Mate, it takes only a very few to complain about low flying noisy jets etc to affect a senior officer's career.
Gone are the days when whingers were told where to go. In these matters the wowsers run the show, and our fearless leaders let them.
If I had my way there'd be formations of F18s at 50FT and 0.98 checking for white pointers at Bondi, which is precisely why I'll never be promoted!