MCU12/0184 - Noise & Air Quality Impact Assessment

                                                                  MWA Environmental




1.0 INTRODUCTION
   1.1        PURPOSE OF REPORT

   MWA Environmental has been engaged by W Donald Milligan Pty Ltd to prepare
   a Noise and Air Quality Impact Assessment for a proposed development of eight
   (8) poultry growing sheds at Ridgewood.

   The assessment has addressed the following issues:

      •   Noise Impact Assessment
      •   Odour Impact Assessment
      •   Dust Impact Assessment

   The impacts of the proposed development have been assessed against the
   following relevant Policies and Guidelines:

      •   Queensland Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008
      •   Queensland Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 2008
      •   Queensland Ecoaccess Guideline: Odour Impact Assessment from
          Developments




   1.2        SITE DESCRIPTION

   The subject site has a real property description of Lot 21 on SP226606 and a
   street address of 124 Top Forestry Road, Ridgewood.

   The site is approximately 7 kilometres west of Cooroy.

   The location and extent of the subject site is shown on Figure 1.

   The site is currently operated as a commercial avocado farm with extensive
   terracing off ridgelines throughout the site. The use of the site for commercial
   horticulture is proposed to continue in conjunction with the broiler farm.

   The topography of the site is comprised of a main ridgeline running generally
   north-south through the centre of the site, with several smaller ridgelines
   branching off to the west.

   The current nature of the site is shown on the aerial photograph included as
   Figure 2.




Ridgewood 12-002                         1                              31 July 2014