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Liverpool Range Bush Fire Management Committee

Bush Fire Risk Management Plan

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Prepared by the Liverpool Range Bush Fire Management Committee; pursuant to section 52 of the Rural Fires Act, 1997. In accordance with the Regulations to the Rural Fires Act 1997, the draft bush fire risk management plan will be exhibited for a period of not less than 42 days during which time submissions are invited from the public. As such, members of the public, whether as private individuals or as members of community interest groups are invited to comment on the plan. Submissions should be in writing, and as detailed and specific as possible; however any comments, no matter how brief or general are welcome. All comments received will be referred to the Bush Fire Coordinating Committee with the plan for their final deliberation and approval. Prior to finalising the plan, the Bush Fire Management Committee is required to consider the submissions to plan and prepare a review for consideration by the Bush Fire Coordinating Committee. Under the Act, the Bush Fire Coordinating Committee may approve the plan, amend the plan or reject the plan in the light of public submissions. If significant changes are made to the plan after public exhibition, the draft plan will be placed on further exhibition prior to its final adoption.

The closing date for comments on this plan is: 3 August 2009

Comments should be forwarded to: Executive Officer Liverpool Range Bush Fire Management Committee PO Box 46 WILLOW TREE NSW 2339

Additional information or enquires on any aspect of the plan can be obtained from Liverpool Range Zone Fire Control Centre located at 26 New England Highway, Willow Tree NSW 2339 or by telephoning 1800 081 166.

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Table of ContentsGlossary 7Chapter 1. Introduction 9

1.1 Background 9

1.2 Aim and Objectives 9

1.3 Description of the Liverpool Range BFMC Area 101.3.1 Location and land tenure 101.3.2 Climate and bush fire season 101.3.3 Population and demographic information 101.3.4 History of bush fire frequency and ignition cause 11

Chapter 2. Identifying and Assessing the Bush Fire Risk 122.1 Process 12

2.2 Communication and Consultation 12

2.3 Identifying the Bush Fire Risk 132.3.1 Assets 132.3.2 Assessing the Bush Fire Risk - Consequence 142.3.3 Assessing the Bush Fire Risk - Likelihood 152.3.4 Identifying the level of risk 152.3.5 Evaluating the Bush Fire Risk 152.3.6 Prioritising Treatments 152.3.7 Risk Acceptability 15

Chapter 3. Treating the Risk 163.1 Bush Fire Management Zones 16

3.2 BFMC Wide Treatments 18

3.3 Asset Specific Treatments 19

3.4 Fire Thresholds 20

3.5 Annual Works Programs 21

3.6 Implementation 22

Chapter 4. Performance Monitoring and Reviewing 234.1 Review 23

4.2 Monitoring 23

4.3 Reporting 23

4.4 Performance Measurements 23

Appendix 1 Community Participation Strategy 24Appendix 2 Asset Register 24Appendix 3 Treatment Register 24Appendix Maps 1 - 4 24

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List of TablesTable 1.1 Land tenure 10Table 3.1 Bush Fire Management Zones: Purpose, objectives and characteristics 17Table 3.2 Asset specific treatments used in the Liverpool Range BFMC area 20Table 3.3 Fire Thresholds for Vegetation Categories 21

List of FiguresFigure 2.1 Overview of the risk assessment process ........................................................................................................ 12

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Amendment List

Amendment EnteredNumber Date Signature Date

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GlossaryAssets: anything valued by the community which includes houses, crops, heritage buildings and places, infrastructure, the environment, businesses, and forests, that may be at risk from bush fire.

Bush Fire: a general term used to describe fire in vegetation, includes grass fire.

Bush Fire Hazard: the potential severity of a bush fire, which is determined by fuel load, fuel arrangement and topography under a given climatic condition.

Bush Fire Risk: the chance of a bush fire igniting, spreading and causing damage to the community or the assets they value.

Bush Fire Risk Management: a systematic process that provides a range of treatments which contribute to the well being of communities and the environment, which suffer the adverse effects of wildfire/bush fire.

Bush Fire Threat: potential bush fire exposure of an asset due to the proximity and type of a hazard and the slope on which the hazard is situated.

Consequence: outcome or impact of a bush fire event.

Fire Fighting Authorities: the NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW Fire Brigades, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Forests NSW.

Likelihood: the chance of a bush fire igniting and spreading.

Major Bush Fire: A bush fire which requires the attendance of multiple brigades, or causes damage to property or injury to one or more persons.

Display area: geographic area determined by the Bush Fire Management Committee which is used to provide a suitable area and scale for community participation and mapping display purposes.

Recovery costs: the capacity of an asset to recover from the impacts of a bush fire.

Risk Acceptance: an informed decision to accept the consequences and the likelihood of a particular risk.

Risk Analysis: a systematic process to understand the nature of and to deduce the level of risk.

Risk Assessment: the overall process of risk identification, risk analysis and risk evaluation.

Risk Identification: the process of determining what, where, when, why, and how something could happen.

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Risk Treatment: the process of selection and implementation of measures to modify risk.

Vulnerability: the susceptibility of an asset to the impacts of bush fire.

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 BackgroundUnder the Rural Fires Act 1997 the Bush Fire Coordinating Committee (BFCC) must constitute a Bush Fire Management Committee (BFMC) for each area in the State, which is subject to the risk of bush fires. Each BFMC is required to prepare and submit to the BFCC a draft Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP). A BFRMP is a strategic document that identifies community assets at risk and sets out a five-year program of coordinated multi-agency treatments to reduce the risk of bush fire to the assets. Treatments may include such things as hazard reduction burning, grazing, community education, fire trail maintenance and establishing community fireguard groups.Annual programs to implement the treatments identified in this plan will be undertaken by the relevant land managers and fire fighting authorities. In exercising its functions under the Rural Fires Act 1997, including the preparation of a draft bush fire risk management plan, the Liverpool Range BFMC is required to have regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD).This document and the accompanying maps together form the BFRMP for the Liverpool Range BFMC area. This BFRMP has been prepared by the Liverpool Range BFMC and covers both public and private lands. This BFRMP must be reviewed and updated within each successive five-year period from the constitution of the BFMC. The BFCC recognises that climate change has the potential to increase bush fire risk. The risk assessment process applied in this BFRMP is based on current climatic conditions. The BFCC will monitor information on climate change and will modify the process when necessary.

1.2 Aim and Objectives The aim of this BFRMP is to minimise the risk of adverse impact of bush fires on life, property and the environment. The objectives of this BFRMP are to:

� reduce the number of human-induced bush fire ignitions that cause damage to life, property and the environment;

� manage fuel to reduce the rate of spread and intensity of bush fires, while minimising environmental/ecological impacts;

� reduce the community’s vulnerability to bush fires by improving its preparedness; and

� effectively contain fires with a potential to cause damage to life, property and the environment.

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1.3 Description of the Liverpool Range BFMC Area

1.3.1 Location and land tenure The Liverpool Range BFMC area is located around 300 kilometres north nor-west of Sydney, New South Wales and includes the Local Government Areas of Upper Hunter, Liverpool Plains and Gunnedah. The area covered by the Liverpool Range BFMC is 1,818,136 hectares and includes the land tenures outlined in Table 1.1.

Land Manager % of BFMC area National Parks & Wildlife Service 5Forests NSW 3.3Department of Lands 1.9Local Government 0.2Private 73.2All other (not listed above) 16.4

Table 1.1 Land tenure

1.3.2 Climate and bush fire season The typical / average climate in the Liverpool Range BFMC area is varied across the BFMC area, with warm to hot conditions prevalent across the central and western areas, and temperate to cold in the higher areas, predominantly in the east. The area typically has major summer rainfall from December to February and the bush fire season generally runs from October to the end of March.Prevailing weather conditions associated with the bush fire season in the Liverpool Range BFMC area are strong south-westerly to north-westerly winds accompanied by high daytime temperatures and low relative humidity. Dry lightning storms are also frequent across the Liverpool Range BFMC area.

1.3.3 Population and demographic information The population of the Liverpool Range BFMC area is approximately 35,000 people. The major population centres are Gunnedah, Quirindi, Scone, Merriwa and Murrurundi. Thefollowing issues have been identified within the Liverpool Range BFMC area as potentially impacting on the ability of certain sections of the community to prepare themselves for bush fire:

� Large numbers of absentee landowners in remote areas

� Ageing population, particularly in rural areas

� An increase in commuting workers leaving properties in pursuit of work due difficult conditions

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1.3.4 History of bush fire frequency and ignition cause The Liverpool Range BFMC area has on average 300 bush fires per year, of which around three on average can be considered to be major fires.The main sources of ignition in the Liverpool Range BFMC area are:

� Thunderstorm activity, particularly dry electrical storms

� Escaped private burns

� Accidental ignition, particularly through agricultural practices

� Intentionally lit fires (arson), primarily around major population centres.

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Chapter 2. Identifying and Assessing the Bush Fire Risk

2.1 ProcessThe Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4360: 2004 Risk Management was used as the basis for the risk assessment process. See Figure 2.1 for the steps involved. For a detailed description of the process undertaken see the Bush Fire Risk Management Planning Guidelines for Bush Fire Management Committees on the RFS website: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au.

