Annexure C Bushfire risk assessment and Disaster Managment plan

                        Ecological Natural Area Management


2 Introduction
2.1       The reasons for the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan
The Noosa North Shore camp ground is proposed for an upgrade (Wright & Williams, 2016) that
will potentially require a Material Change of Use application. The camp ground is in a Medium
Bushfire Hazard Area on the Noosa Plan Bushfire Overlay and a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer
on the Queensland State-wide Potential Bushfire Intensity Mapping. Additionally, the proposed
upgrade works will potentially increase the potential bushfire hazard as re-vegetation works with
the locally indigenous flammable vegetation is proposed. Accordingly, this report will assess
bushfire risk mitigation options for the potentially vulnerable residents of the camp ground and
make recommendations in respect of risk management solutions.
2.2       Commissioning of the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan
Ecological Natural Area Management has been commissioned to prepare a Bushfire Risk
Assessment and Bushfire Risk Management Plan to fulfil the above requirements. See Appendix 3
for demonstration that the author is a “professional who is suitably qualified and experienced with
technical expertise in the field of bushfire hazard identification and mitigation, including protection
of biodiversity values”..
2.3       The aim of the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan
The aim of this bushfire impact assessment report is to:
      •    Assess the bushfire risk for the residents of the camp ground and
      •    Make bushfire risk mitigation recommendations to mitigate the bushfire risk to the residents
           using evacuation and safe refuges options




Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan – Noosa North Shore Beach Campground Upgrade     March 2017

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