Airfield, shire in permit formation
ALTHOUGH usually pitted against one another, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is now supporting Peninsula Aero Club’s bid to “seek clarity” on its permits and existing use rights.
The aero club will ask the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in September and then in March 2022 for a “declaration that our permits authorise our operations”, club president Jack Vevers said last week.
“Additionally, or in the alternative, we are seeking acknowledgement of our existing use rights to continue our operations, just as we successfully did with the Church Hour application in VCAT.”
The shire says “reaching an agreement on the Tyabb Airfield has been an ongoing commitment between the [shire] and the [aero club]”.