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Author: David BennettsDavid Bennetts Date: Jul 20, 2008 15:09
With talk of a second Sydney Airport being built, wonder whether the
promoters will try to pull off a similar stunt here?
Also heard on ABC radio this morning that Wollondilly Council have spoken
out against a second airport being built at Wilton.
Regards
David Bennetts
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uk.transport,uk.transport.london,alt.travel.uk.air,uk.local.london
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 6:53 AM
Subject: Panorama - BAA invented 'green' jumbo to help win Heathrow case
Monday night (21/7/2008) - BBC1 Panorama will be about Heathrow
expansion.
The programme will unearth new evidence about the way in which BAA and
the Department for Transport colluded over the air pollution
figures.
Some of this is trailed into today's Sunday Times.
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Date: Jul 21, 2008 05:40
David Bennetts wrote:
> With talk of a second Sydney Airport being built, wonder whether the
> promoters will try to pull off a similar stunt here?
> Also heard on ABC radio this morning that Wollondilly Council have spoken
> out against a second airport being built at Wilton.
>
> Regards
>
> David Bennetts
>
And you may ask why again!
The G'ment come up with these grandeur ideas and why are they eventually
canned - simple, infrastructure, like the one out near Penrith, rail
links, roads, the G'ment do not have the funds to implement these
proposals.
All they have to do is open up Mascot 24hrs and make use of the under
utilised night time capacity of the roads. See problem solved.
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Author: Peter SmythPeter Smyth Date: Jul 21, 2008 13:55
> With talk of a second Sydney Airport being built, wonder whether the
> promoters will try to pull off a similar stunt here?
> Also heard on ABC radio this morning that Wollondilly Council have spoken
> out against a second airport being built at Wilton.
Campbelltown have also been vocal against an airport down that way.
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Author: Paul BlairPaul Blair Date: Jul 21, 2008 14:15
Peter Smyth wrote:
>> With talk of a second Sydney Airport being built, wonder whether the
>> promoters will try to pull off a similar stunt here?
>> Also heard on ABC radio this morning that Wollondilly Council have spoken
>> out against a second airport being built at Wilton.
>
> Campbelltown have also been vocal against an airport down that way.
>
>
Back in the late 70s, there was MANS - Major Airport Needs of Sydney
study. Lots of money invested by all govts - the Feds put in most.
Wilton was quickly dismissed. Land acquisition, road upgrades for
construction traffic, major consultancies for preliminary design. This
was for Badgerys Creek...
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Author: David BennettsDavid Bennetts Date: Jul 21, 2008 15:04
> Peter Smyth wrote:
>>> With talk of a second Sydney Airport being built, wonder whether the
>>> promoters will try to pull off a similar stunt here?
>>> Also heard on ABC radio this morning that Wollondilly Council have
>>> spoken out against a second airport being built at Wilton.
>>
>> Campbelltown have also been vocal against an airport down that way.
> Back in the late 70s, there was MANS - Major Airport Needs of Sydney
> study. Lots of money invested by all govts - the Feds put in most. Wilton
> was quickly dismissed. Land acquisition, road upgrades for construction
> traffic, major consultancies for preliminary design. This was for Badgerys
> Creek. IIRC, there was even a need to go to enormous lengths to relocate a
> cemetery that held the remains of people who died with leprosy.
>
> In today's money, maybe $1 billion was spent. I presume the work of maybe
> 10 years was filed away for future reference? ...
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Author: Paul BlairPaul Blair Date: Jul 21, 2008 16:10
David Bennetts wrote:
> "Paul Blair" pcug.org.au> wrote in message
> news:4884fc60$0$30466$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...>> Peter Smyth wrote:
>>>> With talk of a second Sydney Airport being built, wonder whether the
>>>> promoters will try to pull off a similar stunt here?
>>>> Also heard on ABC radio this morning that Wollondilly Council have
>>>> spoken out against a second airport being built at Wilton.
>>> Campbelltown have also been vocal against an airport down that way.
