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Melburnians living under the flightpath of a new runway at Tullamarine airport have called for the government to compensate them for the \u201824\/7 nightmares\u2019 it will create for residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal Transport Minister Catherine King this week signed off on\u00a0a new 3000m runway<\/a> to be built parallel and west of the Melbourne Airport\u2019s existing north-south runway, which already creates noise pollution over suburbs like Keilor and Sunshine North.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Keilor local said the federal government should pay for soundproofing insulation and double-glazed windows to be added to the homes in areas near the airport ahead of an expected increase in air traffic noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It comes despite real estate experts revealing they believed there was no risk of homes losing value as a result of the new runway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another suburb resident said the addition of a third runway would only lead to significant harm to the health and wellbeing of Melbourne\u2019s western suburbs\u2019 communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIncreasing levels of noise from much expanded airfreight and passenger services will make 24\/7 nightmares for residents, our schools, aged care facilities, sporting clubs and parks,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe health impacts of regularly increasing levels of noise are well known yet no curfew to give communities a break has been introduced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A render of Melbourne Airport\u2019s approved third runway, west of the existing north-south runway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The local questioned how the \u201ccommercially-driven Melbourne Airport\u201d could be trusted to monitor community health and wellbeing in an unbiased way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe conditions applying to this decision need serious upgrading,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe community is going to come out in force to make sure the future of children and families and also our native wildlife is protected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But despite outrage from communities surrounding the airport, property experts and local real estate agents told The Herald Sun they believe increased air traffic from the third runway wouldn\u2019t affect property prices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Melbourne Airport\u2019s approved third runway would look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barry Plant Keilor East partner Paul Filippone said Keilor, Avondale Heights and parts of Essendon, suburbs under the north-south flight path, already enjoyed airport noise and home prices hadn\u2019t been impacted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RealEstate.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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