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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]”.
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Resolution on Tyabb Airfield, once and for all
Reaching an agreement on the Tyabb Airfield has a been an ongoing commitment between the Mornington Peninsula Shire and the Peninsula Aero Club (PAC). Despite reports to the contrary, both parties have maintained a productive working relationship that has yielded some positive outcomes including an agreement for the air show with a secondary consent permit for the next five years and secondary consent for emergency aircraft for the next five years. While both parties agree there is significant common ground there is also an acknowledgment that some issues remain unresolved.