Long-awaited details about Western Sydney's new international airport have been released. They include how the federal government will help people living nearby to deal to with the increased noise, but some are feeling forgotten.
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00:00 It's a tricky path to navigate, ensuring the skies above Western Sydney are busy, while
00:07 keeping residents on the ground happy.
00:09 It's been a sleepy village for so long and it won't be for too much longer.
00:15 By 2023, 81,000 flights are scheduled to take off and land at the new airport each year.
00:22 For some nearby residents, those flights will bring noise levels above 70 decibels, enough
00:28 to disrupt a conversation indoors.
00:30 No homes will be acquired at this stage.
00:33 But the new environmental impact study shows almost 100 homes inside this boundary will
00:39 be eligible for noise mitigation, including thicker windows and insulation.
00:44 We've had a broader policy in terms of noise insulation than we have had previously.
00:49 Even so, many who are further away but still under the flight path will miss out.
00:55 Roger Greely has lived in the Blue Mountains for 35 years.
01:00 He's not eligible for insulation.
01:02 It's just down the road here and they will be pretty low flying when they go overhead.
01:09 This is the reality of living under a flight path.
01:12 Far more homes are impacted by noise from Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport, but there's
01:17 a curfew from 11pm till 6am.
01:20 The new Western Sydney Airport will have planes coming in and out 24/7.
01:26 With extra flights, whether it's a curfew or not, we'll definitely need some soundproofing.
01:32 We currently have about 220 flights per day going across this community with 18 flight
01:38 paths.
01:39 That is significantly more than any other community in Western Sydney.
01:44 But some business leaders think the benefits outweigh the costs.
01:48 The great news now is we can get ahead with building the airport, finalising the terminal
01:52 construction and preparing for take-off.
01:54 Good or bad, people have until January 31st to submit their feedback.
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