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Author details
The author of this bushfire risk assessment and bushfire risk management plan is Adrian Hansen,
proprietor of Ecological Natural Area Management. Note that the author is a Fire Protection
Association of Australia Accredited Practitioner Level 3 in Bushfire Planning and Design. See
Appendix 3 for demonstration that the author is a “professional who is suitably qualified and
experienced with technical expertise in the field of bushfire hazard identification and mitigation,
including protection of biodiversity values”.
Contact details
Adrian Hansen
Ecological Natural Area Management
0400 132 634
[email protected]
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Revision Date Reviewed
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Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.1 The reasons for the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan............................................7
2.2 Commissioning of the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan........................................7
2.3 The aim of the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan....................................................7
2.4 Legislative considerations................................................................................................................. 7
2.5 Other regulatory considerations........................................................................................................ 7
3 Site description........................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Location............................................................................................................................................ 8
3.2 Zoning............................................................................................................................................... 8
3.3 Building Code of Australia building class.......................................................................................... 8
3.4 Applicable development codes......................................................................................................... 8
3.5 Topography....................................................................................................................................... 8
3.6 Mapped bushfire hazard................................................................................................................... 9
3.7 Area of the lot.................................................................................................................................... 9
3.8 Climate.............................................................................................................................................. 9
4 Site vegetation assessment..................................................................................................................... 10
4.1 Site aerial photography................................................................................................................... 10
4.2 Mapped Remnant Regional Ecosystems........................................................................................ 11
4.3 Visually assessed vegetation communities – terrestrial photography.............................................12
4.4 Map of visually assessed vegetation communities.........................................................................13
5 Conservation significance of the vegetation.......................................................................................... 14
5.1 Conservation significance of the vegetation from Queensland Vegetation Management Act..........14
5.2 Conservation significance of the vegetation from The Noosa Plan.................................................14
6 Bushfire risk assessment........................................................................................................................ 15
6.1 Assessment of bushfire prone area................................................................................................ 15
7 Assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level...............................................................................................16
7.1 Assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level: Methodology..................................................................16
7.2 Modelled bushfire attacks............................................................................................................... 16
7.3 Assessment of fuel loads................................................................................................................ 16
7.4 Forest Fire Danger Index................................................................................................................ 17
7.5 Parameters used in the bushfire behaviour modelling....................................................................17
7.6 Results of bushfire attack modelling...............................................................................................17
7.7 Bushfire Attack Levels for each building elevation..........................................................................17
8 Bushfire risk management solutions and recommendations...............................................................18
8.1 Bushfire hazard mitigation recommendations: Considerations.......................................................18
8.2 Recommendations for the Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire Overlay Code.............................................18
8.3 Recommendations for Australian Standard AS3959.......................................................................18
8.4 Recommendations for siting and landscaping................................................................................19
8.5 Recommendations for lodgement points for burning debris............................................................19
8.6 Recommendations for on-going management of buildings and landscaping..................................20
8.7 Recommendations for Part E: Natural hazards of the Queensland State Planning Policy 2017.....20
9 References................................................................................................................................................ 21
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10 Appendices.............................................................................................................................................. 22
10.1 Appendix 1: Regional Ecosystem full descriptions........................................................................22
10.2 Appendix 2: Printout reports from the bushfire behaviour modelling software..............................23
10.3 Appendix 3: Qualifications and experience of the author..............................................................24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Proposed site plan ............................................................................................................................ 8
Figure 2: Excerpt from The Noosa Plan Bushfire Overlay showing the house in a Potential Bushfire Impact
Buffer area........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Figure 3: Excerpt from Queensland potential bushfire intensity mapping showing the house in a Potential
Bushfire Impact Buffer area.............................................................................................................................. 9
Figure 4: Drone aerial photography acquired on 19 December 2020 showing the native forest vegetation, lot
configuration, rural residential areas, 5m contour lines and mapped watercourses........................................10
Figure 5: Map of the Queensland Vegetation Management Act conservation status of the mapped Regional
Ecosystems near the house............................................................................................................................ 11
Figure 6: View west of the house showing that the forest vegetation is near the house is Notophyll vine forest
(rainforest)...................................................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 7: Map of the locations of the visually assessed vegetation communities. .........................................13
Figure 8: Excerpt from The Noosa Plan 2020 Biodiversity and Wetlands Overlay showing the areas of
Biodiversity Significance and MSES Environmental in the lot.........................................................................14
Figure 9: Map showing the modelled bushfire attack......................................................................................16
Figure 10: Methodologies for minimising the lodgement points for burning debris around the house.............19
List of Tables
Table 1: Regional Ecosystems near the house............................................................................................... 11
Table 2: Conservation significance of the Remnant Regional Ecosystems derived from the Queensland
Vegetation Management Act........................................................................................................................... 14
Table 3: Excerpt from State Planning Policy Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience Technical Manual of
potential maximum fuel accumulation for the subject vegetation communities...............................................16
Table 4: Assessed Bushfire Attack Levels for the modelled bushfire attack....................................................17
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1 Executive Summary
A house, to be constructed at 297 Lawnville Rd, Black Mountain, Queensland in the Noosa Council
jurisdiction is mapped in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on The Noosa Plan Bushfire Overlay
and in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on Queensland Potential Bushfire Intensity mapping.
