23082014 Submission on Cooroy intensive chicken factory

23 August 2014



Mr Brett DeChastel CEO

Noosa Council

PO Box 141

Tewantin QLD 4565



        Submission against application to establish intensive chicken factory in Cooroy


Dear Brett,

My wife and I live at 417 Old Ceylon Road, Cooroy, just a short distance from the property on Top
Forestry Road, where Mr Milligan has applied to develop an intensive chicken factory (I cannot see
how this could be classified as a “farm”). We are very concerned about Noosa Council approving
such a facility. Here are just some of our concerns:

        Noosa (and the Noosa Biosphere) is recognised internationally as a clean environmentally
         friendly location. This proposal would seriously damage this reputation.

        Chemicals and contaminants from the intensive chicken factory will flow down into
         Blackfellow Creek and then into the Mary River, ruining the clean rivers reputation of Noosa,
         and contaminating the catchment system.

        What will the farm do with the 2% mortality of its 230,000 chickens per cycle? Please note
         that this is 4,600 dead chickens every 9 weeks. Will they be buried on site, dumped at the
         Noosa rubbish tip, or where?

        Belli Creek Road is narrow, windy and unsuitable for multiple truck movements by double-B
         trucks. Cyclists and school buses use this road consistently and Double-B trucks would pose
         a very real danger to these, as well as cars generally. This road is already an accident
         blackspot, with 2 fatalities in 2013.

        Top Forestry Road is a narrow gravel road. It is inconceivable that this should even be
         considered for use by Double-B trucks, let alone at all hours of the day and night.

        Similarly, the small streets of Cooroy village are unsuitable for so many large and regular
         truck movements.

        The air-borne contaminants and chemicals will not only cause a terrible smell, they will land
         of house rooves and contaminate the drinking water of local residents. This will create a
         health risk which Council needs to seriously consider.

        The dust from the truck movements (including the chicken manure which is now to be
         trucked to unknown locations) will also contaminate the air and drinking water.