Expression of Interest - Mount Gambier Regional Airport Master Plan Aviators Jury

Help the District Council of Grant plan the future of the Mount Gambier Regional Airport.

The District Council of Grant are looking for community / business nominees with passion for aviation to join an Aviators Jury who will provide critical input into the Airport’s strategic vision and goals. This information will inform Council’s Airport Master Plan over the next 4 – 10 years.

Background

The Mount Gambier Regional Airport Master Plan is a document created for the purpose of ensuring continual improvement, sustainability, accountability and growth of the Airport. The Master Plan also outlines longer term goals for the Airport, its tenants and its management team.

Council’s current Airport Master Plan was adopted in 2015, with the aspiration to be a long-term (10 year) strategy. The current Mount Gambier Regional Airport Master Plan can be found on Council’s website at www.dcgrant.sa.gov.au/council/policies,-by-laws-and-documents/strategiesplans.

Requirements

The objectives and functions of the Aviators Jury include:

• Provide appropriate advice and recommendations of matters relevant to the vision for the Airport and to convey the views of the various user groups,
• Report and inform user groups on the progress of the review and decisions made by Council,
• Identify and comment on stakeholder concerns,
• Participate and engage in forums for discussion of project related issues,
• Provide advice to Council on the operations of key Airport services and to make recommendations to Council on potential improvements regarding the operation of those services,
• Make recommendations to Council on proposed Capital Investment for future infrastructure and development,
• Contribute to the vision, direction and goals of the Mount Gambier Regional Airport via the Airport Master Plan.

The Aviators Jury will meet voluntarily in-person on two occasions for approximately 1.5 hours each within standard business hours. The first will occur in early May 2024 at the Mount Gambier Regional Airport, and the second in the third quarter of 2024.

Interested parties should note limited Jury Member positions are available and at the discretion of the District Council of Grant.

How to get involved

Expressions of interest should be submitted to Council by completing an Aviators Jury Expression of Interest Form. This can be found below or accessed on Council’s website at www.dcgrant.sa.gov.au/council/employment.

Submissions must be provided to Council by close of business Friday 19 April 2024. Hard copy submissions can be addressed to PO Box 724, Mount Gambier SA 5290 or sent via email to info@dcgrant.sa.gov.au.

Queries about the volunteer position can be directed to Council's Principal Office on (08) 8721 0444.