Attachment 5 - Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan

Bushfire Evacuation Plan v1                                                             NCES REF: J000542
Lot 9 on RP225312 – 100 Cooyar Street, Noosa Heads




                   o   East along Sunshine Beach Road, then southeast along Pacific Avenue
                       towards the Sunshine Beach Township; or
                   o   Northwest along Sunshine Beach Road, then north along Noosa Drive
                       towards the Noosa Heads township.
            Or;
                   o   Head southwest along Cooyar Road then Northwest along Leslie Drive,
                       then west along Weyba Road, then west along Mary Street towards the
                       Noosaville township.




                                                         The Site


                 Plate 2 – External available evacuation routes (Source: Queensland Globe)

The evacuation route chosen will be dependent on the location of the fire front. In most
instances it is anticipated that the safest evacuation route will be North along Cooyar Street
then northwest along Sunshine Beach Road into the Noosa Junction precinct. The Noosa J
complex was used as an emergency evacuation centre in the recent 2019/2020 fires. A transit
time of approximately 5 minutes should be allowed to reach the Noosa J.

Determination of the most suitable evacuation route for a specific fire event should be made
with consideration to the relevant advice issued by QFES. Given the extent of hazardous
vegetation in the vicinity of the site and the low mobility of the site occupants, the decision to
evacuate the site must be made very early to ensure enough time is available to functionally
evacuate the sites.

8. EVACUATION TRIGGERS
The preparedness or ‘triggers’ for the event of an evacuation should be devised with
consideration given to numerous factors including, the proximity of the bushfire to the site,




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