Spent 8 years of my life lobbying both Federal and State Governments to keep Essendon open through the airport's Chamber of Commerce. One night organised to have all bank and air ambulance aircraft divert to Tullamarine on return in peak hour, average delay was 55 minutes.
We were able to keep Essendon open based on logical argument not on the emotional cr*p that the airport's protagonists used. We were also able to show that 90% of residents wanted it to remain open.
Sadly, one of the main anti airport lobbyists was and still is Kelvin Thompson the Labour Member for Wills, so with the current government, I am sure our Mr F*x could see some great opportunities to push the debate with thompson for closure and earn himself a nice little fortune for dedevelopment.
I would say watch this space!!!!