BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS

Development Assessment against State Planning Policy – Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience Development Assessment against Local Government Planning Scheme Policy relating to bushfire management Development Assessment against AS/NSZ ISO 31000:2009 Property planning for bushfire mitigation and planning

Provision for ongoing property bushfire management and support

Legislative advice regarding Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 and Sustainable Planning Act 2009

There have been a number of changes to bushfire planning over recent years, and fortunately Queensland has - for a long period - been at the fore of improved planning, prediction, and fire protection engineering. Adequate planning can ensure potential impacts of bushfires caused by extreme weather events, natural processes, and the result of human activities are avoided or minimised. Catchment Solutions offers a number of services in relation to bushfire planning:

Catchment Solutions Pty Ltd PHONE (07) 4968 4200 EMAIL info@catchmentsolutions.com.au WEB www.catchmentsolutions.com.au ADDRESS Suite 4/85 Gordon Street | Mackay QLD 4740

Catchment Solutions Pty Ltd PHONE (07) 4968 4200 EMAIL info@catchmentsolutions.com.au WEB www.catchmentsolutions.com.au ADDRESS Suite 4/85 Gordon Street | Mackay QLD 4740

Catchment Solutions offers clients the confidence they need when undertaking planning and development projects, ensuring compliance is achieved with Australian, State, and Local regulatory standards. Our experts will discuss your plans, undertake on site assessment, model potential bushfires, and consult with you through the process right through to the completion of the final plan. The plans are:

Developed by experts who are also land and fire management practitioners

Developed in collaboration with local experts

Simple, practical, and at the appropriate scale

Planning for safety and resilience to bushfire will enable positive development to challenges and chance. By utilising an evidence based, risk management approach, we can help ensure the protection of life and property. Planning for these naturally occurring events can also significantly reduce the financial burden placed on development projects, and increase the community’s capacity to respond and recover from natural disasters.

For more information contact:

JAKE BETROS Fire Ecology & Ecosystem Repair P (07) 4968 4206 M 0408 904 036 E jbetros@catchmentsolutions.com.au

Fire planning… can significantly reduce the financial burden placed on development projects.

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