On Friday 31st October the Minister for transport the Hon Anthony Albanese approved the Master Plan for Essendon Airport. The master plan sets out the strategic direction of the airport for the next 20 years.
The full media release can be downloaded here.
Now this result is great news for the Save Essendon Airport Group and all our supporters, however this does not mean our job is over and the airport is safe. The Save Essendon Airport Group will continue to work our hardest in ensuring that Essendon Airport does in fact remain as an operational airport.
The group will temporarily take a back step from the media and focus on ensuring that Essendon Airport remains operational. Rest assured that our group will continue to fight for the future of jobs, industry, tourism, emergency services and of course Essendon Airport itself.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our many supporters who over the past few months since we were formed have come on board and helped us make this campaign possible.
Without the assistance of our many supporters this campaign would not have been possible, a special thanks to Malcolm Sharp, Kevin McGowan, Peter O'Rorke, Essendon Airport Pty Ltd, and of course all our supporters!