Noise report 2013

    Ricky's Noosa
    Environmental Noise Level Impact Assessment for External Dining Areas Located
    Within Sound Park, Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads                                                                  Page 5 of 25




    NOISE LEVEL MEASUREMENTS

    Table 1 details the results of the ambient noise level measurements conducted from monitoring
    location A, on the balcony of Unit 11 of Noosa Shores Resort. The ambient noise levels at this
    location would be similar for this complete side of the Noosa Shores Resort – that is the side of the
    Resort closest to QPlace and the external dining areas.

    For details of noise measurement equipment, equipment settings, calibration and atmospheric
    conditions, refer Appendix A. For all of the results of the ambient noise assessment refer Appendix B.

    With respect to Table 1 the following should be noted:

           •   daytime:            0700 to 1800 hours;
           •   evening:            1800 to 2200 hours;
           •   night-time:         2200 to 0700 hours;
           •   ‘A’ weighted:       adjustment made by the sound level meter to the measured noise to
                                   correspond to the response of the human ear. This adjustment is
                                   standardised by international noise standards;
           •   LAeq,T:             the equivalent continuous (or approximately the ‘average’) ‘A’ weighted
               sound               pressure level for the measurement period ‘T’;
           •   LA1,T:              the ‘A’ weighted sound pressure level exceeded for 1% of the measurement
                                   period ‘T’;
           •   LA10,T:             the ‘A’ weighted sound pressure level exceeded for 10% of the measurement
                                   period ‘T’, which is an approximation of the ‘average of the maximum noise
                                   levels’;
           •   LA90,T:             the ‘A’ weighted sound pressure level exceeded for 90% of the measurement
                                   period ‘T’, which is an approximation of the ‘average of the minimum noise
                                   levels’, which is also known as the ‘background’ noise level.


                                                    Table 1
                     Results of Ambient Noise Level Measurements, Monitoring Location A,
                                    Unit 11 Balcony, Noosa Shores Resort
                                                                Ambient Noise Level, dB(A)
                            Time
    Day           Date                       LAeq                 LA1                  LA10                 LA90
                           Period
                                        Range       Av.     Range       Av.         Range     Av.      Range          Av.
Thursday        22.08.13   Evening     42.5-55.0    47.8   46.2-66.8    58.9     44.0-56.9    48.8    40.7-45.4      42.2
Thursday/       22/23.     Night       41.2-48.7    44.2   44.2-61.0    52.2     42.4-50.9    45.7    39.2-44.1      41.7
Friday          08.13
Friday          23.08.13   Daytime     43.3-75.3    60.2   50.3-88.8    73.4     45.6-76.8    62.1    38.6-57.3      44.8
Friday          23.08.13   Evening     42.0-61.3    53.1   47.4-74.5    64.8     43.5-61.1    53.7    39.7-47.0       44.2
Friday/         23/24.     Night       41.6-62.9    50.9   44.5-73.5    60.7     42.8-55.9    48.9    40.0-54.2       44.1
Saturday        08.13
Saturday        24.08.13   Daytime     45.7-59.7    53.6   55.1-72.2    64.1     48.2-61.0    56.3    38.4-50.2       44.5
Saturday        24.08.13   Evening     40.1-64.4    55.3   44.3-76.4    66.4     41.1-66.2    57.0    37.8-47.3       44.1
Saturday/       24/25.     Night       36.5-55.3    45.0   39.3-62.8    53.9     37.1-56.2    46.3    35.8-54.9       41.4
Sunday          08.13
Sunday          25.08.13   Daytime     46.8-64.8    56.0   53.5-76.5    67.2     47.8-67.7    57.9    40.7-48.5       45.2
Sunday          25.08.13   Evening     43.6-51.5    47.7   46.4-63.3    55.6     44.9-54.6    49.6    40.7-47.1       44.2
Sunday/         25/26.     Night       43.1-55.5    49.0   45.1-62.5    53.9     44.2-56.2    50.8    41.8-55.2       46.9
Monday          08.13
Monday          26.08.13   Daytime     42.3-58.4    51.5   48.5-71.9    62.1     44.2-59.7    53.4    39.4-47.8       43.9




    David Moore & Associates Pty Ltd                                           Our reference: R13103/D2829/Rev.0/10.10.2013