A DECISION about the Movida noise wall has been deferred following a request from the Swan View Community Association, which has formed a noise wall action group subcommittee.

A letter from the Swan View Community Association secretary Bev Hanley presented at the City of Swan September 11 council meeting said noise wall action group was now working to engage with the wider community about the noise wall issue.

“Owing to the fact that community members are unable to devote themselves full time to this endeavour it will not be possible for them to provide a response in time for the city’s September meeting,’’ the letter said.

“We therefore request that the City continues to support their efforts by deferring item 14.2.1 Movida estate acoustic wall to the October meeting.’’

Deputy mayor and Midland Guildford ward councillor Ian Johnson moved a motion that the council resolve to defer a decision until it received a submission from the noise wall action group.

Cr Johnson said the reason for the motion was to give the newly-formed action group time to make an informed submission.

Freight train noise wall failure (Echo News, February 17, 2023) reported Swan View and Stratton residents saying the noise from freight trains, which never used to bother them, had become unbearable since the construction of the noise wall.

Previously the City of Swan has said the noise wall met the requirements placed on the developer by the Western Australian Planning Commission.

Following the February 8, 2023 council meeting an acoustic consultant was engaged to investigate noise reflections off the eastern side of the noise wall with two reports produced – one was based on desktop noise modelling and the second incorporated updated modelling and onsite noise measurements at five locations.

Visit the Noise Wall Action Group Facebook page for more information about the location of their new petitions – one petition is for City of Swan residents the other for Shire of Mundaring residents.