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2.2 Communication and Consultation Community participation is an integral part of risk management. The Community Participation Strategy involved developing and implementing a process to address the needs, issues and concerns of stakeholders within the BFMC area in regards to the BFRMP. See Appendix 1 for the Community Participation Strategy used by the Liverpool Range BFMC in preparing this BFRMP.

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2.3 Identifying the Bush Fire Risk Identifying the level of bush fire risk firstly involved identifying important community assets considered to be at risk from bush fire in the Liverpool Range BFMC area, and then assessing the likelihood and consequence ratings.

2.3.1 AssetsBFMC members and the community, including RFS volunteers, identified assets within the Liverpool Range BFMC that they believed were at risk of bush fire.The assets were divided into four asset types:

Human settlement � Residential areas including urban bushland interface areas and rural properties;� Special Fire Protection areas including schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and

tourist facilities; and � Other human settlement areas including commercial and industrial areas where

distinct from major towns.

Economic� Agricultural; e.g. major silos, regional saleyards, cropping/grazing land; � Commercial/industrial e.g. major industries, waste treatment plants, sawmills; � Infrastructure e.g. large power lines, gas and oil pipelines, railway lines, electricity

substations, communication facilities; � Tourist and recreational e.g. tourist sites and facilities, resorts, retreats; � Mines; � Commercial forests e.g. pine plantations, eucalypt plantations and commercial

native forests; and � Drinking water catchments.

Environmental� Threatened species, populations and ecological communities and Ramsar

wetlands;� Locally important species and ecological communities, such as species and

ecological communities especially sensitive to fire.

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Cultural� Aboriginal significance – Aboriginal places and items of significance; � Non-indigenous heritage – places and items arising from the early occupation of

NSW by European or other non-indigenous settlers; and � Other cultural assets – community halls, clubs and recreational facilities.

See Appendix 2 for the full list of assets identified in the Liverpool Range BFMC area. See maps 1 to 4 for the location of assets to be treated under this BFRMP.

2.3.2 Assessing the Bush Fire Risk - ConsequenceOnce the assets were identified, the consequence of a bush fire impacting on these assets was assessed.See Appendix 2 for the consequence ratings assigned to each asset identified in the Liverpool Range BFMC area. The different asset types had different assessment processes used to determine the consequence. These processes are identified below.

Human settlementA potential fire behaviour model using vegetation type, slope and separation distance was used to produce a threat rating for human settlement assets. The vulnerability of the asset to a bush fire was also assessed and a rating assigned. These ratings were then used to assess the consequence of a bush fire impacting upon a human settlement asset.Special Fire Protection (SFP) assets were considered inherently more vulnerable to bush fire due to mobility capacity, knowledge or other issues relating to their inhabitants, (e.g. the elderly, infirm, children or tourists) and therefore stricter requirements for vulnerability assessment and rating were applied.

EconomicThe level of economic impact e.g. local, regional or state, as well as the economic recovery costs (how long and complicated a financial recovery will be) of the asset were identified. These ratings were used to assess the consequence of a bush fire impacting upon an economic asset.

EnvironmentalEnvironmental assets with known minimum fire threshold were assessed to determine if they were at risk of a bush fire within the 5 year life of the BFRMP using fire history data. Those environmental assets which were within or above the fire threshold were not assessed in the BFRMP, as the negative impact of a fire within the 5 year period was determined as being low and may even be of benefit to the asset and surrounding habitat. The vulnerability of an environmental asset was determined by its conservation status and its geographic extent (distribution across the landscape). Vulnerability and potential impact of bush fire were used to assess the consequence of a bush fire impacting upon an environmental asset.

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CulturalFor non-indigenous historical, Aboriginal and other cultural assets a potential fire behaviour model using fuel load, slope and proximity was used to produce a threat rating. The physical vulnerability of the asset to a bush fire was also assessed. These ratings were then used to assess the consequence of a bush fire impacting upon a cultural asset.

2.3.3 Assessing the Bush Fire Risk - Likelihood For all asset types the likelihood of a bush fire occurring was assessed. This involves considering fire history, including ignition cause and patterns, known fire paths, access, containment potential and potential fire run (size of the vegetated area). See Appendix 2 for the likelihood ratings assigned to each asset identified in the Liverpool Range BFMC area.

2.3.4 Identifying the level of risk The consequence and likelihood ratings were then used to identify the level of risk. See Appendix 2 for the risk ratings assigned to each asset identified in the Liverpool Range BFMC area.

2.3.5 Evaluating the Bush Fire Risk Once the risk ratings for each asset were identified, they were evaluated to:

a) confirm that risk levels identified in the risk analysis process are appropriate and reflect the relative seriousness of the bush fire risk;

b) identify which assets require treatments; and c) identify treatment priorities.

2.3.6 Prioritising Treatments No organisation has limitless resources to deal with adverse risk. It is therefore necessary to define priorities. The bush fire risk ratings determined were used to prioritise the risk treatments, i.e. areas of extreme risk were considered first for treatment, then very high, then high then medium then low. It was also necessary to prioritise within the risk levels i.e. determining which of the high risks was the most serious. This was done on the basis of the consequence and likelihood ratings.

2.3.7 Risk Acceptability Risks below a certain level were assessed as not requiring treatment within the life of this plan. This is due to a combination of higher priority works taking precedence, and the ability to achieve works within the life of this plan. Within the Liverpool Range BFMC area the level of acceptability is high. Areas of medium or low risk are likely to be managed by routine procedures and so do not require a specific application of resources.

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Chapter 3. Treating the Risk

3.1 Bush Fire Management Zones Bush Fire Management Zones were identified within the Liverpool Range BFMC area and mapped (see maps 1 – 4). These zones identify the fire management intent for a specific area. See Table 3.1 for descriptions of the zones and their purposes. The four categories of Bush Fire Management Zones are:

� Asset Protection Zone (APZ); � Strategic Fire Advantage Zone (SFAZ); � Land Management Zone (LMZ); and � Fire Exclusion Zone (FEZ).

Note: Some Asset Protection Zones (APZ) within the Liverpool Range BFMC area are not mapped.

Where Strategic Fire Advantage Zone (SFAZ) works are prescribed adjoining assets, Asset Protection Zone (APZ) works can be undertaken to complement the Strategic Fire Advantage Zone works.

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Zone Purpose Suppression Objective(s) Zone characteristicsAsset Protection Zone

To protect human life, property and highly valued public assets and values.

To enable the safe use of Direct Attack suppression strategies within the zone. To minimise bush fire impacts on undefended assets.

As per RFS document Standards for Asset Protection Zones.

StrategicFireAdvantage Zone

To provide strategic areas of fire protection advantage which will reduce the speed and intensity of bush fires, and reduce the potential for spot fire development; To aid containment of wildfires to existingmanagement boundaries.

To improve the likelihood and safe use of:

Parallel Attack suppression strategies within the zone. and/orIndirect Attack (back burning) in high to very high fire weather conditions within the zone.

To reduce the likelihood of: Crown fire development within the zone. and/orSpot fire ignition potential from the zone

Zone width related to suppression objectives and dependant upon: � Topography � Aspect � Spotting propensity � Location of adjacent

firebreaks � Mosaic pattern of

treatmentAssess Overall Fuel Hazard (OFH) once vegetation communities reach minimum fire thresholds within this plan.Management practices should aim to achieve mosaic fuel reduction patterns so that the majority of the SFAZ has an OFH of less than high.

LandManagement Zone

To meet relevant land management objectives in areas where APZs or SFAZs are not appropriate.

As per the land management and fire protection objectives of the responsible land management agency. To reduce the likelihood of spread of fires. To undertake mosaic burning

As appropriate to achieve land management e.g. heritage and/or fire protection e.g. broad scale mosaic burning objectives.

FireExclusionZone

To exclude bush fires.

N/A Variable dependant on size of fire sensitive area requiring protection.

Table 3.1 Bush Fire Management Zones: Purpose, objectives and characteristics NB: OFH refers the Overall Fuel Hazard Guide as described in the document published by (Dept. of Sustainability and Environment 3rd ed. 1999 & NPWS version); State-wide procedures for assessment of fuel hazard will be developed in conjunction with the BFCC.

Note: All areas that are not mapped or described as APZs or SFAZs are considered as LMZs.

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For the purpose of the Bush Fire Environmental Assessment Code:

1. Plantations that are approved under the Plantations & Reafforestation Act 1999after closure of the public exhibition period for this BFRMP are considered to be identified in this BFRMP; and

2. Retained vegetation within the aforementioned plantations is considered to be a Strategic Fire Advantage Zone identified in the text of this BFRMP as long as it meets the suppression objectives for SFAZs included in the BFRMP, and is not mapped or otherwise described as a Fire Exclusion Zone in the BFRMP.