Therefore, the house is deemed to potentially be in a Bushfire Prone Area and an assessment of the
bushfire risk to the building and a bushfire risk management plan is required.
Assessment of Bushfire Prone Area status
The assessment of Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer Class confirms that:
• The house is deemed to be in a Bushfire Prone Area.
As the the house is in a Bushfire Prone Area, an assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level using
Australian Standard AS3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas is required to be
conducted as specified by the Queensland Building Act and the bushfire requirements of the
National Construction Code.
Assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level
The Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) for the house using Method 2 of Australian Standard AS3959
Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas was assessed as:
• BAL 12.5 for all building elevations.
Assessment of vegetation clearing
• No clearing of vegetation with conservation significance is required to achieve the bushfire
mitigation solution in this plan
Recommendations
Recommendations for the Noosa Plan Bushfire Overlay Code
It is recommended that:
• The house is sited in a low hazard area in the lot and achieves a setback of 10 metres from
any retained vegetation
As there is no reticulated water supply to the lot for fire fighting purposes, it is recommended that
• The dwelling to have an on-site water volume of not less than 5,000 litres available for fire
fighting purposes, provided in a separate tank, a reserve section in the bottom part of the
main water supply tank, a swimming pool installed immediately upon construction of the
dwelling or a permanent dam.
Recommendations for Australian Standard AS3959
Australian Standard AS3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas specifies Deemed to
Satisfy bushfire resistant methodologies based on the assessed Bushfire Attack Level.
It is recommended that:
• The building solution for all building elevations to address the Deemed to Satisfy
requirements of Sections 3 and 5 of Australian Standard AS3959-2018 Construction of
buildings in bushfire-prone areas
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Other recommendations for building siting and landscaping
It is recommended that:
• The building to have a bushfire fuel free zone around the house,
• The building be constructed with a minimum of lodgement points for burning debris and
• On-going maintenance of the building be conducted.
See Sections 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6 of this report
Recommendations for Part E, Natural hazards of Qld State Planning Policy 2017
It is recommended that, notwithstanding that the proposed building location is in an area of
Potential Bushfire Hazard:
• The building siting, construction, firefighting resources etc appropriately mitigates the
potential bushfire Hazard as required by the SPP
• The development does not unduly burden emergency services as there is good access for
firefighting appliances, good fire fighting space, good water supply and contributes only one
extra building in the emergency services area
• The building and the cleared and hard-standing areas decreases the severity of a bushfire
on the lot and therefore does not increase severity of the bushfire Hazard and,
• Any hazardous material on the lot will be stored remotely from the house in the shed
ensuring that it does not contribute to bushfire spread and intensity.
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2 Introduction
2.1 The reasons for the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan
A house, to be constructed at 297 Lawnville Rd, Black Mountain, Queensland in the Noosa Council
jurisdiction is mapped in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on The Noosa Plan Bushfire Overlay
and in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on Queensland Potential Bushfire Intensity mapping.
Therefore, the house is deemed to potentially be in a Bushfire Prone Area and an assessment of the
bushfire risk to the building and a bushfire risk management plan is required.
2.2 Commissioning of the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan
Ecological Natural Area Management has been commissioned to prepare a Bushfire Risk
Assessment and Bushfire Risk Management Plan to fulfil the above requirements. See Appendix 3
for demonstration that the author is a “qualified and experienced consultant with appropriate and
proven technical expertise in the preparation of bushfire hazard assessment reports and
management plans”.
