20191204 The Oasis emergency evacuation concerns - summary

                   The Oasis emergency evacuation concerns - summary

2.2    Noosa Springs Golf Course waste vegetation

   Noosa Springs Golf Course stores waste vegetation at the western end of their compound. The
   waste pile is in a Medium Potential Bushfire Intensity zone, with a High Potential Bushfire zone
   adjacent. On the side facing Oasis Drive, the waste pile is retained by a timber fence.

   Periodically the pile is mulched and distributed around the golf course.

   Our concerns are as follows:

            If the waste pile were to ignite, its proximity to the Oasis Drive exit could prevent egress;
            We are aware that spontaneous combustion can occur in waste vegetation piles which
             could initiate a bushfire;
            Stray embers from a local bushfire or backburn could ignite the pile.

Q: Are there regulations specifying the requirements for storage of waste vegetation?

Q: Are there limits on the volume of waste that can be stored?

Q: What can be done to minimise the risk associated with this waste vegetation pile?



3.0 Evacuation Routes

3.1    Oasis Drive

   A section of Oasis Drive, either side of the entry/exit gates is shown in a Medium Potential
   Bushfire Intensity zone, and an adjacent section, approaching the roundabout, is a High Potential
   Bushfire Intensity zone.

Q: What can be done to reduce the risks, and ensure safe evacuation if this area is alight?


3.2    Links Drive

   Most of Links Drive (from the Oasis Drive roundabout to the Noosa Springs Drive roundabout,
   approximately 0.5 kms) is in a High Potential Bushfire Intensity Zone.

   There is a considerable fuel load evident on either side of this road, including the central road
   reserve, but especially on the eastern side.

Q: How will council deal with the extensive fuel load beside the road to reduce the risk of not
being able to use this road for evacuation in the case of fire?

Q; What will be the alternate evacuation route in this situation?

Q: Can Council undertake a Fire Ecology assessment at their cost to confirm the bushfire
potentials?




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