App A Noise Assessment · MCU18/0102.02

Bounce Noosa, Noosaville                                                                              #1408d1-B
14 Mary St, Noosaville QLD 4566                                                            Date: 14 October 2022
Entertainment Noise Assessment

4.4.1 Background Noise Measurements
It was observed that at each of the RAPs there was little variance in the ambient noise
environment. Therefore, the two (2) background noise measurement locations were chosen
to represent the RAPs, as listed below:

     -    L1 to represent RAP.1, RAP.2, RAP.3 & RAP.6; and
     -    L5 to represent RAP.4 and RAP.5

The pre-6:00PM and 6:00PM – 10:00PM background noise measurements were taken on 12
October 2022, between 11:00AM & 12:00AM and 9:00PM & 10:00PM. Measurements were
conducted at these specific times, as it is believed to have the lowest background noise levels
within each selected time period. The measurement location was positioned in a free-field
environment. The background noise measurements are summarised below in Table 3. The
measurement locations are provided in further detail in Appendix C – Detailed Measurement
Locations.

                                     Table 3. Background noise measurements
 Assessment           Location        Measurement   Date         Time         Duration          Overall L90
 Period                               Number
 Pre 6:00PM           L2              100                        11:12AM      10 minutes        42 dBA
                      L5              101                        11:25AM                        48 dBA
                                                    12/10/2022
 6:00PM – 10:00PM     L2              11                         9:40PM       10 minutes        40 dBA
                      L5              12                         9:55PM                         43 dBA


4.4.2 Specific Licensed Premises Area Noise Measurements
In both entertainment producing areas, a measurement location which represents the SLPA
was selected to be 3 metres from the primary sound source (the PA speakers). The
measurement location within the identified entertainment-producing areas was chosen, as
shown in Figure 3 along with their location marked in Figure 5. The measurement taken from
this location was used to determine the maximum operating noise level for the entertainment
producing area.

It should be noted that our testing was undertaken using a specific music track typical of
modern music. The music track used for testing was Jimmy Barnes – ‘Good Times’.

4.4.3 Intrusive Noise Measurements
Intrusive noise measurements were conducted on 21 September 2022, between 10:00AM and
12:00PM. CEMLs were selected within 25m of the boundary of the venue, in the general
direction of each of the RAPs where the signal from the source was first detected.

Noise measurements were taken at the RAPs and where this was not possible due to
accessibility or poor signal to noise ratio, selected reference point locations (RPLs) to the
representative premises were used instead. These locations were used in conjunction with the
RAP noise measurements, to extrapolate the intrusive noise levels using acoustic theory back
to the façades of the RAPs where measurements were unable to be taken. Distance
attenuation was calculated in accordance with ISO 9613-2:1996 (section 7.1 – Geometrical
divergence). RPLs have been utilised in this assessment in the locations listed below:



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