Not Properly Made Submission (2 - late, support) - Eliane Michel - MCU12/0012

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               Sunshine Coast Council                                      Eliane Michel
               9 Pelican St                                                295 Tablelands Rd
               Tewantin Qld. 4560                                          Cooran Qld. 4569
               30 June 2012

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                    RE.: MCU12/0012 NOISE ASSESSMENT OF                                                        ~       ,,’
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               As the resident of the closest house to 29’Tablelands Road, I today witness [f;            as~~O
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               noise test to determine the drop in dB(A)from the proposed training track at
               Tablelands Road and my residence at 295 Tablelands Road.


               I am aware of the professional Noise Level Assessment done by pavid Moore &
               Asso iates and confirm that I agree with his findings in this report after witnessing the
               practical test done today.

               ackground noise level was recorded for a period of 20 minutes with the lowest
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           .ppssible noise level of 30.2dB(A)recorded. I believe this to be the lowest possible
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            noise level for the area during daylight hours on any day or any time of the year. The
            average for this period was 36dB(A)


               A "Kymco MXU 300" quad bike was ridden on the proposed training track of298
               Tablelands Road, by an inexperienced rider. The bike was governed so as not to
               exceed 3500rpm. The noise level was measured from a distance of 10 meters from the
               track with the average noise level calculated at 61.4dB(A).


               We then a generated a motor noise using a ’Kubota"tractor, producing a constant
               76.2dB(A)measured at a 10m distance on the proposed quad bike training area of298
               Tablelands Road. This noise was tested over a period of 10 minutes with the lowest
               recorded sound level never falling below 76.2dB(A).


               With no change to this generated noise. We then measured the lowest recorded noise
               over a period of 10 minutes, located one meter from the northern external comer of

               the house at 295 Tablelands Road, closest to the noise source. The lowest recorded
               noise level was 32.6dB(A). The temperature was 15 degrees Celsius with the wind
               never   exceeding 2knots from the East during the period oftesting.

               This test clearly shows the practicality ofthe effect of both terrain and vegetation
               impacting on noise reduction. It proves that the estimates in the David Moore report
               are correct. It is a known fact that       vegetation does have an impact on noise reduction
               and this simple test proves it.




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