MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Appendix F - Ecological and Bushfire Management Response

Noosa Civic Expansion
Bushfire Assessment Report




6                   Bushfire Management Plan
A Bushfire Management Plan (The Consultancy Bureau, 2004) was prepared in accordance with the
Conditions of Approval for the existing Noosa Shire Business Centre Stage 1 development.
An updated Bushfire Management Plan (Cardno, 2015) has been prepared for the expanded Noosa Civic
development which encompasses the Noosa Shire Business Centre Stage 1 and the proposed Noosa Civic
expansion. The updated Bushfire Management Plan (Cardno 2015) is presented in Appendix D and is
generally consistent with:
> the specifications of the approved Noosa Shire Business Centre Stage 1 Bushfire Management Plan (The
  Consultancy Bureau, 2004); and
> the specifications of SPP 1/03 Guideline – Appendix 8 Undertaking a Bushfire Management Plan.
The Bushfire Management Plan (Cardno, 2015) provides:
     a) the purpose, aim and objectives of the bushfire management plan (e.g. to define the level of hazard
        on the land and identify actions and responsibilities for the management of the hazard);
     b) a summary of the results of the bushfire hazard assessment undertaken for the site, including:
               i.     identification of the various parts of the site and adjacent lands that have been determined to
                      be high, medium and low bushfire hazard area; and
              ii.     the impacts of the proposed development on the level of fire hazard experienced by other land
                      in the surrounding area, including any land containing water, electricity, gas or
                      telecommunications infrastructure;
     c) fire hazard mitigation specifications, including:
               i.     reporting and notification pathways in the event of a bushfire;
              ii.     general specifications and materials for building design and construction in accordance with
                      the Building Code of Australia;
             iii.     fire fighting infrastructure, including water supply, equipment and fittings, fire breaks and
                      maintenance/access trails;
             iv.      details of long term management requirements, including the frequency, extent and intensity
                      of burning in areas proposed to be subject to fuel reduction and ecological burns; and
              v.      the parties to be responsible for specific actions taken under the terms of the bushfire
                      management plan.




QIC Noosa Civic Pty Ltd                                 Version 2                                         23 April 2015
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