080623 BlueCare Bushfire Assessment Report_Iss B_screen version.pdf [As Published] · 132008.1128

                                                                                             Bushfire Protection Assessment
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APPENDIX 2:                QUALIFICATIONS OF AUTHOR


Anthony Power has a Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design for Bushfire Prone Areas from the University of Western
Sydney, currently one of only four people in Queensland with this specialist degree. He is currently the Fourth Officer of
Kureelpa Rural Fire Brigade in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. He has presented to Local Authorities and the South East
Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium on development in bushfire prone areas. He was also the bushfire
assessment specialist for Maroochy Shire Council from 2005 to late 2007. Anthony also has several bushfire
qualifications from the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service including Certificate 1 in Fire Management and Crew
Leaders Accreditation. Anthony is a member of the Fire Protection Association and is well versed in the practical and
theoretical aspects of bushfire suppression and mitigation. He also has tertiary qualifications in Urban and Regional
Planning, Natural Resources and Horticulture all of which are relevant to understanding bushfire mitigation for new
developments.




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