I noticed in The West Australian newspaper today that a survey of local councils shows that barking dogs, loud music and construction noise are overwhelmingly the biggest noise issues across the metropolitan area.
Residents have lodged thousands of complaints to councils about noisy nuisances which also include noisy air conditioners and even birds.
In the story Barking dogs top noise complaint list, The West says that the nature of noise complaints is different from area to area.
Ihave to admit that we have a ‘barker’ in our immediate neighbourhood. We could do without hearing him first thing in the morning when we’re trying to sleep. Loud music doesn’t seem to be so much of an issue for us, though my kids have asked me to turn my music down a few times.
What are the noise problems in your neighbourhood? Is there a local dog that’s a little too vocal? Do your neighbours crank up the stereo just a little bit too much?
The noise I’d like to complain about is the sound of my alarm clock when I’m enjoying some deep sleep but I’m not sure that the local council would be able to help me with that one.
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