According to an acoustic consultant’s report, the sound would affect about 20 nearby homes and comply with both Canterbury-Bankstown Council requirements and the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s noise guidelines.
The report found the highest predicted noise level would be 53 decibels – roughly equivalent to the sound of a household refrigerator.
Absolutely taking the piss and who did this noise report? Who installs a bunch of speakers for it to output no louder than a refrigerator? for some reason guardian and ABC not talking about this
A more effective broadcast would be one that is sent over phones or televisions or radio. People could tune into it if they choose. They could make it as loud as they want as long as they aren’t disturbing neighbours, because this is after all a society that respects each other.
And they could even have a live Muezzin , it’s pretty sad that so many callers have been replaced with recordings.