest possible safety and participation rates in aviation.