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MINISTER FOR HEALTH

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1429

Woden Valley Hospital - Helipad

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Health

(1) Is there a helipad at Woden Valley Hospital and if so, where is it located.

(2) What procedures exist to limit noise from the arrival and departure of

helicopters.

(3) In siting helipads, is consideration given to the need to minimise noise upon

surrounding residential areas.

MR CONNOLLY - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) Yes. The north-eastern corner of the north car parking structure, 70 metres

from the intersection of Kitchener Street and Gilmore Crescent. This provision

was made as part of the hospital redevelopment as indicated in the Master

Development Control Plan which was approved by the Alliance Government

while Mr Humphries was Minister for Health on 31 March 1991.

In fact, Mr Humphries issued a media release the day I opened the helipad, saying, quite correctly, todays opening of the new helipad at Woden Valley Hospital is welcome.

(2) Yes. There are signed instructions on the helipad for helicopter pilots

indicating procedures to be followed to ensure noise abatement.

(3) Yes. The arrival flight path is an approach from the west across playing fields.

The take off flight path is east across the Garran Primary School playing fields.

This is governed by the directional beacons on the parking structure and

directional arrows on the helipad.

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