Chicken Farm

Big Concerns:

1. Planning Inconsistencies
There is an inconsistency with existing plans, including South East Queensland Regional
Plan 2009-2031. High intensity farming of this nature is inconsistent with the existing and
envisaged development in the surrounds of the proposed site. Existing rural uses are
typically low intensity, largely sustainable practices such as grazing, "hobby farming" and
forestry. Existing uses are aligned with being part of the Noosa 'biosphere' and sustainable
outlook. High intensity poultry farming is certainly not.

2. Project scale
The scale of the project is huge. For a quiet rural area with just basic road infrastructure,
this development is clearly out of scale. Additionally, there will not be sufficient increases in
employment opportunities to warrant such a large development. With shed development
proposed for the ridges of the property the surrounding district will be able to see the
development (and scale thereof) from almost every vantage point in the immediate area.

3. Noise pollution
Noise pollution will be generated from shed ventilator fans and feed delivery fans, bird
noise, shed maintenance, site machinery and increased heavy vehicle traffic.

4. Odour pollution
Odour Pollution exacerbated by earth floors in the sheds (subject to ground water
seepage) over-layed by sawdust being subject to high summer temperatures. Further
exacerbated by poor ventilation to many of the sheds caused by inappropriate alignment
for the prevailing winds due to site restrictions and the desire to build along ridge lines.
Further, spreading the sawdust/manure for fertilisation of the existing orchard will cause
further odour impact on local residents. Odour doesn't stop at property boundaries.

5. Waste water issues
Proposed basins, swales and buffers are just passive design elements rather than proper
treatment of waste and subsequent sheetflow run-off will end up in the catchment
waterways. The MUSIC storm water treatment model used in the application was designed
for urban areas and is in no way applicable for this operation where contaminated
groundwater from unsealed shed floors will leach from under the sheds to surrounding
areas. At peak rainfall times of the year, contaminated run-off will overwhelm vegetated
farm areas and transfer to the property dams and into Blackfellow Creek, a tributary of the
Mary River. This may ultimately impact on threatened species such as the Lung Fish in the
Mary River, which was at least in part reason enough to stop the construction of the
Traveston Dam.

6.Traffic issues
Heavy vehicles, including the proposed use of B Doubles, will be used to deliver and
remove sawdust, feed, birds, and other inputs/outputs. The local roads (Belli Creek Road,
Ceylon Rd, Old Ceylon Road, Top Forestry Road, Lawnville Road - which has already
collapsed twice in recent years) suffer enough during summer rain periods and are in need
of regular repair. Increasing traffic will reduce safety due to poorer road surfaces and
increase cost to council and therefore Noosa ratepayers. The township of Cooroy, already
struggling to cope with heavy vehicle through-traffic will experience further congestion and
dangers.