When Mick Glaseen recently moved into a street off Whiteman Ave he knew that Causmag was close by and expected some noise throughout the day, but he never expected the amount of sound that the business is emitting at night.

“He’s not done his due diligence before moving in,” Managing Director for Causmag Aditya Jhunjhunwala said.

“We are fully approved by Council and the EPA. We are not conducting any new or additional activity than previous years. We don’t operate the loud machinery after 10 pm out of respect for the community,” Mr Jhunjhunwala said.

“It’s not making any more noise than it has for the past 60 years.”

Frustrated at a lack of response from the business Mr Glaseen contacted council in regards to the sound and was referred to the Environmental Protection Agency.

“The first couple of nights it sounded like a freight train going through all night.” Mr Glaseen said.

Contacting the EPA number he was put through to an EPA representative in Queanbeyan.

“He [EPA representative] spoke to them [Causmag] around the Cherry Festival, but then he went on holidays,”

Mr Glaseen recorded the sounds heard from his residence during the night and says that even Christmas night and New Years eve the machinery was going all night.

“It’s just there all the time,” Mr Glaseen said.

“It’s really inconsiderate.”

Mr Glaseen has spoken to his new neighbours and was concerned and surprised by their response when they all claimed that it’s just the way it is.

Mr Jhunjhunwala feels that the allegations are unfair and believes that Mr Glaseen should have researched the area before moving there.

“We feel in the public interest that this resident should move to an area where there is no approved industry,” Mr Jhunjhunwala said.