Bushfire Management Report

                         Ecological Natural Area Management


As the house location is in a Potential bushfire Impact Buffer Class area and a reliable reticulated
water supply is not available, iIt is recommended that:
    •    The premises to have a minimum water supply capacity of 5,000 litres dedicated for fire
         fighting purposes which is sourced from a separate tank, a reserve section in the bottom
         part of the main water supply tank, a swimming pool installed immediately upon
         construction or a permanent dam.
Recommendations for Australian Standard AS3959
Australian Standard AS3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas specifies Deemed to
Satisfy bushfire resistant methodologies based on the assessed Bushfire Attack Level.
Accordingly, it is recommended that :
    •    The building solution for all building elevations address the Deemed to Satisfy requirements
         of Sections 3 and 6 of Australian Standard AS3959 -2009: Construction of buildings in
         bushfire-prone areas.

Other recommendations for building siting and landscaping
It is recommended that:
    •    The building have a bushfire fuel free zone around the house,
    •    The building be constructed with a minimum of lodgement points for burning debris and
    •    On-going maintenance of the building be conducted.
See Sections 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6 of this report

Recommendations for part E: Natural hazards of the Queensland State Planning Policy 2017
It is recommended that, notwithstanding that the proposed building location is in an area of
Potential Bushfire Hazard:
    •    The building siting, construction, firefighting resources appropriately mitigates the potential
         bushfire Hazard as required by the SPP
    •    The development does not unduly burden emergency services as there is good access for
         firefighting appliances, good fire fighting space, good water supply and contributes only one
         extra building in the emergency services area
    •    The building and the cleared and hard-standing areas decreases the severity of a bushfire
         on the lot and therefore does not increase severity of the bushfire Hazard and,
    •    There will be no hazardous material stored on the lot.




Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan for a house at 26 Little Springs Lane, Lake MacDonald   February 2021

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