Reference Document - Bushfire Management Plan - 132005.638.04

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                          Pezoporus wallicus wallicus (Ground         Maryborough and Nambour in the period of
                           parrot)                                     1950 to 20182;
                          Pteropus poliocephalus (Grey-headed
                           flying-fox)                                    The accumulated (Forest Fire Danger
                          Phascolarctos cinereus (Koala)                  Index (FFDI) has increased by 51%.
                                                                          Time series of annual FFDI ≥ 25 days
                 In addition to the above the States Essential             across the South East Coast subregion
                 Habitat mapping which is based on known                   (1950-2018). The average annual
                 records of the species and regional                       occurrence of FFDI ≥ 25 days has
                 ecosystems, has also mapped the Essential                 increased by 254%.
                 habitats over the site for the following flora           The average annual occurrence of FFDI ≥
                 and fauna species.                                        50 days has increased by 368%. The
                                                                           percentage change should be treated
                          Acacia attenuata                                with considerable caution, as the
                          Litoria freycineti (Wallum rocketfrog)          underlying numbers remain small.
                          Pezoporus wallicus wallicus (Ground            The first-quarter-point FFDI >25 day is
                           parrot)                                         now arriving around 18 days earlier. In
                          Crinia tinnula (Wallum froglet)                 the 2010/2011 fire weather season, there
                          Phascolarctos cinereus (Koala).                 was only one occurrence (in July 2010) of
                                                                           the FFDI exceeding the 25-point
                 Of all the species listed above only Alyxia               threshold, although there several
                 magnifolia is not a species that is fire                  additional near misses.
                 dependant. All other flora and fauna species             Time series of the index of the third-
                 occur within vegetation communities within                quarter-point FFDI > 25 day for the South
                 which fire is a natural part of the ecological            East Coast subregion (June-to-May years
                 processes.                                                1950/1951- 2017/2018). The third-quarter-
                                                                           point FFDI >25 day is now arriving
                 However, the application of fire over this                around 16 days later.
                 area is important to ensure the habitat
                 provided for the above species is retained in         While the above data has been drawn from
                 good conditions to permit those species to            various locations where weather data has
                 continue to utilise and thrive within the             been collected for a number of years within
                 vegetated areas within the land upon which            South East Queensland, it is an indication of
                 the Doonan Waste Management Centre is                 fire weather changes and while this projected
                 located.                                              increases may not be the case for a particular
                                                                       location within the South East Queensland
                 Bushfire Hazard Mapping                               sub-region, the data provides an indication of
                                                                       a possibly worsening of fire weather and the
                                                                       early arrival of potential increased fire
                 All the vegetation communities within the
                                                                       weather based on the increase of the daily
                 Doonan Waste Management Facility is
                                                                       FFDI values.
                 considered to be a bushfire hazard under
                 suitable conditions.
                                                                       The State Planning Policy, Natural Hazards,
                                                                       Risk and Resilience maps areas throughout
                 The outlook for bushfire intensity in the
                 future has been modelled and based on that
                 modelling in the South East Coast which
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                 include data from Amberley, Brisbane,                  BOM. (2019) Changes to Fire Weather in
                 Caloundra, Coolangatta, Gatton, Gympie,               Queensland. QFES

                           RFA24-059 – Noosa Land Fill and Waste Management Facility – Bushfire Management Plan

                 Rob Friend & Associates Pty Ltd                                                   10th of October 2024

Document Set ID: 23617065
Version: 1, Version Date: 05/03/2025