Sealed Judgement

maintenance of the shrub and ground
cover will not impact on the existing and
future ecological values of the site.

The area within and around the Eco-
cabins is an area within which some
plantings of native species can be
undertake in accordance with the
approval of the Concept Rehabilitation
Plan. it is also important to note that
this area will also be managed on a day
to day basis to ensure that local
understorey and groundcover
vegetation do not present a bushfire
risk to the proposed Eco-cabins.
Further the management will also
identify and disperse any buildup of fine
fuels within this area

10.

The Weyba Creek Corridor -

1. This corridor along the western
boundary of the development site is
approximately 98 metres in total width,
however it includes an area of tidal land
dominated by mangrove and low saline
vegetation i.e. seagrass. The remainder
is littoral vegetation with dominant
canopy and limited understorey and
groundcover.

2. The resultant width is approximately 28
metres and contains vegetation similar
to that occurring within the development
footprint and while it has lesser impacts
in the understorey, over time a number
of the environmental weed species
have also invaded this area.

3. Based on the proximity of this narrow
corridor of vegetation that will not be
affected by the development it is
deemed to be an area of low bushfire
hazard class.

The Reserve land to the north -

1. As indicated above much of this land is
dominated by wetlands with Typha
orientalis or areas of sedgeland
dominated by sedges, Gahnia

sieberiana, and ferns, with relatively
small patches of regrowth Melaleuca
quinquenervia, Acacia spp. and
Eucalyptus robusta.

It is noted that the existing RACV
Noosa Resort provides a shielding
effect for Lot 1 and the car parking area
as well as a mitigation of any radiant
heat exposure for the Eco-cabins 2 & 3.
The width of potential exposure Eco-
cabins 3 and 4 is approximately 20
metres and as such this is considered
to be a low threat from a bushfire event.

Conclusions

Based on the above discussion the
following conclusions have been made: -

1.

The bushfire hazard mapping over and

within 100 metres of the development

site can be reduced to low bushfire

hazard based on the status of;

a. The patch size, and/or

b. The lack of connectivity of
continuous fuels with a width of
greater than 50 metres and less than
100 metres, and/or

c. The structure and species
dominance in the groundcover and
understorey within surrounding
patches, and

d. With respect to the development
footprint, the bushfire hazard will be
removed and managed into the
future as a natural consequence of
the development approval.

This includes the corridor of vegetation

between Weyba Creek and the western

boundary of the proposed development.

While the vegetation within the reserve

to the north and for a distance of greater

than 100 metres to the north of the

development has been mapped as an

area of low bushfire hazard, this area

can carry a vegetation fire with expected

 

RFA18-048 — 22 - RACV Noosa Resort — Eco-Cabins - Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Mitigation Plan

Rob Friend & Associates Pty Ltd

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