Accoustic Impact Report MCU12/0012

Noosa Quad Bike Tours
Environmental Noise level Assessment of Quad Bike Rider Competency Assessment Circuit,
298 Tablelands Road, Cooran                                                                             Page 1 of 11



INTRODUCTION


Based on advice from Charles Marais Noosa Quad Bike Tours have all of the necessary approvals to
conduct quad bike tours on public roads and within the bush around Cooran, in the Sunshine Coast
hinterland. These tours will be conducted with up to 12 quad bike riders, and all of the quad bikes will
be supplied by Noosa Quad Bike Tours.


Whilst some of the participants may have previous experience with riding a quad bike, others will not
and, therefore, the competency of the participants needs to be assessed prior to riding on public
roads. It is intended that this competency testing would be conducted on land owned by Charles
Marais and located at 298 Tablelands Road, Cooran. The small test/training ’circuit’ is located
approximately 70 metres down a steep decline from Tablelands Road in a gully, on the eastern side of
Tablelands Road (with this road generally running along a ridge in this area) with the closest
residential being approximately:


    .    350 m to the north-west, opposite side of Tablelands Road;
    .    350 m to the west, opposite side of Tablelands Road;
    .    250 m to the south, opposite side of Tablelands Road; and
    .    400 m to the south-east, same side of Tablelands Road.


The area between the proposed quad bike test/training circuit and these nearby residences is
predominantly densely vegetated. Refer to Figure 1 for more detail, including the approximate
location of the test/training circuit and these closest reidences.


In accordance with an email from Rhian Davies, Environment Officer, Sunshine Coast Regional
Council, Noosa Quad Bike Tours are required to conduct a noise assessment of the quad bikes using
the test/training circuit at 298 Tablelands Road, Cooran, for up to 12 quad bikes, to determine noise
impact at all of the nearby residences (located as detailed above).

On Wednesday 18 April 2012 David Moore & Associates Pty Ltd conducted a noise assessment of the
quad bike to be used for the tours, namely a Kymco MXU 300 quad bike with automatic transmission
and a 270cc engine. This assessment was conducted with the quad bike being ridden around the
test/training circuit, together with a background noise assessment.

Quad bike noise levels were then calculated to all of the closest residences, with due consideration of
separation distance, intervening vegetation and topography, and up to 12 quad bikes using the
test/training circuit simultaneously.

This report details the results of the noise level measurements, noise limits, noise level impact from
the quad bikes on the test/training circuit and the magnitude of any noise limit exceedence.


Figure 1 is a locality plan, which includes the location of the closest residences and the approximate
location of the quad bike test/training circuit.




David Moore & Associates Ply LId                                         Our reference: R12054/D2670/Rev.O/8.05.2012