Reference Document - RAL26 0015 - Bushfire Hazard Assessment (As Published) · RAL26/0015

            Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v2                       NCES REF: J001445
            434 Lake Cooroibah Rd Lake Cooroibah, QLD




            Contents
            1     INTRODUCTION                                                              5

            1.1    BACKGROUND                                                                    5
            1.2    DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL                                                          5

            2     SITE DESCRIPTION                                                          6

            2.1    GENERAL                                                                       6

            3     DESKTOP INFORMATION                                                       8

            3.1 STATE PLANNING POLICY BUSHFIRE INTENSITY OVERLAY MAP                             8
            3.2 VEGETATION                                                                       8
            3.2.1 BRC VEGETATION HAZARD CLASSES                                                  8
            3.3 TOPOGRAPHY                                                                       9
            3.4 FOREST FIRE DANGER INDEX (FFDI)                                                 10

            4     HAZARD ASSESSMENT                                                        11

            4.1 HAZARD ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY                                                   11
            4.2 VEGETATION HAZARD CLASSES (VHC’S)                                               12
            4.3 BUSHFIRE HAZARD SUB-UNITS                                                       14
            4.3.1 PATCH AND CORRIDOR FILTERING                                                  14
            4.3.2 FLAMESOL MODELLING                                                            14
            4.4 LOCAL HAZARD MAP                                                                15

            5     BUSHFIRE RISK ASSESSMENT                                                 18

            5.1    GENERAL                                                                      18
            5.2    LIKELIHOOD OF BUSHFIRE IMPACT                                                18
            5.3    CONSEQUENCES OF IMPACT                                                       19

            6     BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT MEASURES                                             21

            6.1    GENERAL                                                                      21
            6.2    ASSET PROTECTION ZONES                                                       21
            6.3    WATER SUPPLY                                                                 22
            6.4    FIRE BREAKS/FIRE BREAK TRAILS                                                23
            6.5    VEHICLE ACCESS AND ROADS                                                     23
            6.6    LANDSCAPING AND REGROWTH                                                     24
            6.7    GENERAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE                                                 24

            7 AUSTRALIAN STANDARD 3959:2018 CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS IN
            BUSHFIRE PRONE AREAS (AS 3959:2018) SETBACKS                                   26

            8     LEGISLATION AND OVERLAYS                                                 27

            8.1    NOOSA PLAN 2020 – NATURAL HAZARDS OVERLAY CODE                               27
            8.2    STATE PLANNING POLICY – NATURAL HAZARDS, RISK AND RESILIENCE                 31

            9     CONCLUSIONS                                                              33

            9.1    CERTIFICATION MATTERS                                                        33




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Version: 1, Version Date: 25/05/2026