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MAX WATTERSON+ASSOCIATES

CONSULTING SURVEYORS & PLANNERS

 

12" September, 2013
Ref: 06-2184
Your Ref: JLO13:JL:MCU12/0184
The Chief Executive Officer
Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Locked Bag 72
SUNSHINE COAST MAIL CENTRE Q 4560

Attention: Jack Lewis
Dear Sir,

Re: Development Application for Material Change of Use (MCU12/0184)
(Animal Husbandry Type 2) — Poultry Farm
Environmentally Relevant Activity (ERA12/0087)
Lot 21 on SP226606 — 136 Top Forestry Road, Ridgewood
Applicant: W Donald Milligan Pty Ltd.

| refer to the above-mentioned matter and your email containing an Outstanding Issues
Request dated 28" June, 2013; and | respectfully supply the following documents:

1) A Preliminary Operational Management Plan has been prepared by MWA
Environmental, (Job No. 12-002 dated 11" September, 2013). The Plan
addresses the integration of the poultry farm operation with the avocado orchard
operation. The Plan also includes correspondence prepared by Alwyn Peffer &
Company Pty Ltd regarding an audit of the tree count and nutrient calculations
prepared by Myriad International Pty Ltd which concludes that the composted
material produced will not meet the demands of the orchard.

2) An additional response prepared Hayes Traffic Engineering (dated 5 August,
2013) and an updated Traffic Engineering Report (Project 11347 — Version DA
RFIO2 dated August 2013) incorporating the additional response required by
Council.

3) An additional response prepared by MWA Environmental regarding Odour Issues
(dated 11" September, 2013) addressing the issue of odour generated by the
composting operation.

4) An amended Stormwater Treatment and Water Quality Management Plan
prepared by Callaghan & Toth - Civil, Hydraulic & Environmental Engineers (Ref:
No. 1209 SWQMP Report_Version_2 2013 dated August 2013). The amended
Management Plan includes additional bunded areas set aside for the compost
operation.

| also refer to additional issues raised by late submission lodged at Council; in particular
the multiple submissions by Mr Rod Ritchie and the submission by Cr Tony Wellington
(“More Chooky Business” dated 16" July, 2013).

Fruit Tree Audit

As stated above an audit of the tree count is included in the Preliminary Operational
Management Plan with a tree count of 6,651 avocado trees in the orchard engaged in
the current production of fruit.

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