Reference Documents - MCU24-0115 [As Published]

4 Pines Noosa                                                                  Reference: #1869d1-A
81 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads QLD                                               Date: 20 February 2025
Entertainment Noise Assessment


3 Assessment Methodology
Noise measurements were conducted in accordance with Australian Standard AS1055:2018
Acoustics – Description and measurement of environmental noise and the Department of
Environment and Science Noise Management Manual Version 4.01 (NMM 2020).

For each of the identified RAPs, noise measurement locations were selected within the vicinity of
the venue:

    •    Representative affected premises test locations
    •    Reference point test locations (RPLs)
    •    Close external monitoring locations (CEMLs)
    •    Specific licensed premises areas (SPLAs)

 3.1 Representative affected premises
 Each measurement location at the RAPs is shown in Figure 5. Due to the       G51 Check Item 21 ☐

 considerable amount of traffic on Noosa Drive and Sunshine Beach Road
 and other urban activity surrounding the subject site, it was not possible
 to take clear and direct intrusive noise measurements at each RAP
 property representative of noise emanating from the venue.

 Therefore, to determine noise impacts at RAP.1 to RAP.4, locations were      G51 Check Item 22 ☐

 selected in areas of the venue, or closely external to the venue at
 positions representative of the path of noise propagation towards the
 affected premises. The selected reference point locations had clear
 signal to noise ratio over the ambient noise and were representative of
 noise emanating from the venue.

 Using these reference point locations, noise impacts were calculated to
 the nearest point of the affected premises based on propagation losses,
 building and topographic shielding and other acoustic theory. Identified
 reference point locations are discussed further below in the following
 sections.

 Clear signal to noise ratio was experienced inside the shopping centre
 complex and direct measurements were obtained at RAP.5, RAP.6 and
 RAP.7.

3.2 Reference points
 The RPLs are presented below in Figure 5.




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