Community and Environment

Community

As Busselton Margaret River Airport grows we are establishing strong links with our local community via partnerships of events, sports teams, charities and festivals. Please feel free to contact us if you have any proposals.

Environment

Busselton Margaret River Airport is committed to effective environmental management as a joint responsibility of the City of Busselton, airlines, private operators and tenants.

We actively manage noise, water, soil and air pollution and strive to control greenhouse gas emissions that relate to energy use and associated aircraft operations.

Aircraft Noise Complaints

Busselton Margaret River Airport is conscious of potential noise impacts on the community, in particular for those residents underneath flight paths or adjacent to the airport.

Busselton Margaret River Airport has worked with operators to develop mechanisms for managing aircraft noise including:

Noise Abatement Procedures

Operational Procedures and Guidelines

Fly Neighbourly Agreements

Noise Management Plan

Wildlife Management

Busselton Margaret River Airport (BMRA) is committed to ensuring the safety of aircraft and passengers and we address and mitigate the risk that wildlife strikes present.

While the safety of aircraft is paramount, it is not possible to prevent all wildlife strikes. Our goal is to understand the source, location and species of wildlife which will then reduce the potential, frequency and severity of wildlife strikes.

At the BMRA we operate within the framework of a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan (WHMP) which meets the requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998), subparagraph 139.105(1)(i) and the CASA Part 139 Manual of Standards (MOS) Chapter 17.

The January - April 2025 Wildlife Update is available here.

Aircraft Noise Management

BUSSELTON MARGARET RIVER AIRPORT: NOISE MANAGEMETN PLAN ANNUAL COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT – 2025

The City of Busselton Noise Management Plan (NMP) Annual Compliance Assessment Report was submitted to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) on the 28 April 2025 . The BMRA Compliance Assessment Report was for the period of 7 January 2024 to 6 January 2025 and in accordance with Ministerial Statement (MS) 1088 and included the following information;

0 CEO non-conforming activities were approved
2 Non-compliances with the NMP Standard Hours of Operations were recorded and reported to DWER
13 Noise complaints were received
27 Emergency service (RFDS) activities outside of standard hours of operations were recorded. Emergency services have unrestricted access under the Standard Hours of Operation of the NMP and this information is provided for information purposes only.

In addition to the annual compliance reporting, the City of Busselton undertook a full review of the BMRA Noise Management Plan (2022) in accordance with MS 1088, Condition 6 Review of NMP.

BMRA Noise Management Plan (January 2025)

Review of Noise Management Plan Council Report

If you require any further information regarding the City of Busselton’s Annual Compliance Assessment Report, please contact the Airport Manager, airport@busselton.wa.gov.au

Airservices Australia’s Noise Complaint Information Service

Airservices Australia is the Federal government body that is responsible for managing airspace within Australia. We encourage any concerns regarding noise at the airport to be raised with Airservices Australia’s Noise Complaint Information Service.

For more information about aircraft noise please visit aircraftnoise.com.au.

The City of Busselton is responsible for all noise complaints generated by ground running of engines. For complaints relating to this type of noise please contact us.

24 hour/7 day per week

Free call 1800 802 584, or write to:

Noise Complaint Information Service (NCIS)

PO Box 211

Mascot NSW 1460

Online complaints form