Articles of Interest

Noxious Barking: Insanity Exposed - Tasmanian Peter S. Bright's essay on Noxious Barking: Lifting the lid on owners, councils, legislation.

Strata Life - At last, someone is listening (Sydney) - a resource for apartment residents who aren't getting a fair deal ... The instant sanctions would be limited to a small number of strata breaches - noise ... New laws on noise insulation in regard to flooring ... Establish understandable acoustic standards ...

We propose that developers should declare how noisy or otherwise their buildings are - based on the AAA five-star system - so that apartment purchasers know exactly what they are buying into. This would ensure that the drive for affordable housing didn't compromise the liveability of more expensive apartment blocks.

The Doof-Doof Music - B.J. Coman, Quadrant Magazine
And so, it is true to say that the doof-doof music is but a tiny part of a much larger problem. Nonetheless, I believe it to be far more irritating than most other noises because it is a deliberate assault on silence and upon other people’s privacy. Jet engines are louder. So are some large trucks, jackhammers, ambulance sirens, and so on. But we are prepared to tolerate these noises as being a necessary evil.

Quiet please! Fighting noise pollution - Australian academy of science (also see links on right of page).

Australia's traffic too noisy - Australia's vehicle noise limits are double the level of international standards and need to be upgraded ..

Dr. Karl - Thanks to a mate's tape recording that he made in the Simpson Desert, and a cute set of anti-noise headphones that I tested in a Dick Smith shop, I suddenly realised just how noisy our cities really are.