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Bushfire Management Plan Lot 27 RP 89506

 

Bushfire Information Kit: Attunga Heights

Introduction

Bushfires are an integral part of Australia and need to be considered wherever housing
developed in or adjacent to bushland settings. South East Queensland is generally
considered to be low risk, with a generally wet summer, and does not experience the
catastrophic bushfires which regularly affect southern Australia. However low to moderate
intensity fires regularly affect forested areas, and periodically (about every 10-12 years) a
build-up of flammable shrubs and grass coincides with a long dry spell and strong hot
winds to create high fire danger.

The Attunga heights area is low fire risk

e Nearby Bayview road, the fire-prone types of vegetation in Noosa National park occur
in pockets separated by rainforest and moist forest types of low fire hazard;

e The roadways of Bayview Road and Viewland Drive, the Lookout / reservoir site and
the public walkway function both as firebreaks and as access for regular management
and fire fighting;

e The revegetated hillside of Bayview Noosa is to be planted with rainforest species to
form a fire-resistant understorey beneath the eucalypt trees;

e The remaining surrounds are developed housing with no bushfire risk.
Your cooperation is also important

All the above measures to reduce the fire risk will be more effective if supported by
sensible precautions and actions on the part of home owners and occupiers. it is wise to
be cautious, because all areas of bushland have some bushfire hazard, especially during
long periods of hot dry weather. A sensible approach is to minimise risks around your
house, to observe notices and media alerts regarding periods of high fire danger and to
know what to do in emergencies.

 

 

 

 

 

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