Apparently Queensland local councils have the power to regulate the use of private airstrips. Is this legitimate or is there something else going on??????
Mr English is currently allowed to fly out from his private airstrip 52 days a year, but he has applied to the Mareeba Shire Council to increase that to 365 days a year.
"People also want to visit so I've asked for one a month or 12 times a year for someone else other than myself to be able to use it," he said.
Why drive to work when you can fly? Cairns man fights for airborne commute - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)