Ironically I was at Essendon today and heard local liberal MP Kelvin Thompson on AM radio news calling for the airport's closure because of the 'lack of a bufferzone'. Couldn't find a press release or anything on his website so it must have been just a 10-second audio grab to raise his profile in the electorate. Interestingly, I noticed brand new houses in streets adjacent the airport entrance (York Street, etc), which makes a mockery of claims that residents only bought into the area thinking the airport was about to close.
BTW, for anybody interested, at 7 York St you will find the 'TAA Museum', hidden away next to the QF Training Managers offices. Much to my son's disappointment it was closed today, as was the Airways Museum on the airport itself.