Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v2 - 48-59 Kabi Road COOTHARABA

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v2                                              NCES REF: J001061
Lot 7 on RP216403, Lot 394 on M371117, and Lot 650 on M37380 – 48-59 Kabi Road, Cootharaba



2    Site Description

2.1 General
The site covers approximately 130 ha and is located in the rural area of Cootharaba. The site
currently supports Kabi Farm Golf hosting an 18 hole golf course, restaurant, orchard, pasture, dams,
staff accommodation and various sheds.
In general, the northern portion of the site is host to grazing land, the central extent is host to the golf
course and associated activities, whilst the southern and eastern site extents are host to unmanaged
bushland.
The site is generally bordered by rural allotments hosting large areas of bushland and cleared areas
about existing infrastructure. Notably, a large slash pine plantation is present to the north and
northwest of the site in the neighbouring allotment.
The site is zoned as Rural within the Noosa Plan 2020.
Plate 2 depicts the site’s position in the landscape and the extent of existing development.




                                    Plate 2 – Site Context (Source: Nearmap 2021)

2.2 Topography
The slope of the land is a major determinant of fire behaviour, particularly the slope of the land
under vegetation that contributes to bushfire hazard. Fire burns faster as it travels up slope, via
preheating of unburnt fuels ahead of the fire, increasing the rate of spread and fireline  intensity.
Conversely, fires move more slowly as they travel downslope. Fireline intensity (kW/m) is a function
of the rate of spread (QFES 2019).
The site is located on undulating terrain resulting in slopes between 1-5 degrees across the site.
The site reaches a topographic high of approximately 30m AHD about the north-western boundary
and declines towards the central and southern site extent to a topographic low of 10m AHD.



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