Lot 8 Management Plan v1 - 30 Pottery St Pomona 2021

Lot 8 Bushfire Management Plan v1                                                           NCES REF: J000864
Lot 496 on MCH591 – 30 Pottery St, Pomona


The current version of the QFES Prepare Act Survive document (relevant to bushfire) has been
provided as Appendix 1 to further advise landholders on the suite of land management actions that
can be undertaken to further alleviate bushfire risk on a site.

3.6      Fuel Reduction Burning
The vegetation contained within the Vegetation Covenant Area consists of a tall open Eucalypt forest
analogous with Vegetation Hazard Class 9.1 – Moist to dry eucalypt open forests on coastal lowlands
and ranges (classified in accordance with QFES (2019)). Landowners should liaise with the Rural
Fire Service regarding prescribed fuel load/hazard reduction burning. The vegetation is mapped by
the Queensland herbarium as containing Regional Ecosystem (RE) 12.11.3 which is described as
‘Eucalyptus siderophloia, E. propinqua +/- E. microcorys, Lophostemon confertus, Corymbia
intermedia, E. acmenoides open forest. The Regional Ecosystem Description Database published
for RE 12.11.3 contains the following advice regarding prescribed burning to maintain ecological
function of the vegetation. Note that hazard reduction burning may be required more frequently than
that prescribed for ecological burning.
Fire Management Guidelines
SEASON: Summer to winter. INTENSITY: Plan for low to moderate. Unplanned occasional high
intensity wildfire will occur. INTERVAL: 4-8 years maintains a healthy grassy system. 8-20 years for
shrubby elements of understorey. STRATEGY: Aim for 40-60% mosaic burn. Needs disturbance to
maintain RE structure (eucalypt overstorey with open understorey of predominantly non-rainforest
species). Any moist sclerophyll that is relatively open with a mixture of grasses and shrubs should
be a priority for fire management to retain RE structure. ISSUES: Frequent fire is needed to maintain
understorey integrity, keeping more mesic species low in the profile of the understorey so that other
species can compete. A grassy system is especially important for species such as the eastern
bristlebird and its habitat. It is essential that wildfires are not the sole source of fire in this ecosystem.
High intensity fires occur periodically through time, however frequent low to moderate intensity fires
will create the disturbance required to keep the understorey diverse. A follow-up burn soon after a
high intensity wildfire can be considered to reduce germinating mesic species.




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