Appendix D - Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan

                         Ecological Natural Area Management



2 Introduction
Most of the proposed houses in a “Community housing” development “ at 55 Carpenters Rd, Cooroy
in the Noosa Council jurisdiction are mapped in Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on Queensland
Potential Bushfire Intensity mapping and Noosa Council Bushfire Overlay. Therefore, the location of
the proposed houses is deemed to potentially be in a Bushfire Prone Area and an assessment of the
bushfire risk to the development and a bushfire risk management plan is required.

2.1       Commissioning of the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan
Ecological Natural Area Management has been commissioned to prepare a Bushfire Risk
Assessment and Bushfire Risk Management Plan to fulfil the above requirements. See Appendix 2
for demonstration that the author is a “qualified and experienced consultant with appropriate and
proven technical expertise in the preparation of bushfire hazard assessment reports and
management plans”.

2.2       The aim of the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan
The aim of this bushfire impact assessment report is to achieve appropriate levels of bushfire
protection for the developed properties while maintaining ecological sustainability.
Bushfire protection for buildings in bushfire prone areas is best achieved using a mix of:
      •Fire resistant building technologies in the structures.
      •Fire resistant methodologies in the structures such as minimising ember lodgement points
      •Providing and appropriate fire break between the developed properties and flammable
       vegetation.
    • Appropriate building siting for bushfire protection
    • Fuel management in the flammable vegetation near the developed properties while
       maintaining ecological values of the vegetation habitat.
    • Fuel management between the flammable vegetation and the developed properties.
    • Maintenance of ecological and habitat values of any vegetation subject to vegetation
       management for bushfire risk management.
To achieve the aim, the Plan will conduct bushfire assessments against the applicable legislative
requirements and make recommendations that address the requirements of the legislation.

2.3       Legislative considerations
      •    Queensland Planning Act,
      •    Queensland Building Act,
      •    Queensland Vegetation Management Act,
      •    Queensland State Planning Policy 2017 and
      •    The Noosa Plan 2020.

2.4       Other regulatory considerations
      •    The National Construction Code and
      •    Australian Standard AS 3959 - 2018: Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas.




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

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