PM Submission - John Cochrane - MCU21/0110

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             4. Water Supply:
                   a) We believe the existing facility is connected to reticulated water and this will be
                       sufficient for the proposed hotel, hydraulic engineering consultants should ensure
                       there is capacity to meet potential needs should a structural and/or vegetation fire
                       threaten the structures.
                   b) Sufficient hydrant standpipes or inground hydrants are to be located within and
                       around the facility to ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and standards.
                   c) It is noted that the golf course also has extensive irrigation separate to reticulated
                       supply, sourced from a local lake, and this could be channelled into an auxiliary
                       supply for bushfire purposes.

             5. Future planning
                   a) A Bushfire Management Plan will be required due to the facilities proximity to
                       identified bushfire hazard areas.
                   b) An emergency response plan which will include an evacuation plan should also be
                       considered to provide a set of responses should a vegetation fire involve adjacent
                       vegetation and visitors and staff need to be located to ensure they are safe until the
                       fire is brought under control by the relevant authorities.9

         It is noted that during the public information process, some of the existing residents raised a
         concern about the risk from bushfire from within the Noosa Springs estate itself; however, this
         issue is beyond what can be reasonably considered under this development application.

         Having regard to the advice provided by the bushfire expert (above and in Appendix E), the
         following comments are made about the most relevant overall outcomes under the Bushfire
         Hazard Overlay Code:

             a) the proposed development is located within an area at risk from bushfire hazard but is
                compatible with the nature of the hazard (OO(a));
             b) subject to the implementation of the recommendations made by the bushfire expert the
                risk to people, property and the natural environment from bushfire hazard is minimised
                (OO(b));
             c) the development will not result in a material increase in the extent and severity of bushfire
                hazard (OO(c));
             d) the bushfire risk mitigation treatments can be accommodated in a manner that minimises
                impacts on the natural environment and ecological processes (OO(d));
             e) the development supports and does not unduly burden disaster management response
                or recovery capacity and capabilities (OO(e)); and
             f) the development will not result in the release of hazardous materials as a result of a
                bushfire hazard event (OO(g)).

         The proposed development meets the above overall outcomes. Further, the proposed
         development meets the purpose of the Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code in that the development
         avoids and or mitigates the potential adverse impacts of bushfire on people, property, economic
         activity, and the environment.


         9 Bushfire Hazard Assessment, Recommendations, page 15




         Noosa Springs Boutique Hotel – GH Australia Pty Ltd                              Page 46