Obviously the wizard of auz/the knowall of auz (with over 2000 posts he must know it all, or has an opinion on it all) has had very little to add to this thread and really couldn't care less that after all this time the authorities have finally stopped a parachute operation that could not operate to the regulations set for parachuting making it safe for ALL aviators.
Big brother has spoken for all of us finally stopping an unsafe operation, and it now appears the three ring circus has to find another drop site, sadely for those who did drop at BHA a few years ago and followed the regs.
I have been to BHA and it is a great area for recreational flying including parachuting with Bass Strait/Coast to the south, Port Phillip Bay/Melbourne to the north, The Rip and Mornington Peninsular to the East and the Great Ocean Road and The Otways to the west. All this can be seen when airborne over BHA making it one of the great areas to fly in Oz.
Sadly there have been some vitriolic comments by some in relation to the operations at BHA over the years on various threads but to a degree I can now understand the frustration that has been caused by the 'circus' and the lack of action by the governing authorities.
That frustration has now been halted by the decision of the AAT.
After reading the decision on the AAT site it is now up to the parachute federation to take the action they should have taken years ago and stop those who were part of the parachute operation at BHA from having any further involvement in conducting a parachute operation anywhere else in Oz.
To those at BHA who have continued to fight this cowboy operator, you have done the right thing for all those who use BHA or may want to use it in future. We can now visit BHA knowing that we will not be confronted by parachutes.