RFI - Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan

                                                        Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan



(Lantana camara).

The site has a significant amount of small to large woody debris. The site slope is roughly 23 degrees,
sloping downwards to the south-west. Most canopy trees are between 300-600mm DBH, though with
large remnant trees between greater than 600mm DBH scattered throughout. Arboreal hollows are
sparse, with few individual small hollows (<10cm) present in select mature trees. The canopy height is
up to 30m with an estimated canopy cover of 70-80%. This community is mapped as Category B
(Remnant) Least Concern regional ecosystem, under the DoR mapping. The Vegetation resembles and
combination of two remnant regional ecosystems, being regional ecosystem 12.11.3: Eucalyptus
siderophloia, E. propinqua +/- E. microcorys, Lophostemon confertus, Corymbia intermedia, E.
acmenoides open forest on metamorphics +/- interbedded volcanics; and regional ecosystem 12.11.16:
Eucalyptus cloeziana +/- E. propinqua, E. acmenoides, E. microcorys and E. grandis open forest.
Understory is generally shrubby +/- vine forest species. Occurs on Palaeozoic and older moderately to
strongly deformed and metamorphosed sediments and interbedded volcanics, especially phyllite of the
Kin Kin Beds. The site inspection confirms the accuracy of the DoR mapping. Similar areas of eucalypt
forest vegetation are associated with residential premises on adjoining properties.

Eucalypt forest vegetation within the 150 m assessment area has been classified as VHC 9.1 - Moist to
dry eucalypt forest on coastal lowlands and range.




          Plate 1: vegetation community 1                     Plate 2: vegetation community 1


    •   Vegetation community 2 – Eucalypt forest east of house site

Vegetation located to the east of the house site consists of a remnant eucalypt forest (plates 3 and 4).
Species present include grey ironbark (Eucalyptus siderophloia), pink bloodwood (Corymbia
intermedia), Gympie messmate (Eucalyptus cloeziana), Qld grey gum (Eucalyptus major), and Crow’s
ash (Flindersia australis). The midstory consists of Acacia sp., celerywood (Polyscias elegans), purple
pea bush (Hovea acutifolia), lolly bush (Clerodendrum floribundum) and juvenile canopy species. This
community has only small amounts of weed incursion, mainly in the form of exotic grasses and lantana
(Lantana camara).

The site has a small amount of small to large woody debris. The site slope is roughly 22 degrees, sloping




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