A visit to the Central Interceptor May Road site
Shaun King recently visited the Central Interceptor May Road site, where he went down a 75m shaft and ventured a short distance into the 4.5m tunnel. The Central Interceptor is the largest wastewater project in New Zealand.
Upcoming Noise & Planning Seminars in Melbourne
Marshall Day Acoustics is pleased to offer some free noise and planning seminars in our Melbourne office. These seminars have been designed to assist with deciphering acoustic assessments and reports.
Sound Thinking with Liz Hui
Marshall Day Acoustics is offering donation-based noise guidance for developers and town planners at the early stages of the planning process. Acoustic guidance at the preliminary stage of the planning process can save time and money and lead to better design outcomes.
Critique of Draft NSW Energy Policy Framework
The NSW Government is proposing a new policy framework for the assessment of large-scale solar energy, wind energy, and transmission infrastructure developments in NSW.
RAAF Base Darwin 2043 ANEF
A new Australian Noise Exposure Forecast (ANEF) map is being prepared RAAF Base Darwin, Darwin International Airport and Robertson Barracks.
7 key takeaways from the new EPA guidance on environmental noise measurement
The NSW EPA (Environment Protection Authority) has published a new document named Approved methods for the measurement and analysis of environmental noise in NSW
Motorsport noise impacts: the Wakefield Park Judgment
The Land & Environment Court of NSW recently handed down a judgement related to the Wakefield Park Raceway near Goulburn, in a case centring around noise impacts.
Noise Sensitive Development Near Existing Industry - A Regulatory Void
A seemingly obscure and technical detail of the procedure for measuring compliance with the industry noise requirements of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021 (EP Regulations) has significant implications for new residential development in mixed use areas.
General Environmental Duty and Noise
Resuming our discussion on the new environment protection framework and the noise related repercussions, in this article, we tackle the cornerstone of the Environment Protection Act (EP Act 2017)
The New Environment Protection Framework for Environmental Noise
Victoria’s new environment protection framework under the Environment Protection Act 2017 came into effect on 1 July 2021.
New Reactive Ship Silencers at Port Otago
Specially designed reactive ship silencers have been installed on 6 Rio Class Maersk ships to reduce unwanted noise at Port Otago. The new devices have been attached to the auxiliary engines to reduce the low 'rumble' when in port and help to improve the quality of life in the local community.