The federal government has approved Melbourne Airport's third runway with a set of strict conditions including noise sharing and a community health study.
The approval came after a lengthy community consultation process, where residents raised concerns about the noise impacts of the 3,000-metre-long runway.
The federal government has imposed a set of conditions on the construction of Melbourne Airport's third runway.
Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw"That is why I have imposed certain conditions on Melbourne Airport in order for the third runway to proceed.
Melbourne Airport said it was committed to having "the most comprehensive brownfields noise attenuation program in Australian aviation history".

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