3.2 BFMC Wide Treatments BFMC wide treatments are activities which reduce the overall bush fire risk within the BFMC area and are undertaken on an ongoing basis as part of normal business. These treatments are not linked to specific assets in the BFRMP, rather they are applied across all or part of the BFMC area as designated by legislation or agency policy. BFMC wide treatments include the following:

� Reviewing the bush fire prone land mapThese maps identify bush fire prone land and are used to trigger whether a development application is assessed using Planning for Bush Fire Protection1.

� Ensuring developments in bush fire prone land comply with Planning for Bush Fire ProtectionThis assessment process requires new applications for development to include bush fire protection measures.

� Using the Local Environment Plan/s (LEPs) to control developments in areas with a bush fire riskLEPs can be used to exclude development in extreme bush fire risk areas or where bush fire protection measures cannot be incorporated.

� Varying the standard bush fire danger period as required In years where the weather is particularly adverse the bush fire danger period may be brought in early or extended. This is assessed every year by the BFMC.

� Requiring permits during the bush fire danger period In the bush fire danger period a fire safety permit is required to light a fire in the open. Permits specify conditions such as fire fighting equipment that must be on site, or restrict burns based on weather conditions.

1 NSW Rural Fire Service 2006 Planning for Bush Fire Protection: A guide for councils, planners, fire authorities and developers.

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� Prosecution of arsonists/offenders Under the Rural Fires Act 1997 persons may be prosecuted for breaching the conditions on a fire permit, lighting a fire during a Total Fire Ban, allowing fire to escape their property, or other breaches of the Act.

� Investigation of bush fire cause All bush fires which do not have a known cause are investigated to identify how they started.

� Normal fire suppression activities Responding to bush fire is a normal business activity for the fire fighting authorities.

� Assessing and managing compliance with strategic fire fighting resource allocation provisions Strategic fire fighting resource allocation provisions is the process used to identify the number of stations, brigades and appliances required in an area, and considers members, training, assets and hazards.

� Preparation of a S52 Operations Coordination Plan The Operations Coordination Plan is prepared biannually and sets out how coordinated fire fighting will occur. It includes specific operational restrictions on fire fighting techniques in certain areas, where fires will be managed from, and how agencies involved can communicate during operations.

� Fire Management Plans or Plans of Management Some land management agencies have developed fire management plans or plans of management with specific fire or fuel management strategies, for example a Forests NSW Regional Fuel Management Risk Plan, a NPWS Fire Management Strategy. These publicly exhibited plans form the basis for operational fire planning on public parks, reserves and forests.

� Bush Fire Hazard Complaints If someone is concerned about possible bush fire hazards on a neighbouring property or any other land, then this can be reported to the RFS Commissioner or their local RFS Fire Control Centre. The complaint will be investigated and may result in a notice being issued to the landowner or manager to reduce the hazard.

3.3 Asset Specific Treatments There are six broad strategy groups available to treat the bush fire risk to assets identified in the BFRMP.The types of asset specific treatments in each strategy group used in the Liverpool Range BFMC area are listed below. A full list of the treatment strategies in the Liverpool Range BFMC area are in Appendix 3.

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Strategy Targeted treatments used in the Liverpool Range BFMC area

IgnitionManagement

Implementing access restrictions to high risk areas

HazardReduction

Undertaking fuel management activities including mechanical, burning and chemical treatments

CommunityEducation

Individual and broad-area education initiatives aimed at preparing communities

PropertyPlanning

Implementing firefighting water sources in areas at risk of fire

Preparedness Developing and improving fire trail networks to facilitate quick access to fires

Other Monitoring and review on an ongoing basis.

Table 3.2 Asset specific treatments used in the Liverpool Range BFMC area

3.4 Fire Thresholds The vegetation in the Liverpool Range BFMC area was classified into fire threshold categories (Table 3.3).

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Vegetation formation MinimumSFAZThreshold

MinimumLMZThreshold

MaximumThreshold Notes

Rainforest NA NA NA Fire should be avoided.

Alpine complex NA NA NA Fire should be avoided.

Wet Sclerophyll forest (shrubby subformation) 25 30 60 Crown fires should be avoided in

the lower end of the interval range. Wet Sclerophyll forest (grassy subformation) 10 15 50 Crown fires should be avoided in

the lower end of the interval range.

Grassy woodland 5 8 40

Minimum interval of 10 years should apply in the southern Tablelands area. Occasional intervals greater then 15 years may be desirable.

Grassland 2 3 10

Occasional intervals greater than 7 years should be included in coastal areas. There was insufficient data to give a maximum interval; available evidence indicates maximum intervals should be approximately 10 years.

Dry sclerophyll forest (shrub/grass subformation)

5 8 50 Occasional intervals greater than 25 years may be desirable.

Dry sclerophyll forest (shrub subformation) 7 10 30 Occasional intervals greater than 25

years may be desirable.

Heathlands 7 10 30 Occasional intervals greater than 20 years may be desirable.

Freshwater wetlands 6 10 35 Occasional intervals greater than 30 years may be desirable.

Forested wetlands 7 10 35 Some intervals greater than 20 years may be desirable.

Saline wetlands NA NA NA Fire should be avoided.

Semi-arid woodlands (grassy subformation) 6 9 No max Not enough data for a maximum fire

interval.Semi-arid woodlands (shrubby subformation) 10 15 No Max Not enough data for a maximum fire

interval.Arid shrublands (chenopod subformation NA NA NA Fire should be avoided.

Arid shrublands (acacia subformation) 10 15 No Max Not enough data for a maximum fire

interval.

Table 3.3 Fire Thresholds for Vegetation Categories

3.5 Annual Works Programs The land management agencies and fire fighting authorities responsible for implementing the treatments identified in this plan will include those treatments in their annual works programs detailing how, when, and where the required activities will be undertaken.

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3.6 ImplementationWhen the treatments identified in this BFRMP are implemented there are a number of issues that need to be considered by the responsible agency including environmental assessments and approvals, smoke management and prescribed burn plans.

Local permit issuing/hazard reduction burning exclusion periodsIn the Liverpool Range BFMC area the issuing of permits is not permitted during the period 20 December to 4 January annually, except in exceptional circumstances. Exceptional circumstances may include, but not be limited to the destruction of diseased carcasses or crops.

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Chapter 4. Performance Monitoring and Reviewing

4.1 ReviewThis BFRMP must be reviewed and updated within each successive five-year period from the constitution of the BFMC. The Liverpool Range BFMC will also review this plan as necessary to account for any changes in context or risk. This may be triggered by a range of circumstances, including but not limited to:

� changes to the BFMC area, organisational responsibilities or legislation;

� changes to the bush fire risk in the area; or

� following a major fire event.

4.2 Monitoring The BFMC is required to monitor progress towards the completion of treatment works listed in the BFRMP, and the timeliness of the works.

4.3 ReportingThe BFMC is required to report annually to the BFCC on its progress in implementing the bush fire risk management activities identified in this plan.

4.4 Performance Measurements State wide performance measurements which are linked to the BFRMP have been identified by the BFCC. All BFMCs must use these to monitor and report on their success in reducing the bush fire risk in their BFMC area.

Appendices

Appendix 1. Community Participation Strategy

Appendix 2. Asset Register

Appendix 3. Treatment Register

Appendix 4. Maps 1 - 4 � Map 1 – North West � Map 2 – North East � Map 3 – South West � Map 4 – South East

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Appendix 1: Liverpool Range Bush Fire Management Committee Community Participation Strategy

Date Target Audience

Method of communication

Method of notification

Key messages/ purpose Resources required Responsibility

March – May 2008

RFSVolunteers

Pre-planned Volunteer Forums. Discussion

RFSCorrespondence. Advertising in local media

� Introduce BFRMP � Capture key areas of

concern

Media Release VenueMapsPresenter / Facilitator

Andrew Luke & Stephen Raymond RFS

01/05/08 RFS Senior Management Forum

Pre-planned meeting.Presentation & discussion

RFSCorrespondence

� Identify key areas of concern (follow up)

� Request support of RFS Volunteers in collation of data

Risk Register PresenterMaps

Andrew Luke RFS

June 2008 General PublicLocations: � Cassilis

(4/6)� Merriwa

(5/6)� Scone

(11/6) � Moonan

Flat (12/6) � Willow

Tree(17/6)

� Caroona (18/6)

� Tambar Springs (25/6)

� Gunnedah (26/6)

Planned meeting (Community Kiosk)

Local media advertising. Radio interviews and Newspaper articles

Flyer drop in Cassilis mailboxes (limited media coverage)

Poster notice Tambar Springs (limited media coverage)

� Introduce BFRMP � Local Community

Issues � Asset Assessment � Identify treatment

options � Resident

responsibilities

Media release VenueFacilitatorsPowerPoint Presentation Risk Register MapsPrinted Flyers

Andrew Luke & Stephen Raymond RFSDave Brown, David Crust, Mark Fosdick NPWS.

