Do you think I would get more success in communicating through Newcastle TV just how Aussie families are forced to fly low over the ocean because the military have never modernised their procedures?
Nope.
Their view would be that anything that stops unsafe light aircraft from flying over houses is a good thing. AOPA are right to distance themselves from this.
And Defence would simply respond to such ads. saying that they accommodate civil traffic when possible, but the base is after all conducting activity related to the defence of the nation and that work and activity naturally takes priority.
And Mr & Mrs Public will think fair enough, why should the military give way to light aircraft, and those things don't want to get held up then don't fly near the bases.
But we can't tell you that. You know better.