Appendix I - Bushfire Hazard Report

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        INTRODUCTION

S5 Environmental was commissioned by RPS Project Management on behalf of Lutheran Community
Care, to undertake a Bushfire Hazard Assessment for the proposed Master Plan development of the
properties located at 10 and 22 Rose Gum Road and 521 Elm Street, Black Mountain. The properties
have a total area of approximately 24.15 hectares (ha) and will herein be referred to as the ‘site’. The
site is located within Noosa Shire Council (NSC) Local Government Area.

This Bushfire Hazard Assessment aims to determine the site-specific hazard in relation to bushfire on
and around the site and management actions required to mitigate the risk.

1.1     Site Description
The subject site is located 10 and 22 Rose Gum Road and 521 Elm Street, Black Mountain and is
also described as Lots 1 and 2 on RP 862537 and Lot 2 on SP267294. Black Mountain is characterised
by Rural, Rural Settlement, Open Space Conservation and Community Service Areas. Yurol State
Forest adjoins the western boundary of the site and Tewantin National Park is located to the north of
the site.

A review of recent aerial photography of the subject site, indicates that the site contains three
residencies with frontage to Elm Street and Rose Gum Road. Two of the properties are approximately
2 ha is size and the largest property is over 20 ha and contains multiple fenced paddocks utilised for
horse agistment. A vegetated waterway traverses through the southern portion of the site and the
central and southern paddocks contain scattered mature native canopy trees. The site is bound by
Elm Street and Rose Gum Road to the north and further north of Rose Gum Road is the North Coast
Rail Line. Adjoining the eastern boundary of the site is Yurol State Forest and bounding the southern
boundary of the site is the Bruce Highway. The western boundary of the site was adjoined by a
vegetated rural residential block with a single residence. Refer to Site Context in Figure 1 and Site
Aerial in Figure 2, below.




 S50335ER002 BFA                                           10 & 22 Rose Gum Road and 521 Elm Street,
                                                                                     Black Mountain