Greens' pledge to shut Essendon Airport
 

Something to consider when you make your voting decisions later this month!!
BSB :ugh:

From the Mooney Valley Leader - August 10 2010

Greens' pledge to shut Essendon Airport
Election 20109 Aug 10 @ 12:02pm by Julia Adler
Greens candidate Tim Long wants Essendon Airport shut within the next term.
THE Greens have vowed to shut down Essendon Airport - no matter which major party wins government at the election.

Do the greens have a realistic change of closing the airport? Tell us below.

Greens candidate for the seat of Maribyrnong Tim Long said the airport should be shut down in the next term of government.

“It needs to be closed for the local community and whatever that takes needs to be done,” Mr Long said.

“It needs to be done now and needs to be done in the next term of government.”

Mr Long said the airport site should be developed into a “world class, sustainable community” as a residential and commercial precinct.

Closing the airport to aviation had long been a Greens policy, he said. “It’s been our position all along.” Mr Long said.

“We don’t say things just because they are vote winners.

“Closing it conforms with numerous aspects of our polices, not least our health policies, because of the noise and air pollution.”

The pledge comes two weeks after Maribyrnong Labor MP Bill Shorten said a re-elected Labor government would not close the airport within the next term of office.

But with the Greens set to increase their numbers in the Senate at the upcoming election, but highly unlikely to form government in their own right, Mr Long said the Greens would achieve their goal by lobbying whoever came into power.

“We’ll use communication, negotiation and consultation,” he said.

“We’ll continue to talk and negotiate with all interested parties with the intention of closing it.”

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“Closing it conforms with numerous aspects of our polices, not least our health policies, because of the noise and air pollution.”

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Just ask them to prove how much pollution occurs at YMEN compared to the passing Tullamarine Fwy. Will they close the freeway down as part of their policy if it generates more noise and pollution?

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“We’ll continue to talk and negotiate with all interested parties with the intention of closing it.”

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All those interested in closing it (those who stand to profit) or do they include those that want it to remain open.

Thank God we'll be replacing those (how many aircraft) with residential and commercial property (and their associated motor vehicles, people, air conditioning, equipment and machinery) ... well known for not adding to the noise and pollution footprint!

Thank God for the Greens' lateral thinking :ugh:

...and Greens candidates never fly anywhere, do they. I'm sure Bob's cycling around the country on the campaign trail:}.

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the Greens would achieve their goal by lobbying whoever came into power.

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Which pretty much sums up the whole Green manifesto, ie to come up with crazy soundbite 'plans' because they'll never govern in their own right and have to implement any of them. It's just a pity that so many disgruntled Labor people vote for them in protest and give them far more clout than they deserve.

Folks,
The WATERMELON PARTY, Green on the outside, red on the inside.
Tootle pip!!

Don't, for a moment, think that the greens need to be in government to achieve even the most bizarre of their policies - if Essendon is closed, expect the same to happen to an airport near you. It is after all a green policy to restrict travel by air. They don't know enough about aviation to know the difference between RPT, private or anything in between. Until they need rescuing:*.

All they need is the balance of power in the upper house.

Look for a party that preferences away from the greens - there's a variety of sources but it can all be obtained from the electoral commission - and vote for somebody - anybody that puts greens last. :ok:

Leady......
Possibly Yr best post for ages...

But......

Should that not be 'tootle pipSssssss'.......:ok:

p.s. The Greens...They'd go to the opening of an envelope at the mo.

That's new! They usually just use political blackmail :suspect:

Million bucks for a house in Essendon don't like the chances or the airport sticking around boys..

Going going gone.

The greens...yep, that dovetails in just nicely with aerodrome haters..I am sure that busybody from up the road would definitely vote socialist. Aggitators all..the ALP cultivates them easily as voters for the cause.

Wouldn't it be just simply stunning to refuse a seat to a green...just tell em to get on their bike! Couldn't handle adding to their guilt of actually contributing to the demise of the atmosphere.

Just like all the good socialists..more equal than the prols. Jetting down to their Dashas on the Black Sea coast while the prols freeze their collective tits off.

There was a time that just the romance of aviation was enough to inspire. Now, because of mass transit and cheap fares...nobody wants a bus terminal next door.

Hat,

wrong side of the freeway for those prices no matter what they might call it.

Hopefully won't happen in my lifetime and I live in Essendon proper and are "exposed" to aircraft noise, and couldn't give a rats toss bag about it, the nosie that is.

Hmmm, have you actually asked the canditate his position??? I look forward to your reply:confused:

All the more reason to vote Shooters and Fishers in the senate!!!

MY GOD!! Reds under the beds.:eek::eek::eek:
What other "red " party has a policy to close this particular, or indeed, any other airport:confused::confused::confused:

...can't wait for the fight, keeps us entertained this idea of closing EN.We've seen this many times before it & will be a cold day in hell when the airport is cut up for houses Etc. The greenies haven't got a clue!
The Govt not too long ago spent $20+ big ones for our new Emerg 'shed'. Love to see that complex get torn down only a couple of years after being built with everyone disbanded with zero rapid response Emerg Services for Vic:ugh:.

Drive into EN these days & you would hardly know it's an airport. The only thing that would concern me if I where younger about EN staying open would be the 'Fox' I bet has ulterior motives long term about retaining several hundred acres of dirt for planes.
But for now it's pure entertainment this Govt crap!
Bring it on I say!:ok:

Wmk2

I look at this thread with three things in mind.

Firstly the brown donut advert at the bottom of the page which fits in nicely with;

the name of the leader of the Greens- Bob Brown (that's two);

and finally that Monty Python skit keeps flashing in my mind.......................

YouTube - Monty Python - Bruce

Rule threeis the same as rule one..............................................:p and rule five and six and seven........

alidad
 

You called.:ok:

I don't suppose that the minor issue of a 50 year lease signed by the Federal Gummint and Linfox would be any sort of stumbling block?

The Groans really should be listed as feral pests, and dealt with accordingly :hmm:

John was it 49/50 year total 99 yr lease? I am of the opinion that 'Foxy' in some ways would like to see the airport close as such down the track & still have the lease arrangement,imagine what bargaining power this guy would have over any tenants on that leased land! He would have not bought into the current deal if there wasn't something in it for him 'if' the place was closed to A/C Ops.
I don't think the 'Groans' have any idea what they are doing here, just as well too:)
The 'close EN group' must be getting all excited about this, poor buggers they live in a noisy polluted dream world just like the rest of us:)

Watch this space it will change some day but not in our lifetime I'd say.



Wmk2