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any other related task with ensuring site personnel are appropriately coordinated and advised
of hazard and required actions in the event of a bushfire emergency.
To support this role, it is recommended that all visitors to the site are inducted into
emergency management procedures on arrival, and again on assembly in the event of a
bushfire emergency. Additionally, each built structure on site is to be provided with an
emergency procedures, map showing assembly and evacuation routes.

3.6 Water Availability for Fire-Fighting Purposes
The Noosa Plan 2017, Division 9 – Natural Hazards Overlays Code (O8) prescribes the
proposed development is to provide ‘an adequate and accessible water supply for fire-fighting
purposes that can be accessed by fire-fighting appliances’.

The proposed development is not on a reticulated water supply. Water is collected on site by
way of rainwater tanks, there are also 2 large dams located to the immediate west of the
buildings of the site, associated with the site entry. It is also understood a bore water system
is in place to supply the site with water, and a series (i.e. 2-3) large (i.e. ≥22,500L) water tanks
toward the eastern extent of the site, adjacent the proposed ‘annex for single meditation’.

Consequently, available water is considered to be sufficient to support fire-fighting in the
event of a bushfire emergency. To support access to and a suitable volume of water for
bushfire fighting, it is recommended that clear access to the dam water storage on the west
of the site, be maintained, and hardstand provided where necessary to accommodate a
medium rigid fire truck. In addition, tank storage on site is to be accessible for fire-fighting
with male 50mm camlock connectors installed on one of proposed tanks to the west of the
site, with a dedicated water supply of 10,000L at this location.


4.0 Recommendations and Conclusions
This report details the assessment of Bushfire Hazard and risk mitigation measures acting on
the proposed development, with consideration to the requirements of: the Queensland State
Government Single State Planning Policy - Part E (SPP 2017); the Noosa Plan 2017, Division 9
– Natural Hazards Overlays Code; and the Australian Standard (AS 3959- 2018) - Construction
of buildings in bushfire prone areas.
This assessment has confirmed vegetation posing a High Potential Bushfire Hazard to the
proposed development from the northwest, and a Medium Potential Hazard in all directions
(Refer Section 2.2). These vegetation communities have the potential to accumulate high to
moderate fuel loads and subsequently present a potential Bushfire Hazard to the proposed
development. It is noted however that the setback to potentially hazardous vegetation to the
immediate west, is considered to be >50m due to infrastructure, dams and other associated
fragmentation and managed landscapes. N.B. Vegetation within the existing development


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