2.3 The aim of the Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan
The aim of this bushfire impact assessment report is to achieve appropriate levels of bushfire
protection for the developed properties while maintaining ecological sustainability.
Bushfire protection for buildings in bushfire prone areas is best achieved using a mix of:
•Fire resistant building technologies in the structures.
•Fire resistant methodologies in the structures such as minimising ember lodgement points
•Providing and appropriate fire break between the developed properties and flammable
vegetation.
• Appropriate building siting for bushfire protection
• Fuel management in the flammable vegetation near the developed properties while
maintaining ecological values of the vegetation habitat.
• Fuel management between the flammable vegetation and the developed properties.
• Maintenance of ecological and habitat values of any vegetation subject to vegetation
management for bushfire risk management.
To achieve the aim, the Plan will conduct bushfire assessments against the applicable legislative
requirements and make recommendations that address the requirements of these legislation.
2.4 Legislative considerations
• Queensland Planning Act,
• Queensland Vegetation Management Act,
• Queensland Building Act
• Queensland State Planning Policy 2017 and,
• The Noosa Plan 2020
2.5 Other regulatory considerations
• The National Construction Code of Australia and
• Australian Standard AS 3959-2018 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas.
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3 Site description
3.1 Location
The site, described as Lot 4 on SP103522 is at 297 Lawnville Rd, Black Mountain, Queensland in
the Noosa Council jurisdiction. The development is a dwelling house.
Figure 1: Proposed site plan
3.2 Zoning
The lot is zoned as Rural Residential Zone on The Noosa Plan Zone map.
3.3 Building Code of Australia building class
The building is a Class 1a building under the National Construction Code.
3.4 Applicable development codes
Development codes addressed in this report are:
• The Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire Overlay Code.
3.5 Topography
Site topography is “Undulating”: 5% to 10% slope.
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3.6 Mapped bushfire hazard
The location of house is mapped as:
• Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer on The Noosa Plan Bushfire Overlay and
• Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer on Queensland potential bushfire intensity mapping.
Figure 2: Excerpt from The Noosa Plan Bushfire Figure 3: Excerpt from Queensland potential bushfire
Overlay showing the house in a Potential Bushfire intensity mapping showing the house in a Potential
Impact Buffer area Bushfire Impact Buffer area
3.7 Area of the lot
The Lot area = 12.5 ha
3.8 Climate
The climate is subtropical. That is, the area is influenced by monsoonal climate systems in summer
but also from temperate climate systems in winter. Mean rainfall is approximately 1500.mm per
year. (Bureau of Meteorology, 2004) The “wet” season runs from December to April.
Severe bushfire weather can occur. This is characterised by dry windy days, winds north to north
west for 2-4 days and temperatures 350C or over. These conditions occur from September to
December; worst month, November. (Webster J, 2000)
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4 Site vegetation assessment
4.1 Site aerial photography
Drone aerial photography acquired on 19 December 2020 shows areas of native forest near the
house which is in a rural residential area.
Figure 4: Drone aerial photography acquired on 19 December 2020 showing the native forest vegetation, lot
configuration, rural residential areas, 5m contour lines and mapped watercourses
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4.2 Mapped Remnant Regional Ecosystems
Some of the vegetation near the house been mapped as Remnant Regional Ecosystems. The map
of Remnant Vegetation below will be used as an aid to identifying the vegetation.
Figure 5: Map of the Queensland Vegetation Management Act conservation status of the mapped Regional
Ecosystems near the house.
Table 1: Regional Ecosystems near the house
Regional Ecosystem Description
RE 12.11.10 Notophyll vine forest +/- Araucaria cunninghamii on metamorphics +/-
interbedded volcanics
(Source: Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, 2020)
See Appendix 1 for the full descriptions of these Regional Ecosystems
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4.3 Visually assessed vegetation communities – terrestrial photography
Terrestrial photography of the vegetation near the house confirms that its is Notophyll vine forest
(rainforest).
Figure 6: View west of the house showing that the forest vegetation is near the house is Notophyll
vine forest (rainforest)
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4.4 Map of visually assessed vegetation communities
Based on the visual assessment of the vegetation, inspection of aerial photography, assessment of
vegetation mapping and field verification, the map below shows the locations of the visually
assessed vegetation. The visually assessed vegetation is:
• Cleared rural residential areas and
• Notophyll vine forest (rainforest) - Canopy height = 20 m.
