Gold Coast Airport

Community Aviation Consultation Group (CACG)

Gold Coast Airport has established a local Community Aviation Consultation Group (CACG) to help facilitate greater community consultation, particularly on planning and development activities on the airport. These Community Aviation Consultation Groups are part of the Federal Government’s Aviation White Paper recommendations and subsequent Airports Act Amendment Bill.

The Gold Coast Airport CACG Chair is Air Marshal Les Fisher AO.  Air Marshal Fisher is an independent Chairperson who will run the CACG.

 

Purpose:

The purpose of the Gold Coast Airport Community Aviation Consultation Group (CACG) is to ensure that community views are effectively heard by the airport and to give members the opportunity to obtain information about what is happening on-airport.  The CACG is open to residents affected by airport operations, local authorities, airport users and other interested parties and will be used to exchange information on issues relating to Gold Coast Airport operations and their impacts.

The CACG is for consultation purposes only and is not a decision-making body (as stipulated in the Federal Government’s Aviation White Paper).  The CACG will:

• Provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas between airport operators, the community, governments, users and other relevant stakeholders;
• Allow the concerns of interested parties to be raised and taken into account by airport operators, thereby fostering a sense of collaboration, empowerment and transparency in decision-making; and
• Contribute to community understanding of airport operations with the added potential outcome of a wider acceptance of the airport’s operational needs and thus a greater willingness to resolve potential conflicts.

The CACG will provide updates to the community and industry representatives on:

• Airport development activities (including the Airport Master Plan)
• Airport environment initiatives (including the Airport Environment Strategy)
• New airport activity (such as new services) or changes to aviation services
• Planning, regulatory and policy changes affecting the airport
• Changes to airport facilities
• Access issues including for people with special needs
• Economic contribution of the airport (including the Airport Economic Impact Study)

Relevant updates will also be provided to the CACG from government departments including Department of Infrastructure and Transport; Airservices Australia and CASA.

About the Chair

A former Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Fisher comes to the role with an extensive aviation background and now consults to the aviation industry and government. He is the current chairman of Aerospace Australia Ltd.

Joining the CACG

GCAPL welcomes any community members who would like to register their interest to join the CACG.  If you are interested in joining the CACG or would like further information on this, please contact us via email

CACG meetings

The Gold Coast Airport CACG meetings will be held three times per year.

The 2013 schedule is as follows:

Monday 25th March 2013

Wednesday 28th August 2013

Wednesday 4th December 2013

CACG Meeting Outcomes

Gold Coast Airport will publish a record of proceedings from each CACG. The agenda for upcoming meetings will also be published in advance.

Community Engagement

Gold Coast Airport has demonstrated our strong commitment to community consultation and will continue to take a proactive approach to communicating with our local community as well as our local, state and Federal Government representatives.

At Gold Coast Airport, our established Airport Noise Abatement Consultative Committee (ANACC) has been a very successful conduit for us to communicate proactively with our local community, with a particular focus on noise abatement strategies. We will continue to facilitate the Gold Coast Airport ANACC which focuses specifically on aircraft noise issues in the local community. We remain committed to engaging with our local community and committing to a timely response to their concerns.

Read more about the ANACC.