WHAT a difference a day makes. As peace breaks out between the developers of Tralee, the Village Building Group, and the owners of Canberra Airport after years of legal biffo, yesterday the usually plucky Tuggeranong Community Council announced it “will strongly oppose any attempts by the new residents of Tralee to relocate flight paths over the Tuggeranong Valley”.

By this morning the steam had gone out of its resolve when TCC president Nick Tsoulias, pictured, issued an apologetic statement requesting that “any comments or statements issued by the TCC in the last few days on the recent outcome agreement of Tralee and Village Building Group and the Canberra Airport or about flight paths over Tuggeranong are now to be withdrawn effective of this email.”

Yesterday, the council was saying that: “Based on legal advice the TCC obtained earlier this year, the TCC will support any individual residents or resident groups who wish to take legal action if they find their lives, health and property values are negatively impacted if flight paths are relocated over Tuggeranong in the future.”

By this morning a subdued Mr Tsoulias was promising that a future media release will outline the TCC position “once it has met with its members as well as a recent request by its members to meet with the Canberra Airport and Village Building Group.”