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Five-year-old twins Thanvi and Thanya (pictured) are among the thousands of pupils about to start their schooling journeys. The girls have been excitedly waiting for the classes to start. Their mum, Gayathri, said as well as making new friends, the girls were excited to get their school books and Ipads. The family is part of the North West Multiple Birth Club “They are really excited about making new friends,” she said. “They’ve been in childcare in Tullamarine four four years, so everything is going to be new for them going to school. “We’ve decided to separate them, so they’ll get to experience going to different classrooms and make their own set of friends.”
Runway plan is revealed By Tara Murray The next step in the development of the third runway at Melbourne Airport is under way, following the release of the airport’s draft Master Plan and the preliminary Major Development Plan. The airport released the documents on Monday afternoon, with community consultation beginning on Tuesday, February 1. The master plan, which the airport is required to do every five years, has plans for 2027, 2046 and longer term development. Both plans confirm a north-south direction
for the third runway, which is set to be completed by the end of this decade. The airport rail link project is also expected to be finished by that time. The new runway is expected to take four to five years to build in a staged process, and will be built 1.3 kilometres from the existing south-west runway. It will be 3000-metres long and will result in the shortening of the east-west runway and changes to flight paths. There will be three different ways the runways can be used, with both arrivals and departures to use the new runway.
Airport chief executive Lyell Strambi said the plans were the first step in the process. He said passenger numbers were set to grow to about 83 million by 2046, with the new runway essential to cope with future demand. “It is a really exciting step in the ongoing development of the Melbourne Airport, but it’s just a step, it’s not the end game, or the completion of anything at this stage,” he said. “It’s the first time the community has been really able to review the plans and have their input into the development itself. “It doesn’t mean the runway will be built tomorrow, they are very long term projects.
“It’s an exciting time and there’s lots of work to do.” The expansion of the airport is expected to create 3700 onsite jobs and 37,000 new jobs statewide by 2046. It’s expected that the aviation industry will return to the 2019 level of travel by 2025. Mr Strambi said the expansion will bring big economic benefits for the state and the local areas. Mr Strambi acknowledged not everyone would be happy with the plans, with it to impact some people more than others. ■ Runaway plan: Page 5
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