2 David Low Way - Attachment 6 - UXO Assessment - OPEC

                                                                    OPEC - 2 David Low Highway, Castaways Beach
                                                                                       Rev 02 – AFU – 10 Aug 2017


                   conducted by various Australian units in the Coolum-Noosa area – including a number
                   in or relatively close to the Site. Live firing included artillery, anti-tank and infantry
                   weapons (as well as possibly air dropped bombs).




             Figure 3 - 18-pounder gun of 11th Field Brigade on a live shoot on the Sunshine Coast during WWII
         1944-1945: No live firing activities have as yet been identified however research to date has
          been limited. It is possible that a reduced level of exercises and live firing activities continued
          in the Coolum-Noosa area.

Post-WWII
         1946-1949: No live firing activities have as yet been identified however research to date has
          been limited. It is possible that a reduced level of exercises and live firing activities continued
          in the Coolum-Noosa area or that no live firing activities were conducted.
         1950:
             o     May 1950: First identified live firing practice (artillery) in the Coolum-Noosa area since
                   the end of WWII.
             o     Coolum-Noosa area was used throughout the year by various military units (primarily
                   infantry and artillery) – at least 4 x live firing practices have been identified to date
                   including possibly 18 pdr, 25 pdr and 4.5” howitzer as well as infantry weapons.
         1951:
             o     Australia re-introduced National Service for the Navy, Army and Air Force to boost
                   manpower in the face of world-wide and regional threats (primarily the Malayan
                   insurgency and the Korean War).
             o     At least 10 x identified live firing practices were conducted during the year including
                   25 pdr artillery, 5.5” artillery, 3” mortars (and possibly 2”), anti-tank (likely 17 pdr),
                   aircraft bombing & strafing, aircraft-fired rockets, anti-aircraft (likely 40mm fired
                   seawards) as well as a range of other infantry weapons.




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