Yes Mr 'Fieldmouse', that is true....
'The Local Ownership Plan' was nothing more than a money grab by the Govmint of the time sellling off / Leasing out of many Commonwealth Govt owned facilities paid for by the 'Hard Working Families of Aust' = taxpayer!
Now we, the taxpayer, pay again 'thru the nose' to use what are / were essentially, OUR facilities!!
G'Day Howard - I haven't been to Cooly for a fair while, but if its anything like the other airports, then the runways are simply 'in the way' of some real revenue making from the Real Estate / 'non-aeronautical revenue'.....
e.g. Look at the huge industrial parks now surrounding those 'damned runways' at YPPH, and YPJT, as well as at every other major airport in the country.
What happened to the 'Aviation' component / use for Airports???
YSBK doesn't even have a North/South strip any more.....
11/29 is ALL they've got!
I know I know....cup of tea, a bex, and a good.....
Cheers
Doesn't look too good for yas gettin' ya ILS at Cooly then???