21/07/08 National Farmers

Pre-planned meeting

Letter to group � Introduce BFRMP � Local Community

FacilitatorMaps

Andrew Luke RFS

Group - Cassilis

Issues � Asset Assessment � Identify treatment

options � Resident

responsibilities

Venue

December 2008

BFMCMembers and ParentAgencies

Pre-planned meeting,Presentation, open discussion, maps

BFMCCorrespondence

� Assess initial DRAFT plan

� Provide additional input prior to public exhibition

Risk Register PresenterMaps

Andrew Luke RFS BFMCRepresentatives

11/06/09 BFMCMembers

Pre planned meeting,presentation, open discussion, maps

BFMCCorrespondence

� Presentation of Draft Plan as being Public Exhibited

Draft Plan Maps


15/06/09 – 03/08/09

PublicExhibition

Static Display Media � Exhibition of Draft Plan as adopted by the BFMC

Draft Plan Maps

Andrew Luke RFS

September 09

BFMCMembers and ParentAgencies

Pre Planned meeting,Presentation, open discussion, maps

BFMCcorrespondence, agenda

� Endorsement of plan as amended through public exhibition

Draft Plan Maps


Ongoing General Public

Contact number (RFS Free-call)

Number advertised in local papers and correspondence

� Maintain community participation

� Record, and consider issues, comments and suggestions, implement where appropriate.

� Provide feedback on process / progress

BFMC Representative Landline number (RFS Free call 1800 081 166)

Stephen Raymond RFSAndrew Luke RFS Ros ten Brink RFS BFMC Members

Appendix 2

Asset

Register

Mapreferencenumber Asset type

Assetsub type Asset name Asset Location LGA Display area Likelihood Consequence Risk Priority Treatment number

3 Human Settlement Residential Cullingral Road Isolated Properties Southern End Cullingral Road Upper Hunter South-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 16;11;306 Human Settlement Residential Murrurundi Township Murrurundi Upper Hunter South-East Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 9;13;23;39

2 Human Settlement Residential Isolated Dwellings - BarringtonHunter Springs, Moonan Brook, Stewarts Brook & Rouchel Brigade Areas Upper Hunter South-East Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 6;12;33;34;35;36;37;38

7 Human Settlement Residential Quirindi Township Quirindi Liverpool Plains North-East Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 10;24;258 Human Settlement Residential Black Jack Village Area Gunnedah Gunnedah North-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 4;7;18;26;27

1 Human Settlement Residential Isolated Properties - Pilliga InterfaceWillala, Mullalley, Tambar Springs, Premer/Bundella Brigade Areas Gunnedah North-West Almost certain Catastrophic Extreme 1A 1;2;3

10 Human Settlement Residential Karanilla Properties Karanilla Road, Quipolly Liverpool Plains North-East Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 28;195 Human Settlement Residential Premer Township Premer Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 8;14;20;21;404 Human Settlement Residential Colly Blue Township Colly Blue Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 22;2814 Human Settlement Residential Flags / Worondi Creek Roads Flags Road and Worondi Creek Road, Gungal Upper Hunter South-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 6;31;15

9 Human SettlementSpecial Fire Protection Quirindi Hospital Nowland St, Quirindi Liverpool Plains North-East Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 5;17;29

18 Economic Infrastructure Porcupine Communications Facility Porcupine Lookout Gunnedah North-West Almost certain Major Extreme 1C 4315 Economic Infrastructure Mt Helen Radio Site Mt Helen Liverpool Plains North-East Almost certain Major Extreme 1C 4216 Environment Vulnerable Threatened Flora Barrington Tops National Park Upper Hunter South-East Almost certain Major Extreme 1C 4117 Environment Vulnerable Threatened Flora Barrington Tops National Park Upper Hunter South-East Almost certain Major Extreme 1C 41

12 CulturalAboriginalSignificance Aboriginal Site Various Gunnedah

North-East; North-West;South-East; South-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 32

13 CulturalAboriginalSignificance Aboriginal Site Gunnedah North-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 32

11 CulturalAboriginalSignificance Aboriginal Site Upper Hunter South-East Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 32

24 Human Settlement Residential Tambar Springs Township Tambar Springs Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 45;14;5925 Human Settlement Residential Blandford Township Blandford Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 60;6123 Human Settlement Residential Curlewis Township Curlewis Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 58;2

20 Human Settlement ResidentialIsolated Properties - Goulburn River Interface

Cassilis, Collaroy, Settlement, Killoe, Merriwa River & Worondi Brigade Areas. Upper Hunter South-West Likely Major Very High 2A 51;62;6;44;75

29 Human Settlement Residential Breeza Township Breeza Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 63;64;65

22 Human Settlement Residential Isolated Properties - Valences ArmValences Arm Fire Trail - between Death Adder and Cullingral Rd, Goulburn River NP Upper Hunter South-West Likely Major Very High 2A 6

31 Human Settlement Residential Dry Creek/Middle Brook Creek Community Small acreage, Dry Creek Road Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 6;66;74;76

19 Human Settlement ResidentialIsolated Properties - Coolah Tops Sth Interface

Cassilis, Collaroy, Idaville & Gummun Brigade Areas Upper Hunter South-West Likely Major Very High 2A 6;73

33 Human Settlement Residential Clifton Hill Estate Between Bunnan and Scone Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 6726 Human Settlement Residential Currabubula Township Currabubula Liverpool Plains North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 46;2832 Human Settlement Residential Trig Point Estate Glenbawn Road Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 627 Human Settlement Residential Caroona Township Caroona Liverpool Plains North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 5428 Human Settlement Residential Spring Ridge Township Spring Ridge Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 5554 Human Settlement Residential Gungal Township Gungal Upper Hunter South-West Almost certain Moderate Very High 2C 77;621 Human Settlement Residential Borambil Township Borambil Upper Hunter South-West Likely Major Very High 2A 56;5752 Human Settlement Residential Carroll Township Carroll Gunnedah North-East Almost certain Moderate Very High 2C 79;8153 Human Settlement Residential Moonan Flat Township Moonan Flat Upper Hunter South-East Almost certain Moderate Very High 2C 78;14;6;80

34 Human SettlementSpecial Fire Protection Gunnedah Nursing Home 2 Apex Road, Gunnedah Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 68;69;70

51 Human SettlementSpecial Fire Protection Werris Creek Hospital Eastern Side of Werris Creek Liverpool Plains North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 50;71;72

50 Economic Infrastructure Merriwa Supply Powerlines Gungal to Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Likely Major Very High 2A 4830 Economic Infrastructure Avocado Road Towers Avocado Road, Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Likely Major Very High 2A 4755 Economic Infrastructure Woolooma Radio Site Woolooma Mountain Upper Hunter South-East Almost certain Moderate Very High 2C 8237 Environment Endangered Threatened Fauna Barrington Tops National Park Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 41;5238 Environment Endangered Threatened Flora Goulburn River National Park Upper Hunter South-West Likely Major Very High 2A 41;5236 Environment Endangered Threatened Fauna Trinkey SF Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 52;5335 Environment Endangered Threatened Fauna Barrington Tops National Park Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 49;5240 Environment Endangered Threatened Flora Lake Keepit State Park Gunnedah North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 41;5239 Environment Vulnerable Threatened Flora Pol Blue Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 41

41 CulturalAboriginalSignificance Aboriginal Site Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 32

47 CulturalAboriginalSignificance Aboriginal Site Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 32

46 CulturalAboriginalSignificance Aboriginal Site Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 32

45 CulturalAboriginalSignificance Aboriginal Site Gunnedah North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 32

44 CulturalAboriginalSignificance Aboriginal Site Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 32

42 CulturalAboriginalSignificance Aboriginal Site Gunnedah North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 32






83 Human Settlement Residential Bolah Gap Quirindi Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Catastrophic High 3C 1969 Human Settlement Residential Avard Estate Gunnedah Gunnedah North-West Likely Moderate High 3A 9167 Human Settlement Residential Wingen Township Wingen Upper Hunter South-East Likely Moderate High 3A 6;90;89;106

81 Human Settlement ResidentialIsolated Properties - Towarri Interface North

Big Jacks/McDonalds, Warrah Creek & Willow Tree Brigade Areas Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Catastrophic High 3C 19;112

82 Human Settlement ResidentialIsolated Properties - Towarri Interface South

Kars Springs/Bunnan, Thornthwaite, Wingen & Blandford Brigade Areas Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Catastrophic High 3C 6;110;111

80 Human Settlement Residential Isolated Properties - Crawney Interface Timor, Ellerston & Glenrock Brigade Areas Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Catastrophic High 3C 6

0 Economic Agricultural Cropping Land Across entire BFMC Area GunnedahNorth-East; North-West;South-East; South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 85

84 Economic Commercial Gunnedah Industrial Estate Gunnedah Gunnedah North-West Almost certain Minor High 3D 113;114;11579 Economic Infrastructure Rail Infrastructure NW Liverpool Plains North-West Possible Major High 3B 10978 Economic Infrastructure Rail Infrastructure NE Liverpool Plains North-East Possible Major High 3B 109

66 Economic InfrastructureEnergy Australia Line - Gundy to Moonan Flat Gundy - Bell Trees Hill - McDonalds Creek Upper Hunter South-East Likely Moderate High 3A 48