Figure 7: Map of the locations of the visually assessed vegetation communities.
These visually assessed vegetation communities will be used for subsequent bushfire risk
assessments in this report.
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5 Conservation significance of the vegetation
5.1 Conservation significance of the vegetation from Queensland Vegetation
Management Act
Some of the vegetation on the lot derives conservation significance from the Queensland
Vegetation Management Act as it is mapped as Remnant Regional Ecosystem.
Table 2: Conservation significance of the Remnant Regional Ecosystems derived from the
Queensland Vegetation Management Act
Regional Regional Ecosystem short description VMA conservation VMA biodiversity
Ecosystem class status
RE 12.11.10 Notophyll vine forest +/- Araucaria cunninghamii on Least concern No concern at
metamorphics +/- interbedded volcanics present
See Figure 5 of this report showing the locations of the mapped Remnant Vegetation.
5.2 Conservation significance of the vegetation from The Noosa Plan
Some of the vegetation on the lot derives conservation significance from The Noosa Plan 2020 as
it is mapped on the Biodiversity and Wetlands Overlay as:
• An area of Biodiversity Significance and
• A MSES Environmental Area
Figure 8: Excerpt from The Noosa Plan 2020 Biodiversity
and Wetlands Overlay showing the areas of Biodiversity
Significance and MSES Environmental in the lot
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6 Bushfire risk assessment
As the house is mapped in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on the Noosa Plan Bushfire
hazard Overlay Map, this report will detail bushfire hazard assessments for:
• The Noosa Plan,
• Australian Standard AS 3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas as
referenced by the National Construction Code of Australia and
• Queensland State Planning Policy 2017.
6.1 Assessment of bushfire prone area
As the location of the house is:
• Mapped in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on The Noosa Plan Bushfire Overlay
and on Queensland Potential Bushfire Intensity mapping
The house is:
• Deemed to be in a Bushfire Prone Area.
As he house is in a Bushfire Prone Area, an assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level using the
protocol of Australian Standard AS3959: Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas is required
to be conducted as specified by the Queensland Building Act and the bushfire requirements of the
National Construction Code.
Such a Bushfire Attack Level assessment is conducted on subsequent pages of this report.
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7 Assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level
7.1 Assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level: Methodology
The National Construction Code of Australia references Australian Standard AS3959 Construction
of buildings in bushfire-prone areas for Deemed to Satisfy building requirements for bushfire risk
management construction of buildings. This section assesses the construction Bushfire Attack
Level (BAL) for the house using Method 2 of Australian Standard AS3959 to determine a level of
construction required to achieve the objective of the Standard which is to “prescribe particular
construction details for buildings to reduce the risk of ignition from a bushfire while the fire front
passes” (Standards Australia, 2018). This report uses software developed by Newcastle Bushfire
Consulting which models the Bushfire Attack Level using Method 2 of Australian Standard AS3959.
7.2 Modelled bushfire attacks
The west bushfire attack was modelled using Method 2 of Australian Standard AS 3959:
Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas.
Figure 9: Map showing the modelled bushfire attack
7.3 Assessment of fuel loads
State Planning Policy Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience Technical Manual: A ‘fit for purpose’
approach in undertaking natural hazard studies and risk assessments (Queensland Deptartment of
Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, 2016) specify potential maximum fuel accumulation
for vegetation communities in Queensland. The vegetation community in the technical manual that is
specific for the subject vegetation is shown on Table 3 below.
Table 3: Excerpt from State Planning Policy Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience Technical
Manual of potential maximum fuel accumulation for the subject vegetation communities.
Vegetation Hazard Class Potential Fuel Load
3.1 Notophyll vine forest 4.5 t/ha
(Queensland Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, 2016, page 21)
From Table 3 above, the vegetation community described in the technical manual has a potential
maximum fuel accumulation no greater than 12 t/ha.
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The actual fuel loads of the impacting vegetation were not assessed, however, based on the above
published potential fuel accumulations from the published literature shown above, this report will
use the next highest acceptable fuel load from AS3959 which is the “Rainforest” fuel loads which
are 10 t/ha surface fuel load and 12 t/ha total fuel.
7.4 Forest Fire Danger Index
This report will use the specified Forest Fire Danger Index of FFDI 40. as required by Australian
Standard AS3959.
