Review of Essential Urgent Bushfire Management at Noosa Civic - September 2019

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                                                                             Office of the
                                                                             Commissioner

22nd July 2019                                                               Queensland Fire and
                                                                             Emergency Services


Dear Landholder,


In this past year we’ve learned Queensland is no longer immune to the most devastating
bushfires.

We can’t know exactly where and when bushfires will strike, but we do know the next
bushfire season is just around the corner.

We also know how important it is that we work together to prepare.

Hazard reduction burns

Hazard reduction burns can be an effective way to prepare properties for bushfires.

Local fire wardens are there to help. If you’re planning to light a fire for hazard reduction, it’s
important you talk to your local warden to get a permit that coordinates timing and risk.

Permits are free. You’ll find contact details for your local warden at
www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Pages/fw_finder.aspx

Fire breaks

I want to be very clear that, under state legislation, as a landholder you can construct fire
breaks on your property to prepare for bushfires.

State Vegetation Management laws, under broad 'exempt clearing work' provisions set out
that for the purposes of bushfire mitigation landholders may clear to establish or maintain:

   •   a fire break to protect infrastructure (other than a fence, road or vehicular track) up to
       1.5 times the height of the tallest adjacent vegetation or 20m (whichever is wider)
   •   a fire management line of 10m width, and
   •   clearing to establish or maintain a fence up to 10m wide – providing a fire
       management line on the boundary of all properties.

However, it is recommended that before any clearing, land holders should check with their
local government for any planning approval requirements. Other local, state and federal
government laws may apply despite existing state exemptions.

For further information go to www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/management/vegetation, or
call 135VEG (13 58 34) to speak with a vegetation management officer.
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