20191204 The Oasis emergency evacuation concerns - summary

                   The Oasis emergency evacuation concerns - summary

3.3    Evacuation routes from the Noosa Springs Drive roundabout

   From the Links Drive/Noosa Springs Drive roundabout there appear to be three alternative
   evacuation routes:
      the bridge over Eenie Creek Road, along Noosa Springs Drive to Leslie Drive;
      west along Noosa Springs Drive to the locked gates allowing access to Eenie Creek Road,
       (Potential Impact Buffer plus Medium Potential Bushfire Intensity zones);
    east along Wallum Road (High Potential Bushfire Intensity zone) and the “red route” to the
       sports complex. (Potential Impact Buffer and Medium Potential Bushfire Intensity zones and
       a locked gate).

Q: How will these evacuation route options be managed during an evacuation event?

Q: Which organisation decides which evacuation route(s) will be used?

Q: Who is responsible for opening the locked gates on these evacuation routes?
   - Gates to Eenie Creek Road from Noosa Springs Drive;
   - Gate at Sports Complex.

Q: How will that decision be policed?

Q: What are the Council going to do to improve the “Red route” and when will it be suitable for
ordinary vehicles to use?

Q: What has Council planned to reduce the bushfire risks along the “red route”?

Q: Why is the access to Eenie Creek Road from Noosa Springs Drive apparently not going to be
used once the “Red route” has been established?

Q: The tracks before and after the helicopter operations area are on the same alignment and this
is shown in Google maps. Can the original arrangement of track be re-established so that the track
is straighter and no transit through the helicopter operations area is required?

Q: How will residents be able to evacuate in advance of Emergency Services arrival, such as nearly
happened in the Resort Drive fire?


3.4    Conflict with evacuations from other precincts

   If the whole of the eastern precincts in Noosa Springs must be evacuated, we estimate that there
   may be as many as 250 vehicles evacuating from Parkridge, plus 40+ from The Fairways and 200+
   from the golf and spa complex. These will meet the 35+ coming from The Oasis at the Oasis
   Drive/Links Drive roundabout. (Note: These figures assume one vehicle per residence).

   With anything up to 500 vehicles trying to evacuate, the potential for any of the single lane
   evacuation routes to be blocked as a result of mechanical and/or human failure in evacuation
   conditions needs to be assessed and provision made for its occurrence.

   The possibility that the western precincts in Noosa Springs may need to be evacuated at the same
   time needs to be assessed. Our estimates indicate that there may be as many as 450 vehicles
   evacuating from Noosa Springs and Elysium.



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