57 Economic Infrastructure Kelvin Mountain Radio Site Gunnedah Gunnedah North-West Likely Moderate High 3A 9977 Economic Infrastructure Rail Infrastructure SW Upper Hunter South-West Possible Major High 3B 10972 Economic Infrastructure Cassilis Communications Site East of Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 10176 Economic Infrastructure Rail Infrastructure SE Aberdeen to Murrurundi Upper Hunter South-East Possible Major High 3B 10974 Economic Infrastructure Mt Dangar Radio Site Mount Dangar, southwest of Gungal Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 10763 Economic Infrastructure Wappinguy Hill Radio Site Wappinguy Hill Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 9658 Economic Infrastructure Black Mountain Radio Site Black Mountain, Parkville Upper Hunter South-East Likely Moderate High 3A 8660 Economic Infrastructure Mt Tamarang Radio Site Mt Tamarang Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Moderate High 3A 9361 Economic Infrastructure Coolah Tops Radio Site Coolah Tops Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 9475 Economic Infrastructure Central Ranges Gas Pipeline Breeza, Caroona, Colly Blue, Tamarang Liverpool Plains North-East Possible Major High 3B 10864 Economic Infrastructure Glenrock Trig Radio Site Glenrock, Pigna Barney Upper Hunter South-East Likely Moderate High 3A 8765 Economic Infrastructure Scone Communications Scone Mountain Upper Hunter South-East Likely Moderate High 3A 9770 Economic Infrastructure East Bluff Radio Site Off Hampshire Road, Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 98

73 Economic Infrastructure Telstra Exchanges BFMC Area GunnedahNorth-East; North-West;South-East; South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 105

59 Economic Infrastructure Ten Mile Radio Site Ten Mile Mountain Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 9262 Economic Infrastructure Black Jack Mountain Radio Site Black Jack Mountain Gunnedah North-West Likely Moderate High 3A 95

68 EconomicTourist and Recreational Lake Keepit State Rec. Gunnedah Gunnedah North-East Likely Moderate High 3A 83;84

56 EconomicCommercialForest Greenwood Plantation Greenwood" Hunter Springs" Upper Hunter South-East Likely Moderate High 3A 88

87 Human Settlement Residential Willala Township Willala Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Major Medium 4

85 Human Settlement ResidentialIsolated Properties - Coolah Tops Nth

Premer/Bundella, Blackville & Cattle Creek Brigade Areas Liverpool Plains North-West Unlikely Major Medium 4

98 Human SettlementSpecial Fire Protection Cassilis School Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Major Medium 4 14;121

96 Human SettlementSpecial Fire Protection Murrurundi Hospital Paradise Road, Murrurundi Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Major Medium 4 118;119

97 Human SettlementSpecial Fire Protection Murrurundi Nursing Home Haydon St, Murrurundi Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Major Medium 4 120

0 Economic Agricultural Grazing Land Across entire BFMC Area Liverpool PlainsNorth-East; North-West;South-East; South-West Likely Minor Medium 4 85

94 Economic Commercial Premer GrainCorp Silos Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Minor Medium 4103 Economic Infrastructure Scone Sub-Station Off New England Highway, Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Major Medium 4

95 Economic InfrastructureMoonan Mountain Radio Communications Site Moonan Mountain, via Moonan Flat Upper Hunter South-East Likely Minor Medium 4

101 Economic Infrastructure Gunnedah Airport North of Gunnedah Gunnedah North-East Unlikely Major Medium 492 Economic Infrastructure Rossgole Towers Rossgole Road, Rossgole Upper Hunter South-East Possible Moderate Medium 4 122

100 Economic Infrastructure Quirindi Airport Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Major Medium 499 Economic Infrastructure Scone Airport Bunnan Road Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Major Medium 471 Economic Infrastructure LYNDEN Communications Tower "Lynden" Property, Golden Highway, Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate Medium 3A 10088 Economic Infrastructure Mt Soma Communications Site Mt Soma, Werris Creek Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Major Medium 4 116

86 EconomicTourist and Recreational

Vietnam Veteran's Motor Cycle Club Scott's Creek Road, Timor Upper Hunter South-East Likely Minor Medium 4 117;12

104 EconomicTourist and Recreational Hidden Valley Lodge Coulsons Creek Road, Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Likely Minor Medium 4

89 EconomicCommercialForest Black Jack SF Gunnedah North-West Likely Minor Medium 4 7

90 EconomicCommercialForest Doona SF Gunnedah North-East Likely Minor Medium 4 123

91 EconomicCommercialForest Spring Ridge SF Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Minor Medium 4 124



102 EconomicCommercialForest Invermein Hardwood Plantation Cliftlands Road, Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Major Medium 4

93 Environment Endangered Threatened Fauna Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Major Medium 4 49;52147 Human Settlement Residential Merriwa Township Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA119 Human Settlement Residential Rouchel Township Rouchel Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 125118 Human Settlement Residential East Aberdeen Subdivision Aberdeen Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA107 Human Settlement Residential Ardglen Village Ardglen Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA113 Human Settlement Residential Emerald Hill Township Emerald Hill Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA143 Human Settlement Residential Ellerston Station Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA106 Human Settlement Residential Werris Creek Township Werris Creek Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA129 Human Settlement Residential Bunnan Township Bunnan Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA120 Human Settlement Residential Willow Tree Township Willow Tree Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA121 Human Settlement Residential Wallabadah Township Wallabadah Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA125 Human Settlement Residential Braefield Township Braefield Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA126 Human Settlement Residential Pine Ridge Township Pine Ridge Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA122 Human Settlement Residential Walhallow Settlement Caroona Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 14127 Human Settlement Residential Blackville Township Blackville Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 14117 Human Settlement Residential Mullaley Township Mullaley Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 125128 Human Settlement Residential Gundy Township Gundy Upper Hunter South-East Possible Minor Low NA130 Human Settlement Residential Parkville Township Parkville Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA112 Human Settlement Residential Kelvin Township Kelvin Gunnedah North-East Unlikely Minor Low NA131 Human Settlement Residential Cassilis Township Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA144 Human Settlement Residential Belltrees Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

163 Human SettlementSpecial Fire Protection Scone High School Gundy Road, Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 126

0 Economic Agricultural Vineyards Greater Scone Area & South of Merriwa Upper HunterNorth-East; South-East;South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA

116 Economic Agricultural Caroona Feed Lot Spring Ridge Road, Caroona Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Economic Agricultural Upper Hunter Horse Studs Upper Hunter South-East; South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA

148 Economic Commercial Spring Ridge Silos Southern Side of Spring Ridge Rail Line Liverpool Plains North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA115 Economic Infrastructure Kankool Weigh Station New England Highway, Kankool Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA114 Economic Infrastructure Who'd-A-Thought-It Radio Site Ray Carter Drive, Quirindi Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA


Burning Mountain Visitor Infrastructure Burning Mountain, New England Highway Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 EconomicTourist and Recreational Washpools Visitor Infrastructure Towarri NP, Middlebrook Rd Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

140 EconomicTourist and Recreational Cassilis Park Rest Area Golden Highway, West of Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA

141 EconomicTourist and Recreational Battery Rock Rest Area

Battery Rock, Golden Highway, between Gungal and Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA

142 EconomicTourist and Recreational Gungal Rest Area Golden Highway, Gungal. Private Jackson Rest Area Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA


Goulburn River NP Visitor Infrastructure Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA


Glenbawn State Park Recreation Area Lake Glenbawn Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA


Barrington Tops Visitor Infrastructure Barrington Tops NP Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA


Coolah Tops NP Visitor Infrastructure Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA

132 Economic Mines Bickham Coal Mine Bickham Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA134 Economic Commercial Forest Vickery SF Vickery SF Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA135 Economic Commercial Forest Goran SF Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA133 Economic Commercial Forest Kerringle State Forest Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA136 Economic Commercial Forest Breeza SF Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA137 Economic Commercial Forest Pine Ridge SF Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Minor Low NA138 Economic Commercial Forest Tongo SF Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA

145 Economic Commercial ForestFairview Private Hardwood Plantation Liverpool Plains North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA

162 Economic Commercial Forest Warung State Forest Coolah Tops Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

124 EconomicDrinking Water Catchment Glenbawn Dam Glenbawn Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

123 EconomicDrinking Water Catchment Quipolly Dam Quipolly Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

146 EconomicDrinking Water Catchment Keepit Dam Lake Keepit Gunnedah North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non Indigenous Gates of Bando Homestead Lot 17473 DP755, 17km south of Mullaley Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA161 Cultural Non Indigenous Whissonet Station Timor Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA158 Cultural Non Indigenous Bloomfield Blandford Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA160 Cultural Non Indigenous Timor Station Crawney Road, Timor Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA157 Cultural Non Indigenous Harben Vale East of Blandford Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA



156 Cultural Non Indigenous Barsham Warlands Road, Blandford Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA159 Cultural Non Indigenous Bickham Homestead & Woolshed Between Blandford and Wingen Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA155 Cultural Non Indigenous Glenalvon Murrurundi Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non Indigenous Russley and Gardens Aberdeen Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Cressfield Parkville Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA

0 Cultural Non IndigenousFrogmore Woolshed, Main Tamworth Road Lot 3, DP228675 Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non Indigenous Elmswood 1890 Gundy Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Glenrock Station Ellerston Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Grampian Hills Bunnan Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

108 Cultural Non Indigenous Invermein homestead Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non IndigenousKelvinside Homestead and Outbuildings Aberdeen Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non Indigenous Kelvinside Private Cemetery Aberdeen Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Milgarra Station Bunnan Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

