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•     ensure painted surfaces are in good condition with decaying timbers being given attention to prevent
      the lodging of embers within gaps;
•     check footpaths are in good condition with gardens not being too close and forming a potential
      obstacle;
•     check roof line for dislodged roofing material;
•     check screens on windows and doors are in good condition without breaks or holes in fly screen
      material and frames are well fitting into sills and window frames;
•     doors are fitted with draft seals and are well maintained;
•     door mats are of non-combustible material or are in areas of low potential exposure to embers; and
•     hazardous materials, e.g. barbecue gas bottles, are stored in a position shielded from bushfire
      hazard.

4.7     Bushfire Survival Plan
The Queensland Rural Fire Service (QFRS) has publicly available information to assist the community
prepare their homes and family for the bushfire season. This includes an online template to prepare a
bushfire survival plan which can be accessed at:
https://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/BushFire_Safety/Pages/Create-your-bushfire-survival-plan.aspx.

The Body Corporate committee will work with apartment owners and recommend that there is a bushfire
survival plan for each apartment. The bushfire survival plan for each apartment should be reviewed by
the occupants at least annually prior to the fire danger season, i.e. September.




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