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Business Case for the SunShine CoaSt airport Master Plan

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<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Case</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sunshine Coast Airport n <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> (November 2009)<br />

The consultation process resulted in<br />

<strong>the</strong> emergence of a clear preference<br />

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access to additional airside land<br />

to promote and grow <strong>the</strong> aviation<br />

02.6 The economic<br />

importance of SCA<br />

in support of construction of a new<br />

industry in <strong>the</strong> region;<br />

east-west runway 13/31. Of those<br />

consulted, 74.6 per cent of all<br />

stakeholders were opposed to any<br />

fur<strong>the</strong>r development of <strong>the</strong> existing<br />

north-south runway 18/36, citing<br />

issues of public safety, noise and air<br />

traffic movements.<br />

A new east-west runway 13/31<br />

was seen by most submitters<br />

as <strong>the</strong> preferred option <strong>for</strong><br />

development as it addresses <strong>the</strong><br />

growth needs of <strong>the</strong> <strong>airport</strong> and<br />

mitigates <strong>the</strong> conflict between<br />

PSA, Australian Noise Exposure<br />

Forecast (ANEF) contours and<br />

surrounding residents.<br />

The subsequent final <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

2007 was written to address <strong>the</strong><br />

feedback received during <strong>the</strong> public<br />

consultation process and SCRC’s<br />

review of that plan and sets <strong>the</strong><br />

direction of development <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> SCA<br />

through until 2020.<br />

02.5 <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

Summary<br />

The long-term, strategic development<br />

objective of SCA is to stimulate<br />

and support <strong>the</strong> growing regional<br />

economy of <strong>the</strong> Sunshine Coast.<br />

Execution of this objective requires<br />

careful and considered planning,<br />

including <strong>the</strong> following key features<br />

discussed within <strong>the</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>:<br />

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development of a new east-west<br />

runway 13/31 and associated<br />

infrastructure to facilitate new<br />

international routes and support<br />

long-term aviation growth on <strong>the</strong><br />

Sunshine Coast;<br />

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terminal development to provide<br />

<strong>for</strong> expected passenger growth,<br />

enhanced security requirements,<br />

additional commercial<br />

opportunities and enhance<br />

passenger experiences;<br />

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enhancements to <strong>the</strong> existing<br />

taxiway and apron system to<br />

support <strong>the</strong> expected growth in<br />

aviation traffic over <strong>the</strong> short to<br />

medium-term;<br />

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long-term protection of airspace<br />

associated with <strong>airport</strong> assets; and<br />

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reserve land <strong>for</strong> any future <strong>airport</strong><br />

activities based on <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>ecast<br />

growth of <strong>the</strong> <strong>airport</strong> business.<br />

The SCA <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> 2007<br />

concluded <strong>the</strong> preferred long-term<br />

development objective of <strong>the</strong> <strong>airport</strong><br />

was to build a new east-west runway<br />

13/31 to facilitate new international<br />

(trans-Tasman) routes and support<br />

<strong>the</strong> growing regional economy of <strong>the</strong><br />

Sunshine Coast.<br />

The <strong>Plan</strong> suggested <strong>the</strong> new eastwest<br />

runway 13/31 was likely to be<br />

constructed sometime towards <strong>the</strong><br />

end of <strong>the</strong> planning horizon (2020) or<br />

shortly <strong>the</strong>reafter. It fur<strong>the</strong>r concluded<br />

due to community concern with<br />

extending <strong>the</strong> existing runway – as<br />

well as constraints on <strong>the</strong> ability to<br />

widen it – no interim changes would<br />

be made to <strong>the</strong> existing runway.<br />

However, during <strong>the</strong> <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> time<br />

frame, upgrades are expected to be<br />

made to taxiways, aprons and <strong>the</strong><br />

terminal as well as to infrastructure to<br />

support <strong>the</strong> growth associated with<br />

<strong>the</strong> existing runway.<br />

02.6.1 The Sunshine Coast<br />

regional economy<br />

As <strong>the</strong> only <strong>airport</strong> providing Regular<br />

Public Transport (RPT) services<br />

on <strong>the</strong> Sunshine Coast, SCA is an<br />

important gateway to <strong>the</strong> region.<br />

This infrastructure is critical to <strong>the</strong><br />

Sunshine Coast’s regional economy<br />

and particularly to <strong>the</strong> tourism and<br />

trade industries. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, it is<br />

required to support <strong>the</strong> high level<br />

of population growth expected in<br />

coming years.<br />

The Sunshine Coast’s Gross Regional<br />

Product (GRP) is estimated to<br />

have been $11.7 billion in 2006-<br />

07, accounting <strong>for</strong> 6.0 per cent of<br />

Queensland’s Gross State Product<br />

(GSP). Over <strong>the</strong> previous five years <strong>the</strong><br />

region had experienced an average<br />

annual growth of 12.0 per cent,<br />

exceeding Queensland’s average<br />

growth over this period 5 .<br />

An economic assessment of <strong>the</strong><br />

impact of SCA was completed<br />

in December 2008 by Economic<br />

Modelling consultant EC3 Global<br />

subsidiary of <strong>the</strong> Sustainable Tourism<br />

Cooperative Research Centre<br />

(STCRC).<br />

EC3 found that <strong>the</strong> <strong>airport</strong> contributed<br />

$469.3 million in direct expenditure<br />

equating to $308.7 million in value<br />

added to <strong>the</strong> regional economy in<br />

2007/08. Of this, $166.6 million is<br />

in wages and salaries and equates<br />

to 4,409 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)<br />

employees.<br />

5<br />

Sunshine Coast Regional Council – 2008<br />

Economic Pulse – Sunshine Coast.<br />

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