Appendix G - Bushfire Hazard Assessment

                                                            19 & 20 Trading Post Road Cooroy QLD March 2018
                                                                         Bushfire Hazard Assessment Report

5.0       BUSHFIRE ATTACK LEVEL (BAL) Site 229 and 230

The subject land parcel has been assessed in accordance with methodology of AS 3959-2009,
Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas. The assessment includes all parts of the site. The
Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) has been determined per Method 1.

 Step 1          FDI (Clause 2.2.2)                         40 (per Table 2.1 Queensland) (AFAC)

                 Flame Temperature                          1090 K

                 Heat of combustion                         18,600 kJ/kg

 Step 2          Vegetation Classification                  Group A Forest VHC 8.1
                 (Clause 2.2.3)


Assessed vegetation within 100 metres in all directions 3600

 Vegetation              North East          South-West              South-East            North-West
 classification
 Group A
 Forest
 Group B
 Woodland
 Group C
 Shrubland
 Group D
 Scrub
 Group E
 Mallee/Mulga
 Group F
 Rainforest
 Group G
 Grassland
 Exclusions per                              (e, f)                  (e, f)                (a, e, f)
 2.2.3.2



Step 3: Distance of the site from classified vegetation (Clause 2.2.4, per Figure 2.1)

  Distance to                                           Distance in metres
  classified
  vegetation                       82                 n/a                     n/a                      n/a
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