BLUE MOUNTAINS
AIRPORT
Blue Mountains City Council is urging residents, businesses and organisations to put in a submission on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Western Sydney International Airport, which was released today.
Blue Mountains City Council Mayor Mark Greenhill said since first proposed more than a decade ago, the Council has strongly advocated against any adverse impact on quality of life, or the environment, that the Western Sydney Airport may have.
“There are strong arguments to minimise flight paths over the Blue Mountains both in the day and night. Australia needs to respect that we are different,” Cr Greenhill said.
“We as a community, need to come together to present a strong voice to try and minimise the impact of the flight paths on our unique community and environment.
“We support a curfew however, it must be remembered that day flights run until 11pm. This will change the quality of life of tens of thousands in the Blue Mountains. I urge the community to provide voice their concerns by providing a submission on the draft EIS.”
The EIS will be on public exhibition from now until 31 January 2024.
LEURA CULVERT
Extensive work required to replace the damaged culvert underneath Cliff Drive at Leura is now underway and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2024.
The concrete culvert that sits across Leura
