Eurobodalla
Indicator: Noise
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Please note: Text or data highlighted in this colour represent an update to this indicator for the period 2008/09.
What the results tell us for Eurobodalla
Barking dogs appeared to be the major source of noise in the Eurobodalla Shire with just under one thousand four hundred complaints over the five year reporting period. The other key noise issues for Shire Council over the reporting period were general non specified noise complaints including amplified music, pool pumps, rave parties, noises from supermarket loading docks and plant rooms. During 2007-08 noise from a local asphalt plant that operated outside its licence hours was also reported to Council. Council health surveyors investigated all formal complaints but statistics have not been kept on the mechanisms for resolution or time spent on noise issues.
Council undertook noise monitoring at a rave party and at various residences in relation to complaints over air conditioning units and pool pumps.
Council action
Council uses a multi-pronged approach to noise mitigation that is consistent with New South Wales (NSW) Government’s noise guidelines (Department of Environment and Conservation 2004). This approach includes addressing noise issues at their source, along transmission paths and at receiving ends.
| Type of complaint | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking dogs | 329 | 315 | 168 | 157 | 240 |
| Other | 46 | 41 | 31 | 52 | 30 |
| Total | 375 | 356 | 199 | 209 | 270 |
Source: Eurobodalla Shire Council
About the data
Data was supplied by Eurobodalla Shire Council.
References
Department of Environment and Conservation (2004) Noise Guide for Local Government, NSW Department of Environment and Conservation 2004/59, June 2004. web version revised 2007
Department of Environment and Conservation (2000) NSW Industrial Noise Policy, NSW EPA 00/1.
