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

Noosa Civic Expansion
Bushfire Assessment Report




7                Conclusions
The proposed Noosa Civic expansion will increase the number of people working within an area that contains
areas of bushland that present a potential hazard to human health and property in the event of a bushfire. As
such it is a requirement of the Noosa Plan and the SPP (July 2014) that the Noosa Civic expansion makes
appropriate provision for bushfire hazard mitigation and management measures.
It is the conclusion of this assessment that the Noosa Civic expansion makes appropriate provisions for the
mitigation and management of bushfire hazards, including:
> the establishment of appropriate building setbacks from areas of hazardous vegetation within and external
  to the site;
> a reticulated water supply with the capacity to service bushfire and general fire fighting requirements for
  the proposed development;
> upgrading of the external road network to provide enhanced access to the Noosa Civic locality for the
  deployment of fire management personnel and equipment, and evacuation of people if required, in
  response to a bushfire event;
> an internal network of formed roadways and fire maintenance trails that will facilitate the safe and efficient
  deployment of fire management personnel and equipment;
> a system of firebreaks comprised of roadways, car parking areas and maintenance trails to separate
  hazardous vegetation from potential building sites; and
> ongoing maintenance and management of on-site vegetation, property and fire management infrastructure
  by the owner of the Noosa Civic development.
Given the above, the proposed development would not be likely to place human health or property at an
unacceptable level of risk in the event of a bushfire given that:
> the proposed development will result in an overall reduction in bushfire hazard levels within the Noosa Civic
  locality via the removal of substantial areas of hazardous vegetation and the completion of the Hofmann
  Drive and internal ring road network; and
> the proposed building setbacks to areas of potentially hazardous vegetation contained within the Hofmann
  Drive and internal ring-road network are equivalent to the building setbacks associated with the existing
  Noosa Civic development.
Notwithstanding the above, it will be necessary for:
> buildings to be designed and constructed in accordance with AS3959-2009 Construction of buildings in
  bushfire prone areas; and
> bushfire hazard mitigation management measures to be implemented and maintained in general
  accordance with the Bushfire Management Plan (Cardno, 2015).




QIC Noosa Civic Pty Ltd                            Version 2                                         23 April 2015
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