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                                                                                                           Bushfire Protection Assessment
                                                                                                                                 BlueCare
                                                                                                          Grass Tree Court, Sunrise Beach


4.0       Conclusion


In the author’s professional opinion the bushfire protection requirements listed in this assessment provide an
adequate standard of bushfire protection for the proposed development, a standard that is consistent with
the State Planning Policy 1/03.




Anthony Power
Environmental Planner / Bushfire Specialist
References
Caird, R. & Rudolph, L. 2003. Landscape and Building Design for Bushfire Prone Areas. CSIRO Publishing. Collingwood.

Environmental Protection Agency, 2006, Regional Ecosystem Description Database, viewed 7 October, 2006,
http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/projects/redd/index.cgi?reid=12.9-10.14

Noosa Council, 2004, The Noosa Plan, Noosa Council website, www.noosa.qld.gov.au, accessed 1/10/06.

Queensland Government, 2003, State planning policy 1/03 guideline: Mitigating the adverse impacts of flood, bushfire and landslide,
Department of Local Government and Planning, Brisbane

Standards Australia 2000, Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas, AS 3959, Second edition 1999 and Amendment 1, 2000,
Standards Australia International Ltd, Sydney

Tan, Z, 2006, Effect of fire run distance on bushfire behaviour and its implications for bushfire hazard rating and prescription of asset
protection zones, NSW Rural Fire Service Technical Paper 002/2006, NSW Rural Fire Service, Sydney.




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