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Dream start for United History was made on Saturday as Western United took to the park for the first time in the A-League Women’s competition. Despite windy conditions and the chance of rain, 2753 fans flocked to City Vista Reserve in Caroline Springs to watch their new heroes in action for the first time. Facing the two-time reigning champions, Melbourne Victory, United made an early statement to the rest of the competition, winning 1-0. American star Jess McDonald was the hero, scoring the only goal in the second half to give her side the win. Some of the biggest cheers were for the local players who are now getting their chance at the highest level.
Western United celebrates winning its first game.
■ For more on the joy of the day and the match itself: Page 12 and 23.
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Airport health ‘concerns’ By Laura Michell Brimbank council has expressed its disappointment at the federal government’s decision to approve the Melbourne Airport Master Plan. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King approved the master plan on Monday, November 14. The master plan provides approval for the development of the airport over the next 20 years. It includes plans for a four-runway layout but changes the order in which new runways will be built, with the third runway proposed to be a north-south configuration instead of east-west. Ms King said her approval of the master plan
did not indicate approval of the future Major Development Plan for the third runway. She said this plan would undergo a separate proces. Ms King said while she approved the master plan, she has concerns regarding some aspects of the proposal, including changes to the existing runways and noise sharing and mitigation arrangements. “The management of these concerns will be an important consideration during the assessment of the Major Development Plan, which is expected to be submitted in early 2023,” she said. Outgoing Brimbank mayor Jasmine Nguyen said council wanted to understand Ms King’s reasons for approving the plan. “Council has significant concerns about the unreasonable and unacceptable health risks
posed to our community if the north-south third runway goes ahead,” she said. Cr Nguygen said a council-commissioned independent assessment of the health risks associated with the master plan and Major Development Plan found noise impacts would exceed World Health Organisation Noise Guidelines and children under the proposes flight paths could experience cognitive delays of up to six months. In addition, the noise could cause sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression and cardiovascular disease. In September, council launched its ‘Know the facts on the third runway’ campaign which called on the government to commission and publicly release an independent investigation into the potential health impacts of the
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proposed third runway before it made a decision on the proposal. “We’re also calling for Melbourne Airport to publicly release the full health impacts report and the analysis of and response to submissions that informed their proposal,” Cr Nguyen said. Melbourne Airport chief executive Lorie Argus said the master plan would help ensure the airport remains fit for purpose. “Key to this is construction of a third runway, which will improve the efficiency of the airfield by introducing parallel operations, while also allowing the airport to cater for increased demand,” she said. Melbourne Airport said a decision on the third runway Major Development Plan is expected in the middle of next year.
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