154 Cultural Non Indigenous Warrah Station Merriwa Road, Willow Tree Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Rosevale Rouchel Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Cliffdale Parkville Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Satur near Sledmere Stud, Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non IndigenousSegenhoe homestead and outbuildings Segenhoe Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non Indigenous St Aubins Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous The Hawthornes Sparkes Creek Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non IndigenousThornthwaite homestead and outbuildings Thornthwaite Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non Indigenous Timber house Rouchel Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Turanville Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Yarrandi Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Petrified stump Moobi Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Nandowra Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Trelawney Lot 2, DP 613545 329 Wondobah Rd Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA

153 Cultural Non Indigenous Glasston Station - Staging Post Glasston Road, Willow Tree Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA152 Cultural Non Indigenous Munmurra Road Woolshed Kuloo Road, Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA151 Cultural Non Indigenous Collaroy Station Collaroy, Opposite Pembroke Road, Golden Highway Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non Indigenous Abbotsford Wingen Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Allen Bridge Sengenhoe Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Barry Station Barry, Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Bellevue 1862 Gundy Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Cuan Station Bunnan Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Ruvigne Lots 15 18 DP 75101 Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Bundarraga Bunnan Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA

150 Cultural Non Indigenous Farmhouse / Stone Cottage Merriwa Road, Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA149 Cultural Non Indigenous Dalkeith Llangollen Road, Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA105 Cultural Non Indigenous Yarrawonga Rotherwood Road, Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA111 Cultural Non Indigenous Llangollen Llangollen Road, Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA110 Cultural Non Indigenous Teragong Homestead Willow Tree Road, Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA

0 Cultural Non IndigenousBelltrees Homestead and Outbuildings Belltrees Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA

0 Cultural Non Indigenous Breeza Station Breeza Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Walhallow Station Caroona Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA

109 Cultural Non Indigenous Brindley Park Homestead Willow Tree Road Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Warrah Station Outbuildings Warrah Creek Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Wallabadah Station Wallabadah Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Minor Low NA0 Cultural Non Indigenous Pullaming Lot 1, DP 601604 Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA

Appendix 3

Treatment

Register

Treatment Ref No Strategy Priority Action Comment

ResponsibleAgency

OtherResponsible

AgencySupportAgency

OtherSupport Agency

ScheduledAction Date Asset Ref Nos

1 Hazard Reduction 1AUndertake HR Work along Road Verges Slash Road Verge along Black Stump Way. LGA

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 1

2 Community Education 1A Conduct a FireWise Letter Box Drop Targeted information drop to Gunnedah Shire residents. RFS LGA 1011;1314;1617 23;1

3 Hazard Reduction 1AInspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required

Inspect Pilliga East SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 1

4 Hazard Reduction 1BInspect SFAZ and maintain as required

Inspect Black Jack Northern SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. DL LGA;RFS 1011 8

5 Hazard Reduction 1BInspect APZ and maintain as required Inspect Quirindi Hospital APZ to ensure fuel loads < 5t/ha. NSWFB LGA;RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 9

6 Community Education 1B Conduct a FireWise Letter Box Drop Targeted information drop to Upper Hunter Shire residents. RFS LGA 0910;1213;1516;18192;20;22;31;19;32;67;54;53;82;80;14

7 Hazard Reduction 1BInspect SFAZ and maintain as required

Inspect Black Jack State Forest western SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. DPI RFS 1011;1516 8;89

8 Hazard Reduction 1BInspect APZ and maintain as required Inspect Premer APZ and maintain as required to maintain fuel loads below 5 tonnes per hectare. RFS DL;LGA

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 5

9 Hazard Reduction 1BInspect APZ and maintain as required Inspect APZ and maintain as required to keep fuel loads below 5 tonnes per hectare. NSWFB;RFS DL;LGA

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 6

10 Hazard Reduction 1BInspect SFAZ and Maintain as required.

Inspect SFAZ to determine need for HR works. Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS 1011 7

11 Hazard Reduction 1BInspect SFAZ and Maintain as Required

Inspect Cullingral SFAZ to determine need for HR works. Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha. RFS LGA 0910;1314;1718 3

12 Preparedness 1B Implement Static Water Supply Program Promote Static Water Supply Program in Upper Hunter Shire. RFS 910 2;8613 Preparedness 1B Undertake routine maintenance of fire trails Routine maintenance of strategic fire trails. LGA RFS 0910;1112;1314;1516;1718 6

14 Community Education 1BConduct FireWise Presentation at School

FireWise Presentation to school students at Cassilis, Moonan Flat, Walhallow, Blackville, Tambar Springs and Premer Public Schools. RFS 910 24;122;127;5;53;98

15 Community Education 1B Conduct street meeting Conduct street meeting at Gungal (Flags Road, Worondi Creek Road area). RFS 0910;1213 1416 Community Education 1B Conduct street meeting Conduct street meeting at Tunbridge Road Intersection (Cullingral Road, Tunbridge Road). RFS 1011;1314 3

17 Preparedness 1B Mechanically maintain APZMaintain APZ to western side of Hospital compound. Inspect APZ and maintain fuel loads to below 5t/ha. LGA NSWFB;RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 9

18 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect APZ and maintain as required. Inspect Black Jack APZ to ensure fuel loads < 5t/ha. DPI RFS0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 8

19 Community Education 1B Conduct a FireWise Letter Box Drop Targeted information drop to Liverpool Plains Shire residents. RFS LGA 1112;1415;1718 83;10;8120 Community Education 1B Conduct a FireWise Presentation Conduct a FireWise presentation at Premer oval. RFS 1011 5

21 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as required. Inspect Premer SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS 1011 5

22 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as required. Inspect Colly Blue SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS 1011 4

23 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as RequiredInspect Murrurundi SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha. RFS LGA 0910;1314;1718 6

24 Community Education 1B Conduct street meeting Conduct street meeting at Barnes Estate, Quirindi. RFS 1011 7

25 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect APZ and maintain as requiredInspect Quirindi APZ and maintain as required to maintain fuel loads below 5 tonnes per hectare. RFS DL;LGA

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 7

26 Community Education 1B Conduct street meeting Conduct street meeting in Black Jack estate area. RFS 1213 8

27 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as Required

Inspect Black Jack North SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Inspect Black Jack West SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha. RFS LGA 0910;1314;1718 8

28 Preparedness 1B Implement Static Water Supply Program Promote Static Water Supply Program in Liverpool Plains Shire. RFS 1011 10;26;429 Property Planning 1B Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Quirindi Hospital Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. NSWFB LGA 910 9

30 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required

Inspect Cullingral Road SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 3


Inspect Flags Road SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 14

32 Preparedness 1B Implement AHIMS Management Conditions

Works/actions in the area are to comply with conditions listed in the Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System also refer to DECC Fire Management Plan if relevant for the tenure.

DL;LGA;DECC;NSWFB;RFS

41;47;46;45;44;42;12;49;13;48;11;43


Inspect Omadale Brook SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 2


Inspect Malumla Range South SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 2


Inspect Carters Brush SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 2


Inspect Meehans Peak SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 2


ResponsibleAgency

OtherResponsible

AgencySupportAgency

OtherSupport Agency



Inspect Middle Ridge SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 2


Inspect Horse Swamp SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 2


Inspect Murrurundi Pass SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 6


Inspect Trinkey SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 5

41 Other 1C Restrict via environmental assessmentFor hazard reduction and works operations apply appropriate environmental assessment for protection. No Fires. DECC RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 37;38;40;39;16;17

42 Hazard Reduction 1C Inspect APZ and maintain as requiredInspect annually and maintain fire break around Mt Helen Radio Site.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314 15

43 Hazard Reduction 1C Inspect APZ and maintain as requiredInspect annually and maintain fire break around Porcupine Communications Facility. Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314 18

44 Community Education 2A Install FireWise signage along roads.Install Roadside signage promoting fire awareness along Golden Highway between Gungal and Cassilis.Report all fires on 000"." RTA LGA 1011 20

45 Preparedness 2A Inspect and maintain Fire Trails Inspect and undertake routine maintenance of Tambar Springs SFAZ Fire Trail when required. LGA DL;RFS 0910;1112;1314;1516 24

46 Hazard Reduction 2AInspect and maintain SFAZ along Powerline Corridor

Inspect SFAZ along Currabubula powerline corridor to determine need for HR works. Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha. LGA RFS;Other Country Energy 1011 26

47 Hazard Reduction 2A Inspect annually and maintain fire breakInspect annually and maintain fire break around Avocado Road Towers.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 30

48 Hazard Reduction 2AManage fuel as per Vegetation Management Plan

As per vegetation management plan forming Energy Australia's network standards.Inspect lines/sites at least every 2 years.Bush fire patrol each year and audit contract vegetation works annually. RFS 0910;1112;1415 66;50

49 Other 2A Restrict via Environmental AssessmentFor hazard reduction and works operations apply appropriate environmental assessment for protection. No fires within 100m of streams. DECC

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 93;35

50 Hazard Reduction 2A Inspect SFAZ and maintain as requiredInspect Werris Creek Hospital SFAZ to determine need for HR works. Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha. RFS DL;LGA 1011;1314 51

