Environmental_Acoustic Report

 Noosa Fair Redevelopment – Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads

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    k) Noise sources predicted from the nearest and worst case location in relation to the
       receivers. It is expected that the noise source may not always occur at these worst case
       positions.

Noise levels for voice are based on published data contained in Harris CM, Handbook of Acoustical
Measurements and Noise Control – 3rd ed. Ch 16.3, Mc Graw-Hill Inc. The average A-Weighted
Sound Levels (long term averages) of speech for different individual vocal efforts under quiet
conditions at a distance of 1 metre are as follows:

Table 10: Voice Noise Levels

         Vocal Effort                 Male dB(A)           Female dB(A)

            Casual                        53                     50

           Normal                         58                     55

            Raised                        65                     62

             Loud                         75                     71

The voice levels used for assessment are from the 'Loud' category with an associated noise level
of 75 dB(A).




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