App A - Acoustic Report - Minor Change - 12.08.2025

Sunshine Beach Surf Club                                                                                   Reference: #1721d1-C
Belmore Terrace, Sunshine Beach QLD 4567                                                                 Date: 12 November 2024
Entertainment Noise Assessment

Table of Contents
1   Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1
  1.1     Objectives .............................................................................................................. 1
  1.2     Statement of Experience ......................................................................................... 1
  1.3     Assessment Limitations........................................................................................... 2
  1.4     Guideline 51 Checklist ............................................................................................ 2
2 Site Description............................................................................................................... 3
  2.1     Licensed premises—location and description .......................................................... 3
  2.2     Licensed premises operation................................................................................... 7
  2.3     Surrounding topography, land uses and potentially affected premises....................... 8
3 Assessment Methodology ............................................................................................. 11
  3.1     Representative affected premises .......................................................................... 11
  3.2     Reference points................................................................................................... 11
  3.3     Close external monitoring locations ....................................................................... 12
  3.4     Specific licensed premises area ............................................................................ 13
  3.5     Meteorology ......................................................................................................... 17
  3.6     Background noise measurements ......................................................................... 17
  3.7     Intrusive noise measurements ............................................................................... 19
  3.8     Patron noise ......................................................................................................... 25
  3.9     Instrumentation..................................................................................................... 26
4 Results and Discussion.................................................................................................. 28
  4.1     Summary of findings ............................................................................................. 28
  4.2     Recommended close external noise limits .............................................................. 28
  4.3     Recommended specific licensed premises area noise limits.................................... 28
  4.4     Recommended noise management processes for the licensed premises ................ 29
5 Conclusion and Recommendations ................................................................................ 30
Appendix A – Guideline 51 Checklist Items ........................................................................... 31
Appendix B – Calculation Summaries.................................................................................... 34
Appendix C – Weather Observations .................................................................................. 125
Appendix D – Detailed Measurement Locations .................................................................. 128



List of Tables
Table 1. Licensed areas ......................................................................................................... 7
Table 2. Representative affected premises .............................................................................. 9
Table 3. Background noise measurements............................................................................ 18
Table 4. Noise survey instrumentation................................................................................... 27
Table 5. Field calibration levels ............................................................................................. 27
Table 6. Calculated noise limits at the CEMLs ....................................................................... 28
Table 7. Calculated noise limits at the SLPAs ........................................................................ 29




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