00:04This is what it sounds like over the Gurus' home in Ludnam.
00:08Their once quiet and peaceful area is no more.
00:12Now we don't sleep, we just nap.
00:14When I go to school, I must sleep in class.
00:17I wish I would stop.
00:18As many as 22 flights can take off and land between 8pm and 6am,
00:25leaving Barrie with little sleep before work.
00:28I drive semi-trailers, heavy vehicles, which we've got to comply with fatigue laws,
00:33and at the moment I don't comply with fatigue laws.
00:35Catherine Wong lives with her mom just down the road.
00:39I've been tired, I've been cranky, there's been tears, it's been really horrible.
00:43The disruption to their lives is enough for the mother and daughter
00:46to consider abandoning their family home of 70 years.
00:50I wanted my grandchildren to be able to come here to have the life that I had
00:55and my children were able to enjoy it. Well, that's not going to happen.
00:59For now, only freight flights are taking off and landing here.
01:03Come October, passenger flights will be added to the 24-7 flight schedule,
01:09naturally exacerbating the issue.
01:11I don't even know how I'm going to go when it's fully operational.
01:14Like, it is that bad. Nabil, it's that bad.
01:17In 2023, the federal government promised residents free sound insulation.
01:22I've been sending emails continuously since then,
01:24just to see updates or anything and just getting the muck around.
01:27Despite applying early, Belinda's home may not be assessed before April next year.
01:33Which is ridiculous because we're already affected by the noise.
01:37As of now, the government is yet to insulate a single home in the area.
01:42As for Mr. Albanese and Catherine King,
01:47I'd invite them to come and spend the night in my home and see what they think.
01:52An invitation and a plea from families desperate for a solution.
