“Warnervale airport plan still up in the air.” The Sun Weekly, 8 August 1996.
This article captures an important point in the 1996 Warnervale Airport controversy when the opposing sides found limited common ground over how the dispute should proceed. Both Laurie Eyes, representing the Central Coast Airport Action Group, and airport supporter David Isaac advocated an independent review, although they remained sharply divided over the merits of the airport development itself.
The article is particularly valuable because it records the specific concerns of opponents alongside the arguments of airport supporters and then documents Wyong Council’s position. The proposed review was to encompass airport records dating back to 1975, potentially including confidential material concerning the council’s relationship with Traders Finance.
It also demonstrates that the controversy had moved beyond the technical merits of a runway extension to questions of council accountability, transparency, community division and confidence in the planning process.
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