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Noosa Quad Bike Tours
Environmental Noise Level Assessment of Quad Bike Rider Competency Assessment Circuit,
298 Tablelands Road, Cooran Page 12 of 21

Even if the absolute minimum daytime background noise level of 28.7 dB(A) Lago,1smin is adopted, this
background noise level is not exceeded by the noise of up to four quad bikes on the competency
assessment circuit at any of the closest residences (noise levels at residences in Table 5 reduced by
9.6 dB(A) for an experienced rider and reduced by 13.3 dB(A) for an inexperienced rider).

CONCLUSIONS

Prior to allowing participants out on public roads, Noosa Quad Bike Tours intend to conduct a
competency assessment of riders on a circuit at their property at 298 Tablelands Road, Cooran. Up to
12 quad bikes will be involved in each tour and there could be up to 4 quad bikes on the competency
assessment circuit at any one time. This test/training ‘circuit’ is located approximately 70 metres down
a steep decline from Tablelands Road in a gully, on the eastern side of Tablelands Road.

Sunshine Coast Regional Council have requested Noosa Quad Bike Tours to provide additional
information on a number of occasions, the most recent in a letter dated 18 June 2012. This revised
report details the response to this request for additional information, as follows:

1. Undertake noise logging for at least 7 days, at a suitable location representative of the wakenel
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301 Tablelands Road, Cooran, at a time when there was no influence from insects and at a
location relative to the closest adjoining residences to the competency assessment circuit at

   
 
  
  

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“pL We ul fea’ ;, , competency assessment circuit, for both an experienced and in-experienced rider, with the
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nak poe 5. Measure vehicle pass-by noise levels on Tablelands Road and volume of traffic, to allow
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Not considered applicable as all vehicles using Tablelands Road and associated with the
proposed quad bike tours are registered vehicles. The noise level of the quad bikes and
recovery vehicle are less than the noise of passenger vehicles and, therefore, will have less of
an impact than the existing traffic on Tablelands Road. Additionally, regardless of the
presence of the competency assessment circuit, as all of the associated vehicles are
registered, they can legally use Tablelands Road to access the National Park and/or forestry,
irrespective of their point of departure.

 

David Moore & Associates Pty Ltd Our reference: R12054/D2670/Rev.1/23.07.2012