Bushfire Hazard Assessment - 41 Picture Point Cres Carroll and Meyer · RAL22/0021

         Figure 5: Mapped regional ecosystems
         (Source: Queensland Globe)


         A site assessment was undertaken on 31 March 2022. Bushfire prone vegetation is present within
         the northern and north western extent of the subject land, as well as to the east associated with
         Lot 27 on RP89506 and separated by several residential properties and a local road to the east.
         The vegetation within the edges of the property and downslope consists of a closed forest with a
         canopy dominated by Endiandra sieberi (corkwood), Elaeocarpus obovatus (hard quandong),
         Lophostemon confertus (brush box) and Ficus rubiginosa (rusty fig). The mid-canopy is dense and
         contains Cupaniopsis anacardioides (tuckeroo), Callitris columellaris (cypress pine), Cryptocarya
         glaucescens (jackwood), Polyalthia nitidissima (canary beech), Polyscias elegans (celery wood)
         and various other rainforest species. Due to low light penetration, the understorey has lower
         species diversity and in many areas is heavily degraded, being colonised by Asparagus aethiopicus
         (asparagus fern) and Nephrolepis exaltata (Boston fern). Vines were abundant in numerous areas.

         This would typically be described as closed forest or more specifically a notophyll vine thicket.
         Figure 6 depicts typical vegetation conditions within the assessment area.




5 April 2022                            Mr Kim Carroll and Mrs Heidi Meyer                         Page: 6
Job No. 21-046          Bushfire Hazard Assessment – 41 Picture Point Crescent, Noosa Heads