MCU12/0184 & ERA12/0087 Objection R Ritchie

d) The report does not consider the usual volume reductions during public and school
holidays.

e) The report omits vehicle numbers for:
• the poultry operation's permanent and casual staff.
• Week 5 loss collection.
• Water deliveries - the operation's water needs wiII exceed stored supply during
extended dry periods.

f) Contradictory totals are given for vehicle volumes. For example:
Balch cycle lolal vehicles          App C                 Fig. 4.2
                                    244                   254

Balch cycle lolal heavy vehicles    App C lolals          MVC + AV + Rigid lruck lolals
                                    226                   210

Bird pick-up lolal heavy vehicles   App C lolals column   App C AV column
                                    108 trips/54lrucks    94 Irips/47 lrucks

g) Loading duration for a bird pick-up truck is given as 60 minutes (p 12) and 40 minutes
(App C).


3.0 Road condition and function
3.1 Top Forestry Rd
Top Forestry Rd is an 80kph, narrow unsealed road with unformed shoulders and poor
sightlines. It normally is graded once a year, and deteriorates quickly after heavy rain. The
only regular heavy vehicles are the Council rubbish trucks.

Its primary function is residential property access. Of the 31 properties accessed via Top
Forestry Rd, 27 are residential and have no alternative access. The only commercially
productive agricultural property is the applicant's avocado farm.

The road provides access to West Cooroy State Forest which has not been logged in more
tI1an 5 years and is now managed by Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service. Council
promotes the area as a bird-watching location (No 9 on Noosa Bird Trail Map) and a
mountain biking destination. Other recreational users include hikers and horse riders.

The report considers the road surface to be of a high standard with no potholing or
rutting. Before the April inspection, the road was graded twice in 2013 followed by a brief
wet season with local rainfall for Jan through Mar being 60% less than 2012. The road was
graded in July 2014 with no significant rainfall behveen the first and second inspections.
The report does not consider the degradation effects of heavy vehicle volumes, speed,
weight and articulation on the road surface compared to its current light vehicle usage.

The report claims intermittent road widening occurred during the July grading. While
roadside grass was scraped from the edges, there was no structural widening.


3.2 Haul Route Roads
Structural aspects of the haul route roads limit their suitability for the operation's heavy
vehicle traffic.

3.2.1 The Crystal St/Maple St roundabout and adjacent centre islands are not designed
for heavy vehicle encroachment; neither is the centre island outside the Noosa Christian

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