Appendix D - Bushfire Assessment · RAL26/0026

1.7.3   Mowed/grazed areas with low density woody vegetation
The majority of the development area and adjoining allotments to the east and west consists of a low
density of trees over short, cropped grass which is maintained by regular mowing or grazing by horses.
Canopy tree species include Melaleuca quinquenervia (broad-leaved tea tree) on lower lying areas and
Eucalypts on more elevated areas. This vegetation type includes areas of mowed grass and established
lawns and gardens with low density mature trees surrounding existing houses. The majority of the surface
and near-surface fuel within this vegetation type is removed and regularly mowed, resulting in a
discontinuous fuel structure. The vegetation community is analogous with Vegetation Hazard Class 39.2
(VHC 39.2) Low to moderate tree cover in built up areas (BRC). Plate 8 depicts typical conditions within
the areas of managed fuel loads within the assessment area.




Plate 8: Mowed/grazed areas with low density woody vegetation


The only other assessable vegetation type present within the 150m assessment area consists of
waterbodies (dams) and the built road formation and maintained verges of Mckinnon Drive. This
vegetation type is analogous with VHC 43.6 – Water bodies or very low vegetation cover (BRC).




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