Response to Info Request -Attachment 7 - Bushfire Report MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0001 · MCU18/0015

4.0 Site constraints and environmental values which may limit
mitigation options




Figure 9. Regional Ecosystem (RE) Mapping

Figure 9 shows the proposed development location in relation to vegetation mapped by the Queensland
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy as “Of Concern” and “Of Least Concern” Regional
Ecosystems.

DNRM provides the following Description and recommended fire guidelines for the vegetation communities
mapped.

 Regional                   Description                                           Fire Guidelines
 Ecosystem
 RE 12.2.1                  Notophyll/evergreen notophyll vine forest generally   Do not burn deliberately. Protection relies on
                            with abundant Archontophoenix cunninghamiana or       broad-scale management of surrounding
 Of Concern                 A. alexandrae in north of bioregion. The plant        country so that wildfires will be very limited in
                            families Lauraceae, Myrtaceae and Elaeocarpaceae      extent. May need active protection from
                            are diagnostic of the type. Occurs on moist/wet,      wildfire in extreme conditions or after
                                                                                  prolonged drought. Planned burns should not

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