Tag: warnervale airport
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TREES TO BE TRIMMED AT WARNERVALE AIRPORT
Trees will be trimmed at Warnervale Airport in a bid to improve runway safety. Council had put the work on the backburner as it figured out how to balance environmental laws with the lopping work. Heights will only be reduced at the northern end of the facility and not at sensitive wetlands nearby. (VISION ONLY.)
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INQUIRY INTO WARNERVALE AIRPORT RESTRICTIONS ACT REPEAL
A bill to remove restrictions on Warnervale Airport will be the subject of a parliamentary inquiry. Legislation to stop a takeoff and landing cap of 88 movements a day passed the state’s lower house this week. It is yet to head to the upper house. Online submissions will be taken for the next week, seeking…
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COMPANY PAUSES MEDEVAC FLIGHTS AT WARNERVALE AIRPORT
A medical evacuation service has paused flights to the Central Coast due to the height of trees near Warnervale Airport’s runway. Airmed has concerns it will impact on its aircraft landing. The facility is owned by Central Coast Council, which is currently looking into how it may trim vegetation, legally. “The trees, at the moment,…
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COUNCIL’S INDEPENDENT AIRPORT AUDIT UNSEALED
A confidential audit of Central Coast Council’s decisions surrounding Warnervale Airport, has been revealed. A redacted report by independent consultants, Morrison Low – analysed business papers and around 50 submissions regarding a regional airport at Kiar Ridge, an aviation hub, and other economic moves. It found, council and its staff acted within their legal requirements.…
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WARNERVALE AIRPORT RENAMED
Warnervale Airport has been renamed – as Central Coast Council looks to take over regulating development at the facility. The move will limit any expansion.
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CENTRAL COAST AERO CLUB WELCOMES IMPENDING WAR ACT REPEAL
The Central Coast Aero Club is breathing a sigh of relief, after news a law restricting flight movements at Warnervale Airport will be scrapped. Uncertainty remains about just how the air strip will be regulated into the future, as the state government will hand over the responsibility to council.
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WARNERVALE AIRPORT RESTRICTIONS ACT TO BE REPEALED
The state government has announced it will scrap the Warnervale Airport Restrictions Act. The move follows an independent review of the law – which found the legislation was overly complex. The repeal will happen in stages. A section governing how many planes can take off and land on the runway – the first to go.…
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LABOR CALLS FOR OLD WARNERVALE AIRPORT REVIEW DETAILS TO BE RELEASED
A review into Warnervale Airport’s restrictions will be finalised later this month – amid fears a take off and landing cap has been imposed. But, Labor is questioning why the full details of a 2017 probe have never been released.
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JET PLANS DISPUTED FOR WARNERVALE AIRPORT
The boss of a local aeroclub says jets will never fly over Warnervale Airport. It comes after a residents action group raised the alarm and started a letter-dropping campaign.
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REVEGETATION PLAN TO BE DRAFTED FOR LAND NEAR AIRPORT
Re-vegetation of land near Warnervale Airport may not involve planting new trees. Councillors last night determined a remediation plan should be drafted for the wetlands near the runway, possibly focusing on weed removal. It comes amid concerns trees could pose a safety risk to pilots and passengers. (VISION ONLY.)