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


3.2       Vegetation Hazard Classes
The following vegetation hazard classes (classified in accordance with QFES (2019)) were identified
within the assessment area which includes a 150m buffer surrounding the development footprint (3x
cabins & associated driveway):
      •    Vegetation Hazard Class 8.1 – Wet eucalypt tall open forest;
      •    Vegetation Hazard Class 9.1 – Moist to dry eucalypt open forest on coastal lowlands and
           ranges;
      •    Vegetation Hazard Class 41.4 – Discontinuous low grass or tree cover; and
      •    Vegetation Hazard Class 43.6 – Waterbodies or very low vegetation cover.
The observed vegetation hazard class characteristics are described in Appendix 2.
The distribution and extent of VHC’s across the assessment area are described in Plan BF01 –
Vegetation Hazard Classes.




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