Proposed Noise Monitoring Program
A ‘Gold Coast Airport Noise Monitoring Program’ was proposed to the Gold Coast Airport Community Aviation Consultation Group (CACG) as an ongoing community-driven program that provides better outcomes through improved data capture.
Temporary Noise Monitoring Programs provide a range of benefits that cannot be achieved with permanent noise monitors:
- ability to test/re-test a variety of locations (wider data capture)
- ability to test locations at different periods in time (to capture seasonal change)
- completion reports with detailed results
- greater evidence base to improve noise modelling for future airspace and flight path changes.
It is proposed that the noise monitoring locations will be chosen by the CACG and added to a list for Airservices to work through. The standard deployment period will be 3 months (this can be varied by the CACG). Airservices (via contractor) will place a temporary noise monitor as close as possible to the CACG-chosen location (the final location is dependent site availability and approval from landowners).
This survey will remain open for a 3 week public comment period between 9th – 30th May 2024.