Bushfire Addendum - Change Reps

                                                                                 NCES Ref: J001061
                                                                      48 Kabi Road, Cootharaba, QLD



c. Revised plans that demonstrate a minimum 10,000 litres of dedicated static water supply
for firefighting purposes is available at the shelter in place location.
d. Revised plans that incorporate the recommended fire access trail within Lot 394 M371117
(see Plate 23 of the Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan) and extending along
the southern boundary until it meets the eastern boundary of the subject site, before gaining
access to Road 176.
e. Detail that the fire access trail along the southern boundary is to be gated and used for
emergency access only.
The report must be resubmitted and approved by Council incorporating the above
amendments prior to the issue of any Development Permit for Operational Works.*
NCES Comment. The contents of Condition 87 are considered reasonable and the BHAMP
can be readily updated to satisfy this condition upon request.
Condition 88. The development must be carried out in accordance with Bushfire Evacuation
Plan v4 prepared by North Coast Environmental Services and dated 06/09/2024, which must
be amended as follows
a. Revised plans that that incorporate the latest architectural plans that shows the internal
evacuation route that connects directly between the shelter in place building and the clamping
infrastructure.
b. Section 8 Evacuation Triggers, to be updated to include:
i. Daily review of FDR forecasts for the Southeast Coast which are available from the Bureau
of Meteorology
ii. Evacuation of all guests and non-essential staff prior to the commencement of any day with
a forecast FDR rating of Extreme or Catastrophic.
c. Section 7 Evacuation Routes, to incorporate detailed plans of the secondary emergency
access and associated maintenance requirements.
The report must be resubmitted to Council incorporating the above amendments prior to the
issue of any Development Permit for Operational Works.*
NCES Comment
The contents of Condition 88a, b(i) and c are considered reasonable and the BHAMP can be
readily updated to satisfy these conditions upon request.
Condition 88b(ii) seeks to add an FDR ‘Extreme’ trigger for site evacuation along with the
recommended ‘Catastrophic’ trigger. FDR ‘Extreme’ occurs when the FDI is between FDI 50-
100 whilst FDR Catastrophic occurs when the FDI gets to 100+. The Australian Fire Danger
rating System website; https://afdrs.com.au/, advocates the following management protocols
for each FDR.




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