Appendix G - Bushfire Hazard Assessment

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

which is a lower fuel load than the maximum potential for tall wet eucalypt forest. The vegetation in
the assessment area is located on flat land and the 1:20 year Fire Danger Index is 47, relatively low
for South-East Queensland.

The following vegetation is found to be low threat and low hazard vegetation that is excluded
from classification for hazard:
-The subject site has been substantially cleared, with isolated trees and shrubs retained. The area
has nil to very low tree cover and low hazard range highly discontinuous fuels. The balance of the
site will be substantially cleared as part of the development. All parts of the site are excluded as low
threat vegetation per AS 3959-2009, Clause 2.2.3.2(f).
-Adjoining cleared and developed areas of all Palm Lake Resort land within the assessment area. The
area has managed, cultivated garden areas or cleared land for development that is non-vegetated.
Areas mapped in the bushfire overlays in this area are now identified to be cleared land and
substantially non-vegetated. The vegetation is low hazard range and is excluded as low threat
vegetation per AS 3959-2009, Clause 2.2.3.2(e) and (f).
-Adjoining urban residential pocket south-east of the site has established dwellings with managed
urban class garden area. The vegetation is excluded as low hazard range fuels with low overall tree
cover and low threat vegetation per AS 3959-2009, Clause 2.2.3.2(f).
-Pocket of recreational parkland south-east and narrow strip of trees/shrubs bordering the pathway
is excluded as managed urban class vegetation with low to moderate tree cover and discontinuous
fuels in the surrounds.
-Strip of trees around 13m wide on adjoining land that abuts the site, and extends along the
perimeter of Palm Lake Resort development. The tree dominated vegetation is non-remnant and is
bounded by cleared land and mowed grass in managed low fuel condition, and cleared land at the
south side. Narrow strip of trees are excluded per SPP 2016 Technical Manual and Leonard & Opie
(2017). In accordance with SPP 2017 methodology, narrow strips and small patches of vegetation
are filtered and patched to surrounding Vegetation Hazard Classes. This filtering out of small, tree
dominated strips and patches that are surrounded by discontinuous fuel areas, better estimates fire
behaviour and the likely intensity of running fires. The fragmentation and discontinuity of fuels is
considered to not support a fireline intensity that is likely to present a significant threat to property
and life (ie. >4,000kW/m per SPP 2017). Fireline intensity less 4,000kW/m is Low Hazard range.
Calculations for the narrow strip by fireline intensity equations would overestimate the level of risk
(Leonard & Opie 2017). The strip is not classified for hazard on SPP 2017 Bushfire prone areas
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mapping, other than a broader pocket which has since been cleared. Filtering and downgrading this
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