Reference Document - Bushfire Management Plan - 132005.638.04

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                      INTERVAL: Heath 8-12 years, Sedge 12-20              frequently due to the additional moisture
                      years, Mixed grass/shrub 6-20 years.                 present in melaleuca communities.
                      INTERVAL_MIN: 6. INTERVAL_MAX: 20.
                                                                          12.3.13 -Closed or wet heathland.
                      STRATEGY: Aim for a 25-70% burn
                                                                           Characteristic species include Melaleuca
                      mosaic (in association with surrounding
                                                                           thymifolia, Banksia robur, Xanthorrhoea
                      ecosystems, as melaleuca ecosystems
                                                                           fulva, Hakea actites, Leptospermum spp.
                      often just occur in patches or along
                                                                           and Baeckea frutescens. Occurs on
                      natural drainage lines). Fires may,
                                                                           seasonally waterlogged Quaternary
                      depending on the conditions and type of
                                                                           alluvial plains along coastal lowlands.
                      vegetation, burn areas larger than just
                                                                           Palustrine. (BVG1M: 29a).
                      the melaleuca ecosystem. Ensure secure
                      boundaries from non fire-regime adapted          Fire management guidelines –
                      ecosystems. Consider the needs of
                                                                       SEASON: Late summer to winter.
                      melaleuca ecosystems based on
                      understorey (i.e., heath dominated, sedge        INTENSITY: Moderate (to high; due to the
                      dominated or mixed grass/shrub) when             inherent characteristics of highly flammable
                      planning burns. High soil moisture (or           vegetation).
                      presence of water on the ground) is              INTERVAL: 8-20 years. INTERVAL_MIN: 8.
                      required, as avoidance of peat-type fires        INTERVAL_MAX: 20.
                      must be maintained.
                                                                       STRATEGY: Aim for a burn mosaic of 40-
                      ISSUES: Fire regimes for melaleuca               80%. Ensure planned burn conditions are
                      ecosystems require further fire research.        conducive to maintaining integrity of the
                      Melaleuca forests are fire-adapted, but          landscape (i.e., use good soil moisture,
                      too high an intensity or frequent fire will      recent rainfall and standing water on the
                      slow or prevent regeneration and lead to         ground).
                      lower species richness (since these
                      communities contain numerous obligate            ISSUES: Intervals at the upper end (12-20
                      seed regenerating species that require           years) of the recommended regime may be
                      sufficient fire intervals to produce seed).      desirable to counteract detrimental impacts
                      High intensity fires may kill trees and          of a high intensity fire over 100% of
                      lead to whipstick regeneration. Too              landscape. This vegetation often contains
                      frequent fire may result in a net loss of        obligate seed regenerating species and as
                      nutrients over time from an already              such, the application of frequent fire may
                      nutrient poor system. Fire associations          reduce species richness if the intervals
                      are significantly influenced by                  between fire are not sufficient for plants to
                      understorey composition. Melaleuca               produce seed.
                      communities with a heath understorey
                      should burn in a similar way to coastal             12.5.3 – Eucalyptus racemosa subsp.
                      heath (8-12 years). Sedge understorey                racemosa woodland with Corymbia
                      communities will burn in association with            intermedia, E. siderophloia +/- E.
                      the surrounding ecosystems (so will                  tindaliae, E. resinifera, E. pilularis, E.
                      often burn with them but sometimes not,              microcorys, Angophora leiocarpa.
                      such that these communities have a                   Melaleuca quinquenervia is often a
                      slightly less fire frequency). Mixed                 prominent feature of lower slopes. Minor
                      understorey communities burn in a                    patches (<1ha) dominated by Corymbia
                      similar way to dry sclerophyll, in                   citriodora subsp. variegata sometimes
                      association with the surrounding dry                 occur. Occurs on complex of remnant
                      sclerophyll, though somewhat less                    Tertiary surfaces +/- Cainozoic and

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

                 Rob Friend & Associates Pty Ltd                                                     10th of October 2024

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Version: 1, Version Date: 05/03/2025