Bushfire Addendum - Change Reps

                                                                                 NCES Ref: J001061
                                                                      48 Kabi Road, Cootharaba, QLD



14th February 2025

Christian Youth Council
C/O Jack Lewis
Pivotal Perspective
Via email: [email protected]

Dear Jack,
RE: Request for Letter addressing the bushfire conditions 66, 87-94 of approved Other
Change Application - 131998.981211.5 - Group Farm Stay Accommodation and
Associated Supporting Infrastructure, located at 48 Kabi Road, Cootharaba, QLD
As requested, please find below my comments concerning Conditions 66 and 87-94 of the
approval.
Condition 66. Buses capable of evacuating all patrons during an emergency event are to
remain on site whilst the Group Farm Stay Accommodation is in operation.
NCES Comment.
It is understood that the applicant has reservations about the practicality and cost burden of
this condition.
The BHAMP and Bushfire Evacuation Plan identify the majority of the site, including the Group
Farm Stay Accommodation buildings and the emergency shelter in place golf club house, to
be not located within a confirmed Bushfire Prone Area or Potential Impact Buffer. Both building
areas are separated from the southerly adjacent hazardous bushland by in excess of 100m
of very low threat conditions (i.e. manicured golf course, orchards and short cropped
grassland) which means the effects of radiant heat flux emanating from the forest edge, should
it alight, do not cause pain to human skin.
It is noted it is only a short 420m walk across relatively level ground from the most eastern
short term accommodation building to the club house. Site occupants therefore have access
to at least two shelter in place options/assembly areas situated within a confirmed low bushfire
prone area whilst waiting for buses to access the site should an evacuation be triggered.
Equally, should the buses not be able to access the site in an emergency the shelter in place
options within the confirmed low bushfire prone area can be readily enacted.
Therefore, it could be argued that provision of on-site bus availability whilst the Group Farm
Stay Accommodation is in operation, represents an unreasonable condition for this site and
thus an unreasonable financial burden on the operation of the facility.
Condition 87. The development must be carried out in accordance with Bushfire Hazard
Assessment and Management Plan v4 prepared by North Coast Environmental Services
dated 06/09/2024, which must be amended to include:
a. Revised plans that incorporate the latest architectural plans that show the clamping
infrastructure wholly outside of the Noosa plan Bushfire hazard mapping potential impact
buffer.
b. Section 5.3 Water Supply is to be updated to include a minimum of 20,000 litres of dedicated
static water supply for firefighting purposes for each group of 7 cabins. The last paragraph of
this section needs to be updated as an error is present “shared between 2 cabins’ This should
read 7.



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