Appendix F - Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Managment Report

Bushfire Report



2.       Assessment Methodology
2.1      Desktop Assessment and Legislative
A desktop assessment and legislative review was conducted to identify overlay
mapping and requirements under the SPP 2017 and Noosa Shire Council planning
scheme. The review included:

     ▪   Planning Act 2016 (Planning Act)
            o Planning Regulation 2017 (Planning Regulation)
            o State Planning Policy (SPP 2017) mapping
            o State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) mapping (Department
                of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning)
     ▪   Noosa Shire Council Planning Scheme
            o Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code
            o Planning Scheme interactive mapping
     ▪   Queensland FIRE and Emergency Services
            o Catalyst interactive mapping
     ▪   Building Act 1975 (Building Act)
     ▪   National Construction Code 2022: Building Code of Australia (NCC 2022)
     ▪   AS 3959:2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire-Prone Areas


2.2      Bushfire Hazard Assessment
A site-specific bushfire hazard assessment aims to identify and understand the
bushfire hazards on the site. The site's vegetation and terrain characteristics were
surveyed using a complete site examination, aerial photography, accessible
databases, and relevant mapping. The site-specific assessment included:

     •   Recording the structure, composition, and condition of vegetation
         communities located in the development footprint and all land within 100m of
         the development footprint, extending to 150m-300m where necessary.
     •   Assessing site slope and effective slope.
     •   Determining the aspect of the site.
     •   Identifying waterway and wetland features within the assessment area.
     •   Calculating potential fire line intensity and Radiant Heat Flux.

Utilizing the recorded outcomes of the field survey, a Bushfire Hazard Assessment
and subsequent BAL review were conducted in accordance with the Bushfire
Resilient Communities Technical Reference Guide for the State Planning Policy
State Interest ‘Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience – Bushfire’ (QFES 2019), which
was prepared by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services to provide technical
guidance for the SPP 2017 guidance material. The method involves a quantitative
assessment of the vegetation communities, fuel loads, slope, and other relevant
factors.

Max Bushfire Protection Consulting                                                     11