Annexures to Submission

8. Summary and Conclusions

The proposed café/restaurant can be operated in a manner that achieves the
Outcomes of the Noosa Plan i.e. without adverse effects on noise in the area.
The measures required to do this are predominately operational in nature, and are
therefore dependent on staff being very aware of the potential for noise generation,
and pro-actively addressing it as required.
Suggestions have been made to address potential noise sources, however these
shouldn’t be considered to be exhaustive. In particular, the outdoor dining area
could be improved considerably from an acoustical viewpoint with relatively simple
additional construction.
The suggestions made within this report are put forward to minimise the potential
for annoyance caused by noise from the café/restaurant. Surveys have shown that
regardless of the noise source (industrial, traffic, commercial or residential), noise
complaints are most often made after the complainant is already so annoyed that
they are very difficult or impossible to appease, regardless of what measures are
implemented. It is therefore strongly advised that the operators of A Little Birdie pay
particular attention to noise during the first days and weeks after trading
commences in order to quickly establish what levels of noise the café will typically
produce and develop effective site-specific methods for noise control.
I trust this is sufficient for your present requirements. However, if you have any
further queries please contact me on 0416 132 51 or at [email protected] Sincerely




Joseph Carroll
B. Eng (Environmental) RPEQ (Civil) 7798
Member, Australian Acoustical Society




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