Bushfire Hazard Assessment v1 - 87 Hayward Rd, LAKE MACDONALD 1 · MCU26/0102

Bushfire Hazard Assessment v1                                                      NCES REF: J001481
Lot 5 on RP209009 – 87 Hayward Road, Lake Macdonald QLD 4563

Vegetation Hazard Class 9.1 – Moist to dry eucalypt open forest on coastal lowlands
and ranges
Location = Multiple linear units
Average canopy height = 20-28m
Projective Foliage Canopy Cover (PFCC) = >30%
The canopy was dominated by Lophostemon confertus with scattered Eucalyptus tereticornis
also present.
The midstorey was dominated by juvenile Lophostemon confertus, Glochidion spp., Acacia
spp. and Camphora officinarum.
The understorey was grassy dominated by Imperata cylindrica.
Potential combined surface fuel load = 21t/ha
Total fuel load = 24.2t/ha
Prone Type Class = 1 (QFES BRC 2019)

Plate A2-2A-C depicts typical conditions within VHC 9.1




                          Plate A2-2A – Characteristic vegetation within VHC 9.1




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