Appendix D - Bushfire Assessment · RAL26/0026

7.0     CONCLUSION
A bushfire hazard assessment has been completed for Lot 5 on RP136445 located at 380 Mckinnon Drive,
Cooroibah, and has identified that the vegetation in proximity to the proposed new allotment comprises
an overall risk rating of a Medium Potential Bushfire Intensity hazard. The proposed development area is
located within a Potential Impact Buffer associated with the adjacent Medium Potential Bushfire Intensity
area. Potentially hazardous vegetation is located to the south-west of the proposed building area and is
therefore located upwind of the site under typical seasonal fire winds. In this regard, the site is deemed
to be exposed to a likely probability of bushfire impact at some time in the future. A minimum 10m wide
APZ is recommended to be maintained around the proposed building envelope to act as a firebreak in the
event of an uncontrolled wildfire. The dedicated APZ is to be maintained in a low and discontinuous fuel
state to ensure the separation is available in perpetuity. The APZ in combination with the presence of
McKinnon Drive to the south of the site will provide new built infrastructure a setback distance sufficient
to achieve significantly less than 29kW/m2 radiant heat impact in the event of a bushfire.

Bushfire impact reduction measures have been recommended in line with Noosa Planning Scheme and
the relevant Assessment Benchmarks detailed in the Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience –– Bushfire State
Planning Policy – state interest guidance material 2019. Implementation of the recommendations
detailed in this Bushfire Management Plan is considered to provide a reasonable level of protection for
people and property within the site and reduce the overall risk of bushfire impact to an acceptable level.

Bushfire can be unpredictable and requires adequate preparatory planning and actions to be undertaken
to minimise impacts to property and potential loss of life. This assessment has been prepared with
consideration of site conditions observable at the time of inspection, the distance between the proposed
development and potentially hazardous vegetation, the extent of fragmentation occurring within the
landscape and the nature of the development proposed. The hazard assessment methodologies described
in this report are not based on assessments of catastrophic bushfire events which may occur from time
to time. The unpredictable nature of bushfires prevents any guarantee being provided that the area will
not be affected by bushfire at some time. Property owners and site users should be aware of the potential
consequences of such events and should take responsibility for the protection of property and personnel
accordingly.




AUGUST 2026                  BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT PLAN                          Page: 31
                                     380 MCKINNON DRIVE, COOROIBAH