51 Hazard Reduction 2A Undertake HR Work along Road VergesSlash Road Verge along Cullingral Road from Golden Highway to Goulburn River National Park. LGA

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 20

52 Other 2A Restrict via Environmental Assessment

For hazard reduction activities the appropriate environmental assessment will provide guidance (biodiversity thresholds).No slashing, trittering or tree removal. RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 37;38;36;93;35;40

53 Other 2A Restrict via Environmental Assessment

For hazard reduction works the appropriate approved environmental assessment will provide protection. No burning from 1 August to 31 March, and no more than once every 2 years. DECC

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 36

54 Hazard Reduction 2AInspect SFAZ and maintain as required

Inspect Caroona SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. DL LGA;RFS 1112 27


Inspect Spring Ridge South SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Inspect Spring Ridge West SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Inspect Spring Ridge East SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS DPI 1112 28

56 Community Education 2A Conduct targeted community liaison activitiesIndividual door knock in Borambil with Property Preparedness information and follow-up. RFS 910 21

57 Property Planning 2A Implement Static Water Supply Program Develop Static Water Supply Program in Borambil Village RFS 1112 21

58 Hazard Reduction 2A Inspect and Maintain SFAZ

Inspect and maintain Curlewis South SFAZ.Inspect and maintain Curlewis North SFAZ.Maintain fuel loads to below 12 t/ha RFS DL;LGA 1011 23

59 Hazard Reduction 2A Inspect and maintain SFAZInspect Tambar Springs West SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS DL;LGA 1011;1516 24


Inspect Blandford West SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS 1011 25

61 Preparedness 2A Identify alternate egress path Identify alternate access/egress path for properties in South Blandford. LGA 1112 25

62 Hazard Reduction 2A Undertake HR Work along Road VergesSlash Road Verge along Wollar / Ringwood Road from Golden Highway to Goulburn River National Park. LGA

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 20


Inspect Breeza SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. DL LGA;RFS 1011 29

64 Hazard Reduction 2A Create APZ on western side of Breeza Create fire break on western side of Breeza village. LGA DL;RFS 910 2965 Hazard Reduction 2A Inspect APZ and maintain as required Inspect annually and maintain fire break on western side of Breeza village LGA DL;RFS 1011;1112;1213;1314;1415 2966 Property Planning 2A Implement Static Water Supply Program Develop Static Water Supply Program in Dry Creek / Middle Brook areas RFS 1112 3167 Property Planning 2A Implement Static Water Supply Program Develop Static Water Supply program as Clifton Hill residential estate is established. RFS 1213 3368 Property Planning 2A Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Gunnedah Nursing Home Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. NSWFB LGA 910 34

69 Hazard Reduction 2AInspect APZ and maintain as required

Inspect and Maintain APZ in Wallaby Trap to East & South of Nursing home.Inspect APZ and maintain fuel loads to below 5t/ha. LGA

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 34


Inspect Porcupine SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS DL;LGA 1011 34

71 Property Planning 2A Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Werris Creek Hospital Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. NSWFB LGA 1011 51


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72 Hazard Reduction 2AInspect APZ and maintain as required

Inspect and Maintain Werris Creek Hospital APZ to East & North of Nursing home.Inspect APZ and maintain fuel loads to below 5t/ha. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 51


Inspect Coolah Tops SFAZ and maintain as required. Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 19


Inspect Dry Creek SFAZ and maintain as required. Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 31


Inspect Wollar Road SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 20


Inspect Middlebrook SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 31

77 Community Education 2C Conduct targeted community liaison activities Individual door knock in Gungal area with Property Preparedness information and follow-up. RFS 1011 54

78 Hazard Reduction 2CImplement and Maintain SFAZ

Inspect and maintain Moonan Flat SFAZ.Maintain fuel loads to below 12 t/ha RFS DL;LGA 1011 53

79 Preparedness 2C Inspect and maintain lane-way access. Inspect Carroll village lane-ways and maintain as required. LGA 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415 5280 Property Planning 2C Implement Static Water Supply Program Develop Static Water Supply program in Moonan Flat RFS 1213 5381 Hazard Reduction 2C Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required Inspect Carroll SFAZ and maintain as required to ensure fuel loads < 12 tonnes per hectare. LGA RFS 1011 52

82 Hazard Reduction 2CInspect annually and maintain fire break

Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Woolooma Radio Site. Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 55

83 Preparedness 3A Undertake routine maintenance of Fire Trails Undertake routine maintenance of fire trails in Keepit State Recreational Area. DL LGA;RFS 1112 68

84 Ignition Management 3A Inspect and Replace Locks and GatesAnnual inspection of locks and gates into Lake Keepit lands. Replacement of damaged locks and gates as necessary to maintain access restrictions to protect area from ignitions. DL 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415 68

85 Community Education 3A Issue of Bush Fire Safety Media ReleaseMedia Release prior to fire season. Topics include Machinery Fire Safety, Hay Fire Safety, Fire Breaks. Topic dictated by seasonal conditions. RFS 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314 0;0

86 Hazard Reduction 3AInspect and maintain fire break around asset

Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Black Mountain Radio Site.Maintain fuel loads to below 5 t/ha within asset compound. LGA 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516 58

87 Hazard Reduction 3AInspect annually & maintain fire break around asset

Inspect anually and maintain fire break around Glenrock Trig Radio Site.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. RFS LGA 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516 64

88 Property Planning 3AIdentify and Implement Plantation Protection Plan

Identify and Implement plantation protection plan including the construction of trails and breaks within the boundaries of the plantation area. RFS 1011 56

89 Hazard Reduction 3A Inspect SFAZ and maintain as requiredInspect Wingen Maid SFAZ to determine need for Hazard Reduction works.Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha RFS 1011 67

90 Hazard Reduction 3AInspect and maintain SFAZ along Powerline Corridor

Inspect SFAZ along Wingen powerline corridor to determine need for HR works. Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha. LGA RFS 1011 67


Inspect Avard Estate SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS DL;LGA 1213 69

92 Hazard Reduction 3AInspect annually and maintain fire break

Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Ten Mile Radio Site. Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound.

LGA RFS0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 59


Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Mt Tamarang Radio Site. Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 60


Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Coolah Tops Radio Site.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 61


Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Black Jack Mountain Radio Site.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 62


Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Wappinguy Hill Radio Site.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 63


Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Scone Communications Site.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 65


Inspect annually and maintain fire break around East Bluff Radio Site.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 70


Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Kelvin Mountain Radio Site.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 57


Inspect annually and maintain fire break around LYNDEN Communications Tower.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS;Other Telstra

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 71


Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Cassilis Communications Site. Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 72

102 Community Education 3AInstall FireWise signage along roads.

Install Roadside signage promoting fire awareness along New England Highway between Aberdeen and Wallabadah Report all fires on 000"." RTA LGA 1112

103 Community Education 3AInstall FireWise signage along roads.

Install Roadside signage promoting fire awareness along Kamilaroi Highway between Willow Tree and Boggabri. Report all fires on 000"." RTA LGA 1011

104 Other 3ARestrict via environmental assessment

For hazard reduction activities the appropriate environmental assessment will provide guidance (biodiversity thresholds). Other

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0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819

105 Hazard Reduction 3AInspect and maintain fire break around asset

Inspect and maintain asset protection areas around Exchanges according to TELSTRA policies and procedures. RFS 73


Inspect The Maid SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 67


Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Mt Dangar Radio Site.Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. DECC RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 74

108 Hazard Reduction 3BUndertake general site maintenance annually

Mechanical and Chemical maintenance of vegetation within compound to protect from impact of bushfire in accordance with Jemena scheduled maintenance program. RFS 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415 75


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109 Hazard Reduction 3BImplement ARTC Asset Management System (AMS)

Asset Management System of Railways, including, but not limited to: Vegetation Control, Weed Management, Slashing/Mowing, neighbouring private HR's on some easements where applicable. ARTC

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 79;78;77;76

110 Hazard Reduction 3CInspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required

Inspect Tarrayarra SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 82

111 Hazard Reduction 3CInspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required

Inspect Braeside SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 82

112 Hazard Reduction 3CInspect SFAZ and maintain as required

Inspect Towarri North SFAZ and Towarri West SFAZ to determine need for HR works onNPWS and Private lands.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS DECC;Private 1112 81

113 Hazard Reduction 3DInspect APZ and maintain as required Inspect Gunnedah Industrial Estate / BMX track APZ to ensure fuel loads < 5t/ha. LGA NSWFB;RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 84

114 Hazard Reduction 3DInspect SFAZ and maintain as required

Inspect Gunnedah Industrial Estate Northern SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS LGA;RFS 1213 84

115 Hazard Reduction 3DInspect SFAZ and maintain as required

Inspect Gunnedah Industrial Estate Southern SFAZ to determine need for HR works.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS LGA;RFS 1213 84

116 Hazard Reduction 4Inspect and maintain fire break around asset

Police, TV Stations, Ambulance, Inspect annually and maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. Provide break around compound. RFS LGA 0910;1112;1314;1516 88