7.5 Parameters used in the bushfire behaviour modelling
West bushfire attack
This modelled fire burns up-slope through Notophyll vine forest (rainforest) to attack the house
from the west.
• Fuel loads used are the “Rainforest” fuel loads of Australian Standard AS3959 of 10t/ha
surface fuel & 12t/ha total fuel.
• Separation of the house from the hazard: 18m
• Slope in the vegetation = 7.90
• Site slope = 7.00
7.6 Results of bushfire attack modelling
Table 4: Assessed Bushfire Attack Levels for the modelled bushfire attack
Modelled bushfire attack
Modelled bushfire parameter West bushfire attack
Separation from the hazard 18 m
Vegetation Rainforest
Modelled surface fuel load 10 t/ha
Modelled total fuel load 12 t/ha
Vegetation slope (degrees) 7.9 0
Site slope (degrees) 7.0 0
Modelled rate of spread 0.83 km/h
Flame width 100 m
Radiant heat 11.69 kW/m2
Modelled fire line intensity 5133 kW/m
Modelled flame length 6.82 m
Level of construction (BAL) BAL 12.5
From Table 4 above the worst case Bushfire Attack Level from the bushfire modelling is BAL 12.5
See Appendix 2 for a detailed software reports from which the above table was generated.
7.7 Bushfire Attack Levels for each building elevation
Australian Standard AS3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas specifies that the
building elevation opposite the assessed bushfire attack direction can be reduced on BAL level due
to shielding by the building but BAL 12.5 cannot be reduced further so the Bushfire Attack Levels
for each of the building elevations are:
• BAL 12.5 for all building elevations.
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8 Bushfire risk management solutions and recommendations
8.1 Bushfire hazard mitigation recommendations: Considerations
As shown above, the house:
• Is in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on The Noosa Plan Bushfire Overlay,
• Is in a Potential Bushfire Impact Buffer area on Queensland potential bushfire intensity
mapping,
• Is deemed as being in a Bushfire Prone Area and
• Is assessed as with a construction requirement of BAL 12.5 for all building elevations
Accordingly, this section will recommend bushfire mitigation requirements for the above
assessments with reference to legislative requirements detailed in:
• The Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire Overlay Code,
• Australian Standard AS 3959 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas and
• State Planning Policy 2017.
8.2 Recommendations for the Noosa Plan 2020 Bushfire Overlay Code
It is recommended that:
• The house is sited in a low hazard area in the lot and achieves a setback of 10 metres from
any retained vegetation and
• There is a reliable reticulated water supply to the lot for fire fighting purposes.
As there is no reticulated water supply to the lot for fire fighting purposes, it is recommended that
• The dwelling to have an on-site water volume of not less than 5,000 litres available for fire
fighting purposes, provided in a separate tank, a reserve section in the bottom part of the
main water supply tank, a swimming pool installed immediately upon construction of the
dwelling or a permanent dam.
8.3 Recommendations for Australian Standard AS3959
Australian Standard AS3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas specifies Deemed to
Satisfy bushfire resistant methodologies based on the assessed Bushfire Attack Level.
It is recommended that:
• The building solution for all building elevations to address the Deemed to Satisfy
requirements of Sections 3 and 5 of Australian Standard AS3959-2018 Construction of
buildings in bushfire-prone areas
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8.4 Recommendations for siting and landscaping
It is recommended that:the building to have a bushfire fuel free zone around the house. The fuel
free zone to have no overhanging tree branches that can:
• Break off in the high winds associated with bushfire weather and damage property or cause
injury to residents or fire fighting personnel or
• Be a lodgement point for wind blown burning debris from the fire front which can then drop
burning debris onto the buildings
It is further recommended that landscaping around the building such as planting low, fire resistant
shrubs or building permanent barriers such as low stone or masonry walls to:
• Create barriers which slow down and cool the fire front.
Such methodologies help to protect buildings from possible attack by burning debris, heat radiation
and direct flame contact.
8.5 Recommendations for lodgement points for burning debris
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service recommend that buildings be constructed with a
minimum of lodgement points for burning debris.
