PROPOSED SPECIFIED WORKS – Street Sweeping, Drain Cleaning, Waste Collection 2025

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NOISE) REGULATIONS 1997
PROPOSED SPECIFIED WORKS – WASTE COLLECTION / STREET SWEEPING / DRAIN CLEANING


The City of Busselton has received an application in accordance with the Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997 (the regulations), for the purpose to undertake specified works class 2 (waste collection, the sweeping, cleaning of roads, paths and drain cleaning) between the hours of 4:30am and 7:00am Monday to Saturday.

The purpose of the application is to gain approval to exceed the assigned sound levels under the regulations. Under the regulations, provisions for specified works and the associated effective management of noise, is in recognition that the proposed works are essential and the resultant noise has the potential to impact the community.

Justification for approval may be for a variety of reasons, essentially, the undertaking of specified works early in the morning to ensure unhindered access to areas that would otherwise be blocked by parked vehicles or traffic and to avoid interference with traffic flow.

The applicants submitted noise management plan is to include:

  1. Details of vehicle or equipment evaluation and purchase policies adopted to select, on a reasonable and practicable basis, the quietest vehicle or equipment available; and
  2. Measure to be adopted to minimise noise emissions resulting from the carrying out of works; and
  3. Justification for carrying out the works during the times of day to which the class relates; and
  4. A description of the specified works to be carried out during the times of day to which the class relates; and
  5. Operator training programs; and
  6. Community information on the manner in which the specified works will be carried out; and
  7. A complaints response procedure.

Public comments are invited of the proposal.

Please make a submission below regarding this proposal. Submissions closed Friday 14 February 2025.

This proposal is also available for viewing at the City of Busselton Civic Administration Centre, 2 Southern Drive, Busselton; or alternatively at the Busselton or Dunsborough Libraries.

Please be aware that the content of your submission (without revealing your personal details) may be made available to the applicant for the opportunity to respond. In certain instances your submission may also be used to form part of a Council report making it a public document.


To find out more, click here: yoursay.busselton.wa.gov.au/proposed-specified-works-street-sweeping-drain-cleaning-waste-collection

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