QFES meetings

2.

It was agreed that an expert from the Rural Fire Service should provide an estimate of
the fuel load within the covenant area. This is tentatively arranged for Tuesday 25"
November.

3. There are a number of trees in the Covenant area that are close to the boundary and
inside the fuel control zones ( FCZ ) that:
In a storm could fall and damage the building.
Ina fire could cause significant fire damage to the building.

The advice was to remove an overhanging branch from a large tree situated at the
Eastern end of 'Elandra' within the FCZ. The many regrown Eucalypts within the
FCZ at ‘Iluka’ should be reconsidred for removal as soon as possible.

The inspector stressed that the decision to allow lopping or removal of trees had to
be made by Council as QFES acted purely in an advisory capacity.

As a generality there needs to be better management practices with these types of
areas which has been highlighted by the recent SBS programmes on Australian fire
management practices, and more locally, the recent bush fire at Sunrise Beach

THE MEETING CLOSED AT 10.30AM

A subsequent meeting was held on 28" November at 08.30 with Mr Andrews (QFES)
and Mr Ken Stockton of the Rural Fire Brigade.

Mr Stockton agreed with the findings of the previous inspection and estimated the fuel
loads across the covenant areas to be 15T to 20T per hectare. He agreed that a
controlled burn under Rural Fire Brigade control should be undertaken.