Appendix D - Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan

                                Ecological Natural Area Management




                                                               List of Figures
Figure 1: Proposed site plan for the “Community housing” development..........................................................9
Figure 2: Excerpt from Noosa Plan Bushfire Overlay showing the areas mapped as Medium Potential
Bushfire Intensity or Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer.....................................................................................10
Figure 3: Drone aerial photography acquired on 16 February 2022 showing the proposed development in
relation to the native vegetation, suburban residential areas, 5m contour lines and mapped watercourses...11
Figure 4: Map of the Qld VMA conservation status of the Remnant Vegetation near the development..........12
Figure 5: View of west side of the central parkland showing Eucalyptus trees, mown underneath.................13
Figure 6: View of the north east corner showing rainforest vegetation............................................................13
Figure 7: View of the northern boundary showing E.ucalyptus resinifera, C. intermedia open forest..............13
Figure 8: View of east side of the central parkland showing Eucalyptus trees, mown underneath.................13
Figure 9: Map of the locations of the visually assessed vegetation, suburban residential areas, , 5m contour
lines and mapped watercourses . Note a 2.1m fence along the north side of the development which will
afford radiant heat shielding............................................................................................................................ 14
Figure 10: Map of vegetation patches used for patch filtering........................................................................17
Figure 11: Map showing that the house is in an area assessed as Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer Class....19
Figure 12: Map showing the modelled bushfire attack directions....................................................................21
Figure 13: Diagram showing how a radiant heat shield such as a fence shields part of the bushfire flame
reducing the view factor of the flame.............................................................................................................. 22
Figure 14: Map of the assessed Bushfire Attack Levels for lots in the development. All houses in the
development can be built in the green areas which have a bushfire construction requirement of BAL Areas in
the centre of the development have a radiant heat load less than 10kW/m2 and are safe areas...................24
Figure 15: Methodologies for minimising the lodgement points for burning debris around the house.............26

                                                                List of Tables
Table 1: Mapped Remnant Regional Ecosystems near the development.......................................................12
Table 2: Potential fuel loads for the assessed vegetation communities based on their applicable Vegetation
Hazard Classes.............................................................................................................................................. 16
Table 3: Table of Potential Bushfire Intensity Class derived from Potential Fire line Intensity.........................16
Table 4: Tabulation of the potential bushfire intensity classes for each of the patches ...................................18




Bushfire Risk Assmnt & Mngt Plan for a “Community housing” development at 55 Carpenters Rd, Cooroy                                           February 2022

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