UPDATED DA - Attachment 6 - Bushfire Management Plan

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       Pezoporus wallicus wallicus (Ground         Maryborough and Nambour in the period of
        parrot)                                     1950 to 20182;
       Pteropus poliocephalus (Grey-headed
        flying-fox)                                    The accumulated (Forest Fire Danger
       Phascolarctos cinereus (Koala)                  Index (FFDI) has increased by 51%.
                                                       Time series of annual FFDI ≥ 25 days
In addition to the above the States Essential           across the South East Coast subregion
Habitat mapping which is based on known                 (1950-2018). The average annual
records of the species and regional                     occurrence of FFDI ≥ 25 days has
ecosystems, has also mapped the Essential               increased by 254%.
habitats over the site for the following flora         The average annual occurrence of FFDI ≥
and fauna species.                                      50 days has increased by 368%. The
                                                        percentage change should be treated
       Acacia attenuata                                with considerable caution, as the
       Litoria freycineti (Wallum rocketfrog)          underlying numbers remain small.
       Pezoporus wallicus wallicus (Ground            The first-quarter-point FFDI >25 day is
        parrot)                                         now arriving around 18 days earlier. In
       Crinia tinnula (Wallum froglet)                 the 2010/2011 fire weather season, there
       Phascolarctos cinereus (Koala).                 was only one occurrence (in July 2010) of
                                                        the FFDI exceeding the 25-point
Of all the species listed above only Alyxia             threshold, although there several
magnifolia is not a species that is fire                additional near misses.
dependant. All other flora and fauna species           Time series of the index of the third-
occur within vegetation communities within              quarter-point FFDI > 25 day for the South
which fire is a natural part of the ecological          East Coast subregion (June-to-May years
processes.                                              1950/1951- 2017/2018). The third-quarter-
                                                        point FFDI >25 day is now arriving
However, the application of fire over this              around 16 days later.
area is important to ensure the habitat
provided for the above species is retained in       While the above data has been drawn from
good conditions to permit those species to          various locations where weather data has
continue to utilise and thrive within the           been collected for a number of years within
vegetated areas within the land upon which          South East Queensland, it is an indication of
the Doonan Waste Management Centre is               fire weather changes and while this projected
located.                                            increases may not be the case for a particular
                                                    location within the South East Queensland
Bushfire Hazard Mapping                             sub-region, the data provides an indication of
                                                    a possibly worsening of fire weather and the
                                                    early arrival of potential increased fire
All the vegetation communities within the
                                                    weather based on the increase of the daily
Doonan Waste Management Facility is
                                                    FFDI values.
considered to be a bushfire hazard under
suitable conditions.
                                                    The State Planning Policy, Natural Hazards,
                                                    Risk and Resilience maps areas throughout
The outlook for bushfire intensity in the
future has been modelled and based on that
modelling in the South East Coast which
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include data from Amberley, Brisbane,                BOM. (2019) Changes to Fire Weather in
Caloundra, Coolangatta, Gatton, Gympie,             Queensland. QFES

        RFA24-059 – Noosa Land Fill and Waste Management Facility – Bushfire Management Plan

Rob Friend & Associates Pty Ltd                                                 10th of October 2024