As the public exhibition period for the draft Western Sydney International Airport (WSIA) Master Plan 2025-45 comes to a close, Blue Mountains City Council has reiterated its opposition to the facility’s proposed flight paths and lack of curfew.
Mayor, Mark Greenhill said the master plan fails to address any core matters raised by the Council in its submission on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), particularly regarding the 24/7 operation of the airport.
“In fact, this plan proudly promotes being a 24/7, seven days a week airport with no curfew or hourly aircraft cap,” said Mayor Greenhill.
“This entirely disregards the concerns of Blue Mountains residents who have continually objected to this infringement on our UNESCO World Heritage region.
“However, we will continue to stand up and protect ourselves from the unacceptable air and noise pollution that will undoubtedly result from the non-stop nature of this aerotropolis.”
The Council has signed a new submission prepared by Sydney’s Parkland Councils (The Parks), an alliance of eight local governments comprising Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Penrith and Wollondilly.
This submission advocates for improved public transport, rail and bus connections to and from the airport and its surrounding region.
The Council has also put its own submission in, to reiterate the significant concerns raised against the EIS.
“Council staff remain actively engaged with WSIA and their representatives on their proposals for noise monitoring and gathering of baseline noise data,” Mayor Greenhill said.
“We won’t stop fighting to address the issue of potential and severe noise impacts from the operation of the WSI Airport and flight paths over the Blue Mountains.”
For more information go to the: wsiairport.com.au/master-plan. See the WSIA flightpaths here: wsiflightpaths.gov.au.
