9. BUSHFIRE ATTACK LEVEL REPORT v1 - NOOSA NORTHSHORE RETREAT · MCU19/0117

Bushfire Attack Level Report v1                                                      NCES REF: J000436
Lot 500 on SP215779 – 90 Beach Road, Noosa North Shore




4.0 SITE DESCRIPTION

4.1 General
The site comprises an irregularly shaped allotment of approximately 14.5ha flanked by Beach
Road to the North and national park tenured land to the east and south. The existing facilities of
the Noosa Northshore Retreat are located in the westerly adjoining allotment which is
characterised by houses and internal access roads set within a densely vegetated area (refer to
Plate 2).




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                             Plate 2 – Local Conditions (Source: Queensland Globe)

4.2 Vegetation
The proposed new dwelling is flanked by vegetation which is assessable under AS 3959:2018 in
all directions. This vegetation is mapped under the Noosa Planning Scheme as a Medium
Bushfire Hazard Area (refer to Plate 1) and represents Type B Woodland under AS 3595:2018.
The Type B Woodland was observed to be dominated by Eucalyptus racemosa subsp. racemosa
(scribbly gum), with Corymbia trachyphloia (brown bloodwood) and C. intermedia (pink
bloodwood) subdominant and occasional Angophora leiocarpa (smooth-barked apple) and
Allocasuarina littoralis (black she-oak) to an average of 18m – 20m with projective foliage crown
cover of <30%. The understorey was dominated by a mid-dense association of native shrubs,
grasses and herbaceous species (refer to Plate 3).




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