Chicken Farm

7. Animal Welfare Issues
We consider high intensity poultry farming of this nature to be cruel, unnecessary and
archaic. There is also Platypus living in the dam and creek of the adjoining property 869
Cooroy Belli Creek Road and in other areas of BlackFellows Creek. These are an
endangered wildlife species and will be at risk of experiencing pollution poisoning given
the run off from this proposed development.

8. Visual amenity issues
Severe visual disturbance from the siting of buildings on ridge-lines. Even with proposed
tree planting, this development is going to be an eyesore for years to come.

9. Light Pollution
The area's night time views are currently stunning with low light pollution and spectacular
star scape views on clear nights. Poultry operations are typically 24-hour operations and
light pollution from the sheds will disturb residents for many kilometres.

10. Impacts on existing Economic uses.
The area in which the proposed development is situated is well regarded as a tourist area.
Many visitors to the Sunshine Coast tour the hinterland areas, especially using the Noosa/
Cooroy/Kenilworth/Maleny route, and particularly on motorcycles. These tourists bring a lot
of business to the communities along the way and being faced with several kilometres of
odour from an intensive poultry farm will impact visitors significantly. Additionally, a lot of
properties in the area have been converted to sustainable 'eco' developments and healing
retreats, and the residents have sustainable and ecologically friendly attitudes.This is not
merely an issue for residents, but the attractiveness of these areas stimulates property
prices, development in fitting with the Noosa Biosphere and ultimately increase rates paid
due to improved values. The creation of this business will cause a significant loss of
revenue to the council via rates over time.

11. Health Issues
It has been seen in the past decade that increased virulence in pathogens, especially in
high-intensity poultry farming, causes health issues that can have impacts on a global
scale. (H5N1, Bird flu). This development does not address in any way the impact on the
local community of an outbreak of such diseases and no disaster management plan is in
place. The economy of the entire local government region (and beyond) could potentially
be at risk.

12. Soil Degradation and Erosion
The property currently has a large amount of terracing to support existing orchard usage.
Council should inspect this terracing in person to determine if it is suitable and adequate
for both the existing use and proposed use. The current terracing on such a steep slope
could potentially lead to large amounts of water, effluent and soil run-off into the
surrounding areas including Blackfellow Creek.

13. Uses outside the proposed development, Fertiliser Production
The existing application is for animal husbandry however the predicted amount of sawdust/
manure to be sold as fertiliser indicates that a large proportion of the commercial viability
of this enterprise relates to fertiliser production and sale. The application should be
amended and only considered in light of the fact that it will be a commercial fertiliser
operation. Commercial fertiliser production is not at all in character with any existing land
use in the area. We urge council to reject this application in it's entirety.