Figure 10: Methodologies for minimising the lodgement points for burning debris around the house
(Source: Queensland Government, 2000)
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8.6 Recommendations for on-going management of buildings and landscaping
On-going maintenance procedures will ensure that the buildings will maintain the highest levels of
bushfire protection afforded by the siting, landscaping and construction recommendations in this
report. Maintenance strategies include:
Cleaning the roof and gutters of all flammable material on a regular basis, especially in the lead up
to the fire season
• Keeping the lawn buffer zone mown and watered
• Keeping the lawn buffer zone clear of all flammable material
• Clearing away any flammable material lodged against the structure
• Repairing and close any exposed lodgement points for burning debris
• Ensuring all painted surfaces are in good condition
• Maintaining drive ways
• Maintaining screens in good condition
• Maintaining roof in good condition
• Maintaining doors in good condition
• Keeping flammable material away from the buildings
8.7 Recommendations for Part E: Natural hazards of the Queensland State
Planning Policy 2017
It is recommended that, notwithstanding that the proposed building location is in an area of
Potential Bushfire Hazard:
• The building siting, construction, firefighting resources etc appropriately mitigates the
potential bushfire Hazard as required by the SPP
• The development does not unduly burden emergency services as there is good access for
firefighting appliances, good fire fighting space, good water supply and contributes only one
extra building in the emergency services area
• The building and the cleared and hard-standing areas decreases the severity of a bushfire
on the lot and therefore does not increase severity of the bushfire Hazard and,
• There will be no hazardous material stored on the lot.
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9 References
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Protection association of Australia, Melbourne.
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, (2020). Regional ecosystem descriptions.
Available from http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/ecosystems/biodiversity/regional-ecosystems, accessed
December 2020.
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, (2020). Regional Ecosystem Maps /
Regrowth Vegetation Maps and PMAVs, Available from
<http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/ecosystems/biodiversity/regional-ecosystems/maps/index.php>,
accessed December 2020.
McCarthy, GJ, Tolhurst, KG & Chatto K, (1999), Overall Fuel Hazard Guide: 3rd Edition,
Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria
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the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel, Brisbane, Queensland
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Government and Planning, Brisbane
Standards Australia, (2018). Australian Standard AS 3959: Construction of buildings in bushfire-
prone areas, Standards Australia, Sydney
Noosa Council, (2020). The Noosa Plan 2020, Noosa Council, Tewantin, Queensland.
Tan, Z, (2006). Effect of fire run distance on bushfire behaviour and its implications for bushfire
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Webster J, (2000). The complete bushfire safety book, Random House Australia Pty Ltd, Milsons
Point, NSW
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10 Appendices
10.1 Appendix 1: Regional Ecosystem full descriptions
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10.2 Appendix 2: Printout reports from the bushfire behaviour modelling software
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10.3 Appendix 3: Qualifications and experience of the author
This appendix to demonstrate that the author is an “appropriately qualified and experienced
consultant with appropriate and proven technical expertise in the preparation of bushfire hazard
assessment reports and management plans” (Sunshine Coast Regional Council, 2014b).
Author: Adrian Hansen
Relevant qualifications:
• Master of Environmental Management (with Distinction)
• Graduate Diploma in Design for Bushfire Prone Areas
• Diploma in Community Natural Resource Management
• Certificate IV Applied Environmental Management
• Certificate II in Bush Regeneration (with Distinction)
Relevant certifications:
• FPAA Accredited Practitioner Level 3 in Bushfire Planning and Design.
(See FPAA website (http://www.fpaa.com.au/bpad.aspx) for details of the certification)
Other relevant qualifications
• Certificate II in Public Safety (Fire fighting Operations)
• Certificate in Bushfire Management
• Certificates in Fire Fighting - Advanced skills & Crew leadership
• Certificate in Property Fire Management Planning
• Certificate in Fire and Biodiversity Monitoring
• Certificate in Regional Ecosystems Frameworks
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Majors in botany and ecology)
Relevant experience:
• 12 years experience preparing bushfire risk assessments and bushfire risk management
plans (Plans have included individual lots, sub-divisions, eco-cabins developments, schools
etc including both deemed to satisfy and alternate solutions)
• 13 years experience in bush fire fighting
• 13 years experience in bushfire ecology (includes fire and biodiversity monitoring and
ecological fire management plans for conservation areas)
• 14 years experience in natural resource management, ecology, ecological restoration,
environmental management planning etc
Bushfire Risk Assessment and Management Plan for a house at 297 Lawnville Rd, Black Mountain December 2020
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