The Federal election has been called for 3rd May.

If the operations of Western Sydney Airport will influence your vote then consider sending the following questions to the candidates in your local seat.

Question 1
If elected, will you immediately introduce regulatory legislation for Western Sydney
International Airport equivalent to that operating at Kingsford Smith Airport (KSA)? Please
indicate your answer by selecting the appropriate box:
a) Legislated Curfew (11pm to 6am, 365 days a year), Yes ☐ No ☐
b) Flight Movement Caps, Yes ☐ No ☐
c) Long Term Operating Plan, (LTOP) Yes ☐ No ☐
d) Noise mitigation and measurement. Yes ☐ No ☐
NB: Residents of Eastern Sydney have the above protections at KSA since 1995 and
Western Sydney and Blue Mountains residents are being refused comparable protections.

Question 2
Will you commit to an independent 20-year, expert conducted longitudinal study of the impacts of Western Sydney International Airport and its associated flightpaths on the ecology, flora and fauna of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area and
Burragorang State Conservation Area, with baseline data collected prior to the airport
opening in 2026?

Question 3
Will you commit to an integrated redesign of flight paths of aircraft, from all airports
(Camden, Bankstown, RAAF Richmond, KSA, WSI), impacting the Greater Sydney Basin,
the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, Blue Mountains National Park and the Burragorang State Conservation Area prior to the opening of the Western Sydney Airport in 2026?

Question 4
Will you commit to an independent 20-year, expert conducted longitudinal study of the mental and physical health impacts of Western Sydney International Airport and its associated flight paths, with baseline data collected prior to the airport opening in 2026? Are there any other strategies you would put in place to protect human health?

Question 5
Do you support and will you advocate for the development a new regulatory framework for airports, aircraft noise standards at ground level and air pollution that prioritises the safety, health and wellbeing of people and nature over commercial interests across Australia?

Question 6
Will you commit to support legislation for the following practical strategies – (Please answer Yes or No by ticking the relevant box.)
� Restrict flights of aircraft over World Heritage Areas and areas of high biodiversity,
including Burragorang State Conservation Area, to a minimum height of  30,000 feet,
with the exception of emergency aircraft  Yes ☐ No ☐

� Aircraft noise monitoring over areas in Western Sydney, Blue Mountains, the Greater
Blue Mountains World Heritage Area and Burragorang State Conservation Area. It is
currently proposed that these areas will be overflown by aircraft from Western
Sydney Airport contrary to previous experience. The collection of data to include the
gathering of base-line pre-flight data in 2026 and to continue post flight.  Yes ☐ No ☐

� Establishment of no-fly zones to protect Sydney drinking water (Warragamba Dam)
and Blue Mountains drinking water catchment areas as well as people relying on tank
water for survival.  Yes ☐ No ☐