The important part of this announcement is the move to Class D next April. This I assume(and hope) will be the end to the risky practise of approach points outside ATC where traffic is funnelled into one point all at the same altitude and all tracking to the same base/ downwind/crosswind leg. This has been the subject of much debate on prune for some time. Could it be someone is finally listening?
any busy Class D airspace will still have VFR Approach Points and VFR Inbound and Outbound Routes. It can't possibly be a free for all!
If you look at the GAAP Review Report (Ambidji Report) - all 320 pages!
http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_asset...ull_june09.pdf
on pages 64 and 65 it shows John Wayne and Montreal/St Hubert with VFR routes and states the majority of GA aerodromes utilise mandatory VFR inbound and outbound routes (p 64) and refers to the USA/Canadian practise of a single departure track - runway heading until clear of the zone, anyone?
Class D does not change the theory of inbound points (and if you think there will be a radar controller sequencing aircraft to these points in G airspace you are dreaming (staffing/costs).