Reference Document - RAL23/0013.02 - Part 1 (As Published)

Bushfire Hazard Assessment v3                                                          NCES REF: J001178
Lot 4 on RP809059 – 33 Pavilion St, Pomona QLD 4568


grandis tall open forest on alluvial plains”. The revegetation areas will reflect characteristics of VHC
8.1 Wet eucalypt tall open forest (mature fuel loads assumed).
Potential combined surface fuel load = 31 t/ha
Total fuel load = 35t/ha
Prone Type Class = 1 (QFES BRC 2019)

3.2.3    Vegetation Hazard Class 9.1 – Moist to dry eucalypt open forests on coastal lowlands
         and ranges
Location = Southwest of the assessment area
Average canopy height = 26-28m
Projective Foliage Canopy Cover (PFCC) = 30-40%.
Canopy Species = Eucalyptus microcorys (tallowwood), E. robusta (swamp mahogany), Melaleuca
quinquenervia (broad-leaved paperbark), and Lophostemon suaveolens (swamp box).
Mid-storey species = Juvenile canopy species, Cinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel), and
Parsonsia straminea (monkey rope).
Understorey = Dominated by Sphagneticola trilobata (Singapore daisy) with Lomandra spp also
present.
Potential combined surface fuel load = 21 t/ha
Total fuel load = 24.2 t/ha
Prone Type Class = 1 (QFES BRC 2019)
Plate 6 depicts typical conditions within VHC 9.1.




                                  Plate 6 – Characteristic vegetation within VHC 9.1

3.2.4    Vegetation Hazard Class 38.4 – Continuous dryland cropping and horticulture.
Location = Single unit in the northeast of the assessment area
Average canopy height = 6m
Projective Foliage Canopy Cover (PFCC) = 0-50%.
Dominant Canopy Species = Orchard species
Dominant mid-storey species = Absent
Understorey = Managed
Potential combined surface fuel load = 3.8 t/ha;
Total fuel load = 3.8 t/ha
Prone Type Class = 2 (QFES BRC 2019)
Plate 7 depicts typical conditions within VHC 38.4.




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