Submission re Poultry Farm

Submissionre changeof use135Top ForestryRd,Ridgewood4563
t.     ApplicationDetalls
FileNo:              MCUL2/OL84
Address of land:     135Top ForestryRd,Ridgewood4563
Natureof Proposed Development: PoultryFarm

2.     SubmitterDetalls
DavidWarwick
23 Ashlane
BlackMountain Qld 4563

signature:
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Dateof Submission: 4106120lg

3.      Detailsof Submlsslon:

I considerthat typeof development   is inconsistent
                                                  with the environmentalattractionof the
Sunshine  CoastHinterlandand evenmoreso asit is in the NoosaBiosphere.Poultryfarmsarehighly
pollutingin termsof odour,nutrientsin runoffwater,noiseandvisualpollution.I haveexperience
of theseaspectsasownerof a propertyadjoininga chickenhatcheryin the ScenicRimRegional
Councilarea.Thehouseon that propertyis approximately      400metresfrom the hatchery.We
sufferedfrom severeodourproblemsmeaningwe hadto abandonthe housefor 5 weeks. We still
havesomeodourproblemsbut othersadjacentto chickenfatteningoperationsexperience          severe
odourproblems.Thelargeshedsassociated       with poultryfarmscreatelargeamountsof runoff
particularly in highrainfallareassuchasthe Sunshine  Coast.Thiswill meansignificantamountsof
sedimentdepositedin localstreamsparticularly    duringthe development process.ln our ScenicRim
situationa lot of sedimentwasdepositedin a largedamon our property.Theotherproblemisthe
nutrientin the waterasa resultof the treatmentof the wastewater. This(asin our example)leads
to excessive  bloomsof algaeandothervegetationin localstreamsanddams.Theseoperationsare
noisyandshouldbe locatedat least2 kilometresfrom the nearestresidence    or locationwherea
residence  canbe built. In our ScenicRimcasethe bedrooms   on onesideof the houseareunusable
because  of the noiseimpactfrom the machineryin the hatchery.Theothernoiseproblemsis from
the traffic(mostlylargetrucks)generated   by the operations.Wewereassuredthat therewouldbe
no morethan5 truckmovementsperdaybut the numberis manytimesthat figureandthey
operateat anytime of the dayor night. We werefrequentlywokenby the noiseof the largedoors
on the backof the trucksbeingslammedin the middleof the night. With atlthe largetrucksthe
roadstakea poundingleadingto additionalcoststo the community.Poultryfarmsare particularly
ugly.Theirlargeuglybuildingsstandout in the environment     andcanbe seenfrom a largedistance.
Thiswill be evenmorethe casewheretheyarelocatedon ridgelines.

ForthesereasonsI stronglyencourage   the rejectionof this "changeof use"application.lt is a dirty
and uglyindustrythat is totallyinconsistent
                                          with the valuesof the community.Anydirecteconomic
benefitswouldbe muchlessthat the economiccoststo the communityresultingfrom the polluting
natureof the industry.