The RAAF cannot hog NTL forever, the only enemy they will find down there are the Kiwis, so no joy there. They need to be up north where the action is, but the word is the wives are not keen. NTL has it all, plenty of room, flat terrain, all approaches over sea or farm land, plenty of room for more runways, hotels, existing hangers, very good WX, little or no fog. Already the people of northern Sydney and Central Coast find its much smarter to go straight up the F3 rather than go into the S$#tfight that is Sydney, if flying domestic. The parking is cheap, (at the moment) and plenty of it. Then the Hunter and Newcastle offer, the beautiful valley, plenty of golf, great restaurants, and the waterways of Port Stephens for those that wish to linger. If the silly buggers can get their act together for a very fast train of some sort (ask China) it would serve the purpose well, in fact NTL will become the second airport by stealth and pressure on the systems, so it should be well and truly considered, now and developed as the RAAF will have to eventually move north, as much as they hate the idea, they love Willy, its got it all.