Bushfire Hazard Assessment

Bushfire Hazard Assessment
14 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads




  Site No.:                 4

  Site address:             ‘Macquarie Lodge’ 2 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads

  Mapped VHC (PSBA):        4.1 Notophyll and notophyll palm or vine forest (4 tonnes per hectare)

  Observed VHC (Litoria     9.1 Moist to dry eucalypt open forests on coastal lowlands and ranges (24.2
  Consulting):              tonnes per hectare) and 39.2 Low to moderate tree cover in built-up areas (8
                            tonnes per hectare)

  Potential fuel load:      24.2 tonnes per hectare (bushland) & 8 tonnes per hectare (maintained areas)

  Notes:                    • Open forest to woodland adjacent to Weyba Creek.
                            • Canopy species (12-20m): Corymbia intermedia, Lophostemon confertus,
                                 Callitris columellaris, Eucalyptus tereticornis and Corymbia tessellaris.
                            • Sparse shrub layer of canopy recruits, Acacia spp. and Allocasuarina littoralis
                                 with evidence of clearing/maintenance.
                            • Evidence of clearing
                            • Understorey highly disturbed – garden escapees and environmental
                                 weedsUnderstorey
                            • No surface fuel.




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