>> Back in the late 70s, there was MANS - Major Airport Needs of Sydney
>> study. Lots of money invested by all govts - the Feds put in most. Wilton
>> was quickly dismissed. Land acquisition, road upgrades for construction
>> traffic, major consultancies for preliminary design. This was for Badgerys
>> Creek. IIRC, there was even a need to go to enormous lengths to relocate a
>> cemetery that held the remains of people who died with leprosy.
>>
>> In today's money, maybe $1 billion was spent. I presume the work of maybe
>> 10 years was filed away for future reference? ...
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Author: Peter SmythPeter Smyth Date: Jul 21, 2008 17:54
> Peter Smyth wrote:
>>> With talk of a second Sydney Airport being built, wonder whether the
>>> promoters will try to pull off a similar stunt here?
>>> Also heard on ABC radio this morning that Wollondilly Council have
>>> spoken out against a second airport being built at Wilton.
>>
>> Campbelltown have also been vocal against an airport down that way.
> Back in the late 70s, there was MANS - Major Airport Needs of Sydney
> study. Lots of money invested by all govts - the Feds put in most. Wilton
> was quickly dismissed. Land acquisition, road upgrades for construction
> traffic, major consultancies for preliminary design. This was for Badgerys
> Creek. IIRC, there was even a need to go to enormous lengths to relocate a
> cemetery that held the remains of people who died with leprosy.
>
> In today's money, maybe $1 billion was spent. I presume the work of maybe
> 10 years was filed away for future reference? ...
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Author: Paul BlairPaul Blair Date: Jul 21, 2008 18:04
Peter Smyth wrote:
> "Paul Blair" pcug.org.au> wrote in message
> news:4884fc60$0$30466$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...>> Peter Smyth wrote:
>>>> With talk of a second Sydney Airport being built, wonder whether the
>>>> promoters will try to pull off a similar stunt here?
>>>> Also heard on ABC radio this morning that Wollondilly Council have
>>>> spoken out against a second airport being built at Wilton.
>>> Campbelltown have also been vocal against an airport down that way.
>> Back in the late 70s, there was MANS - Major Airport Needs of Sydney
>> study. Lots of money invested by all govts - the Feds put in most. Wilton
>> was quickly dismissed. Land acquisition, road upgrades for construction
>> traffic, major consultancies for preliminary design. This was for Badgerys
>> Creek. IIRC, there was even a need to go to enormous lengths to relocate a
>> cemetery that held the remains of people who died with leprosy.
>>
>> In today's money, maybe $1 billion was spent. I presume the work of maybe
>> 10 years was filed away for future reference? ...
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Author: BradBrad Date: Jul 22, 2008 03:08
Wollondilly's population is
> booming. I watched a report on WIN News last night about the Wilton Site,
> with environmental concerns being expressed that Wollongong would be on the
> flight path, and that the catchment area would be polluted. Interesting
> when you compare with Heathrow, planes fly along the Thames Valley virtually
> over the Houses of Parliament, and Staines Reservoir which supplies most of
> London's water is only a stone's throw away from airport. Wherever they
> want to put a second airport, the NIMBYs will oppose it.
Don't forget that most of the ground under Wilton is hollow. Riddled
with long wall coal mines and subsidence areas.
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Author: QansettQansett Date: Jul 22, 2008 22:10
Paul Blair wrote:
> Peter Smyth wrote:
>> "Paul Blair" pcug.org.au> wrote in message
>> news:4884fc60$0$30466$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...>>> Peter Smyth wrote:
>>>>> With talk of a second Sydney Airport being built, wonder whether
>>>>> the promoters will try to pull off a similar stunt here?
>>>>> Also heard on ABC radio this morning that Wollondilly Council have
>>>>> spoken out against a second airport being built at Wilton.
>>>> Campbelltown have also been vocal against an airport down that way.
>>> Back in the late 70s, there was MANS - Major Airport Needs of Sydney
>>> study. Lots of money invested by all govts - the Feds put in most.
>>> Wilton was quickly dismissed. Land acquisition, road upgrades for
>>> construction traffic, major consultancies for preliminary design.
>>> This was for Badgerys Creek. IIRC, there was even a need to go to
>>> enormous lengths to relocate a cemetery that held the remains of
>>> people who died with leprosy.
>>> ...
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