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The Brisbane Airport Community Aviation Consultation Group (BACACG) is a consultative forum designed to bring together government, the aviation industry, and the community to discuss a range of topics including airport developments, airport operations, aircraft noise, and terminal access.
The community representatives are nominated by the elected Members of Parliament under the BACACG Terms of Reference which you can find on the tab below. The group is independently Chaired by Nigel Chamier, AM. The BACACG meets four times per year.
Members of the public can contact the BACACG by email, or their nominated community representative via the office of their Member of Parliament. Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website for contact details for Federal members. Contact details for the Member for Clayfield (State) are available here.
Meeting Minutes
BACACG Meetings
Meeting minutes for all BACACG meetings held since 2015 are available for download below. To obtain copies of minutes from earlier years, please contact the BACACG secretary.
Technical Airspace Design Workshop
Following on from an action arising out of the November 2020 BACACG meeting, a Technical Airspace Design Workshop was held on Wednesday 24 February 2021, with representatives in attendance from BAC, Airservices Australia, Virgin Australia, the Aircraft Noise Ombudsmen, BACACG, the Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance and the broader community.
A summary of the agreed-to actions arising from this meeting is available to download below
Terms of Reference
Please click on the below link to view the updated Terms of Reference for the Brisbane Airport Community Aviation Consultation Group (BACACG).
Other Resources
Aircraft noise complaints
Airservices Australia
If your enquiry is in relations to flight paths, aircraft noise, or you wish to make a formal complaint, please contact Airservices Australia.
Airservices Australia is the body that manages all commercial air traffic control in Australia. They are responsible for Australia's airspace management, flight paths, providing noise information and managing complaints.
Airservices Australia manages complaints and enquiries about aircraft noise and operations through their dedicated Noise Complaints and Information Services (NCIS).
You can lodge a complaint or make an enquiry:
- Directly via Webtrak
- Tel: 1800 802 584. Freecall 9 am-10 am & 2pm - 4pm Sydney time Tuesday - Thursday (excluding public holidays)
- Mail: Noise Complaints and Information Service, PO Box 211, Mascot, NSW, 1460
- Fill out an online form
Aircraft and Flight Path Information
Webtrak is a tool that allows the community to see where aircraft fly and explore historical trends and patterns. Click here to visit the Airservices Australia Webtrak site.
Aircraft Noise Ombudsman
The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) conducts independent reviews of Airservices Australia's management of aircraft noise-related activities, including the handling of complaints or enquiries made to Airservices Australia about aircraft noise, the community consultation processes related to aircraft noise and the presentation and distribution of aircraft noise-related information.
Government regulations
In December 2010 the Federal Government made amendments to the Airports Act 1996 which strengthen the requirements for airport master plans. The Government released these guidelines to assist airports in meeting the new requirements.
Aviation White Paper
In August 2024 the Federal Government released the Aviation White Paper which sets out the Australian Government’s vision for aviation towards 2050. More information and the Aviation White Paper can be found on the Department of Infrastructure website.