Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan

                                                       Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan




                          Figure 1: Site location (Source: Queensland Globe).

1.3 Scope of Work

The purpose of this BHAMP is to provide a site-specific assessment of bushfire hazard and to assess
compliance of the proposed development with the outcomes sought by the Noosa Plan, 2020, in
particular the assessment benchmarks outlined in the Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code. The BHAMP also
provides a plan for bushfire risk management including building construction requirements, asset
protection zones, fuel management, access requirements and emergency responses measures.
Recommendations are consistent with legislative requirements to reduce the risk to life and property.

1.4 Qualifications and Experience

The Queensland Fire and Emergency Service (QFES) Bushfire Resilient Communities Technical
Reference Guide for the State Planning Policy State Interest ‘Natural Hazards, Risk and resilience –
Bushfire’ October 2019 (‘BRC Technical Guide’) (QFES, 2019) provides guidance on suitably qualified
people for assessments identified in the BRC Technical Guide. This guidance includes the following
recommendations:

    •   Fine-scale assessment of vegetation communities in accordance with the ‘Vegetation Hazard
        Class’ assessment methodology be undertaken by a suitably qualified person with experience
        in botanical survey methods; and

    •   Applicant-initiated assessments and reports be prepared or peer-reviewed by suitably qualified
        and experienced people with degree (AQF Level 8) qualifications in environmental science,
        environmental management (or an equivalent discipline), demonstrated experienced in




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