Bushfire Hazard Assessment v2 - 25 Pavilion Street, Pomona

Bushfire Hazard Assessment v2                                                             NCES REF: J000908
Lot 21 on SP316902 – 25 Pavilion Street, Pomona




2.3.1    Vegetation Hazard Class 9.1 – Moist to dry Eucalypt open forests on coastal lowlands
         and ranges
Vegetation Hazard Class 9.1 (VHC 9.1) is present offsite to the west of the Pomona Showgrounds.
The upper canopy has attained an average height of 30m with crown cover of approximately 40%.
The canopy is dominated by Eucalyptus tereticornis (Queensland blue gum), with E. robusta (swamp
mahogany) and Lophostemon suaveolens (swamp box) occurring as sub-dominant components.
The mid-storey is mid-dense and is dominated by Melaleuca salicina (weeping tea tree), M.
quinquenervia (broad-leaved tea tree), Acacia melanoxylon (black wattle) and the exotic weed
species Cinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel). The understorey includes native and exotic
grasses and Lomandra hystrix (mat rush).
VHC 9.1 is attributed a potential combined surface fuel load of 21t/ha and a potential total fuel load
of 24.2t/ha (QFES, 2019). Plate 5 depicts typical conditions within VHC 9.1.




                                   Plate 5 – Characteristic vegetation within VHC 9.1

2.3.1    Vegetation Hazard Class 39.2 – Low to moderate tree cover in built up areas
Vegetation Hazard Class 39.2 (VHC 39.2) is present within the western extent of the site and
dominates the surrounding landscape to the north and west of the site. VHC 39.2 is characterised
by rural allotments with periodically slashed or grazed areas of pasture grass interspersed with low
to moderate density woody vegetation (with little understorey fuel loads).
VHC 39.2 is attributed a potential total fuel load of 5t/ha and a total potential fuel load of 8t/ha. Plate
6 depicts typical conditions within VHC 39.2.




                                  Plate 6 – Characteristic vegetation within VHC 39.2




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