Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The field trip took place in the Toowoomba Region and the Sunshine Coast to compare Rural vs
Urban management strategies.
Poultry Farm
Issue
Environmental nuisance (noise, odour, planning issues)
Learning Outcome
Planning of industrial/primary industry facilities are often in conflict with residential. A good planning
scheme is necessary to reduce the effect caused by environmental nuisance to neighbouring
properties to an acceptable minimum. But here economical interests collide with residential needs.
And it was clear to hear that it is not always a straight forward approach and financial interests
interfere with good planning.
Issue
Environmental Nuisance
Learning outcome
Conflict between residential and industrial development. Planning was poorly done because
residential area is to close to the Asphalt factory.
Also tour of the plant and description how they manage storm water run offs and environmental
nuisance. Storm water is collected on the premises and most noise operations are taking place
during the day, if it is possible. Air pollution gets reduced through covering loose material and wind
breaks around and on the premises.
Occupational safety plays an important role and personal safety equipment has to worn all the time
on the premises.
Story Farms primary food producer (grows & packs) & HACCP
Issue
Contamination of ready to eat salad
Learning Outcome
How to apply HACPP in an agricultural establishment. Managing everything from the choice of the
location for the plants, storm water runoff and soil erosion, ground water treatment and
manufacturing the product. Every step consists of a certain hazard and actions are in place to
manage and reduce the hazard in each step. Ones that is done, a Critical Control Point is defined,
here the chlorine bath of the cut salad, to ensure the safety of the product.
Ethanol Plant
Issue
Environmental nuisance (especially odour)
Learning Outcome
Complicated process to produce biofuel. Quality control of surgeon before it enters the plant and
undergoes many steps with fermentation to gain ethanol. Odour control achieved with "Sniffers",
people with sensitive noses.
Only use of non GMO crops, because surgeon cake at the end of the process is sold to the primary
industry.