Bushfire Hazard Statement

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               o    Table 1 below provides the derived Potential bushfire intensity level using the methodology
                    after Leonard et al (2014)2 and as contained in the State Planning Policy – Natural Hazards,
                    Risks and Resilience – Technical Manual – A fit for Purpose approach in undertaking natural
                    hazard studies and risk assessment (April 2016)

Table 1 – Fireline Intensity Model data for adjacent area of the Tewantin National Park

Characteristic                                                      Input/output value
Vegetation hazard class                                             9.1 Moist to dry eucalypt open forests on coastal
                                                                    lowlands and ranges1
Potential fuel load (t/ha)                                          24.12
FFDI                                                                473
Slope (degrees)                                                     2
Potential fireline intensity (kW/m)                                 19,429
Potential Bushfire Hazard Class                                     Medium
         1 – the VHC 9.1-Moist to dry eucalypt open forests on coastal lowlands and ranges was used as it is
          representative of RE 12.5.6c and what we observed.
         2 – the Potential fuel load is attributed with a potential fuel load by the State Government as part of the Leonard et.
          al. (2014) methodology.
         3 – the FFDI for the area is determined by the State Government as part of the Leonard et. al. (2014)
          methodology.

         With respect to the vegetation of the subject site and waterway corridor to the east of the site, it is
          evident that it presents as a Low Bushfire Prone Area largely because of its width:
              o The site inspection revealed there was an extensive invasion Sphagneticola trilobata in the
                   north eastern portion and a dam in the centre of the waterway corridor
              o We note that a large amount of vegetation within the subject site will be cleared as a natural
                   consequence of the development, however an area in the south-eastern corner of the property
                   and contagious with the vegetation within Lomandra Park will be retained.
              o Table 2 below provides an assessment of the status of the bushfire hazard without any
                   management input and as if the area was a Melaleuca open forest/woodland with all the
                   structural elements and characteristics of that forest. However, in accordance with Leonard et
                   al (2014) section 2.2.1 – Patch and Corridors,3 the waterway corridor and retained portion of
                   vegetation in the south of the subject site will be less than 100 metres in width and as such
                   using the State Planning Policy methodology this can be effectively described as low bushfire
                   hazard like the surrounding properties.




2 Ibid.
3 Ibid.