117 Property Planning 4 Identify Emergency Fire Relocation Plan Identify Veteran's Motor Cycle Club Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. RFS LGA 1112 86118 Property Planning 4 Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Murrurundi Hospital Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. NSWFB LGA 1112 96

119 Hazard Reduction 4Inspect APZ and maintain as required Inspect Murrurundi Hospital APZ to ensure fuel loads < 5t/ha. NSWFB LGA;RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 96

120 Property Planning 4 Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Murrurundi Nursing Home Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. NSWFB LGA 1112 97121 Property Planning 4 Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Cassilis School Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. RFS LGA 1213 98

122 Hazard Reduction 4Inspect annually and maintain fire break

Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Rossgole Towers. Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS

0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 92

123 Preparedness 4 Inspect Fire Trails and maintain as required Inspect Fire Trails and perform maintenance works as required for Doona State Forest Fire Trails. DPI 0910;1112;1314 90124 Preparedness 4 Inspect Fire Trails and maintain as required Inspect Fire Trails and perform maintenance works as required for Spring Ridge State Forest Fire Trails. DPI 0910;1112;1314 91125 Community Education NA Conduct FireWise Presentation at School FireWise Presentation to school students at Rouchel and Mullaley Pubic Schools. RFS 1011 119;117126 Property Planning NA Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Scone High School Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. NSWFB LGA 1314 163

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Liverpool Range BFMCBush Fire Risk

Management Plan 2010

North-West - Map Display Area

Map 1 of 4

This Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP) has been prepared by the LiverpoolRange Bush Fire Management Committee (BFMC) pursuant to section 52 of the RuralFires Act 1997.

The aim of this BFRMP is to reduce the adverse impact of bush fires on life, propertyand the environment.

The objectives of this BFRMP are to:- reduce the number of human-induced bush fire ignitions that cause damage to life,property or the environment;- manage fuel to reduce the spread and intensity of bush fires while minimisingenvironmental/ecological impacts;- reduce the community's vulnerability to bush fires by improving its preparedness; and- effectively contain fires with a potential to cause damage to life, property and theenvironment.

This map forms part of the BFRMP for the Liverpool Range BFMC, covering the localgovernment area(s) of Gunnedah, Liverpool Plains and Upper Hunter. It should beviewed in conjunction with the accompanying BFRMP document which provides furtherdetails on the BFMC area, the assets assessed and the risk assessment process used.

ReviewUnder the Rural Fires Act 1997 this plan must be reviewed and updated within eachsuccessive five year period following the constitution of the BFMC. The LiverpoolRange BFMC will also review this plan as necessary. This may be triggered by a rangeof circumstances, including but not limited to:- changes to the BFMC area, organisational reponsibilities or legislation;- changes to the bush fire risk in the area; or- following a major fire event.

AssetsThis BFRMP identifies the assets that are considered by the Liverpool Range BFMCand community to be at risk from bush fires, assesses the bush fire risk to each assetand assigns treatments designed to mitigate the risk. Assets in the BFMC areaidentified as requiring treatments are listed in the assets table. Other assets within theBFMC area that were assessed as not requiring treatments within the life of this planare listed in the appendix to the BFRMP document. The Map Ref number "NA" denotesnon-spatial assets.

TreatmentsSpecific treatments assigned to assets in the Liverpool Range area are listed in thetreatments table and linked to the assets which they are designed to protect. StandardBFMC wide treatments (i.e. not linked to a specific asset) which occur on an ongoingbasis within the BFMC area are:- reviewing the bush fire prone land map;- ensuring developments in the bush fire prone land comply with Planning for BushFire Protection;- using the Local Environment Plan/s (LEPs) to control development in areas with abush fire risk;- varying the standard bush fire danger period as required;- requiring permits during bush fire danger periods- prosecution of arsonists/offenders- investigation of bush fire cause;- normal fire suppression activities;- assessing and managing compliance with strategic fire-fighting resource allocationmanagement systems;- preparation of a S52 Operations Coordination Plan;

Note on LMZ: All areas not specifically mapped as an APZ, SFAZ or FEZ areconsidered as LMZ for this risk management plan. For areas identified by an LMZpolygon on the map, please refer to the BFRMP document for the specific landmanagement objectives.

DisclaimerThe Liverpool Range BFMC makes every effort to ensure the quality of the informationavailable on this map. Before relying on the information on this map, users shouldcarefully evaluate its accuracy, completeness and relevance for their purposes, andshould obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particularcircumstances.

The Liverpool Range BFMC can not guarantee and assumes no legal liability orresponsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information. Copyright:Liverpool Range BFMC 2010.

Authorized by .......................................................... of Liverpool Range BFMC.Date created: Thursday, 18 February 2010

BFRR version 2.0.1.5

AssetProtectionZone

To protect human life,property and highlyvalued public assetsand values.

To enable the safeuse of Direct Attacksupression strategieswithin the zone.To minimise bush fireimpacts onundefended assets.

As per RFSdocument Standardsfor Asset ProtectionZones.

StrategicFireAdvantageZone

To provide strategicareas of fireprotection advantagewhich will reduce thespeed and intensity ofbush fires, andreduce the potentialfor spot firedevelopment.To aid containment ofwildfires to existingmanagementboudnaries.

To improve thelikelihood and safeuse of:Parallel Attacksuppressionstrategies within thezone.and/orIndirect Attack (backburning) in high tovery high fire weatherconditions within thezone.

To reduce thelikelihood of:Crown firedevelopment withinthe zone.and/orSpot fire ignitionpotential from thezone.

Zone width related tosuppressionobjectives anddependant upon:- Topography- Aspect- Spotting propensity- Location ofadjacent fire breaks- Mosaic pattern oftreatmentAssess Overall FuelHazard (OFH) oncevegetationcommunities reachminimum firethresholds within thisplan.Managementpractices should aimto achieve mosaicfuel reductionpatterns so that themajority of the SFAZhas an OFH of lessthan high..

LandManagementZone

To meet relevant landmanagementobjectives in areawhere APZs orSFAZs are notappropriate.

As per the landmanagement and fireprotection objectivesof the responsibleland managementagency.To reduce thelikelihood of spread offires.To undertake mosaicburning.

As appropriate toachieve landmanagement, e.g.heritage and/or fireprotection e.g. broadscale mosaic burningobjectives.

FireExclusionZone

To exclude bush fires. N/A Variable dependanton size of firesensitive arearequiring protection.

Zone Purpose Suppression Zone

Assets

Map Ref Asset name Asset type Subtype Risk level Priority Treatment

1 Isolated Properties - Pilliga Interface Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1A T1;2;3

4 Colly Blue Township Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T22;28

5 Premer Township Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B (1)

8 Black Jack Village Area Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B (2)

12 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Extreme 1B T32


18 Porcupine Communications Facility Economic Infrastructure Extreme 1C T43

23 Curlewis Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T58;2

24 Tambar Springs Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T45;14;59

28 Spring Ridge Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T55

29 Breeza Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T63;64;65

34 Gunnedah Nursing Home Human Settlement Special Fire Very High 2A T68;69;70

36 Threatened Fauna Environment Endangered Very High 2A T52;53

41 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Very High 2A T32



NA Cropping Land Economic Agricultural High 3A T85

57 Kelvin Mountain Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T99

60 Mt Tamarang Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T93

62 Black Jack Mountain Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T95

69 Avard Estate Human Settlement Residential High 3A T91

73 Telstra Exchanges Economic Infrastructure High 3A T105

79 Rail Infrastructure NW Economic Infrastructure High 3B T109

84 Gunnedah Industrial Estate Economic Commercial High 3D (3)

NA Grazing Land Economic Agricultural Medium 4 T85

89 Black Jack SF Economic Commercial Medium 4 T7

91 Spring Ridge SF Economic Commercial Medium 4 T124

117 Mullaley Township Human Settlement Residential Low NA T125

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(2):T4;7;18;26;27

(3):T113;114;115

Inset map 1. Gunnedah

Inset map 2. Tambar Springs

Inset map 3. Premer

Inset map 4. Spring Ridge

Treatments

ID Treatment strategy Action Agencies (Support)

T1 Hazard Reduction Undertake HR Work along Road Verges LGA

T2 Community Education Conduct a FireWise Letter Box Drop RFS (LGA)

T3 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS)

T4 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL (LGA, RFS)

T7 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DPI (RFS)

T8 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required RFS (DL, LGA)

T14 Community Education Conduct FireWise Presentation at School RFS

T18 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required. DPI (RFS)

T20 Community Education Conduct a FireWise Presentation RFS

T21 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as required. RFS


T26 Community Education Conduct street meeting RFS

T27 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as Required RFS (LGA)

T28 Preparedness Implement Static Water Supply Program RFS

T32 Preparedness Implement AHIMS Management Conditions DL, LGA, DECC, NSWFB, RFS


T43 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required LGA (RFS)

T45 Preparedness Inspect and maintain Fire Trails LGA (DL, RFS)

T52 Other Restrict via Environmental Assessment RFS

T53 Other Restrict via Environmental Assessment DECC

T55 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (DPI)

T58 Hazard Reduction Inspect and Maintain SFAZ RFS (DL, LGA)

T59 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain SFAZ RFS (DL, LGA)


T64 Hazard Reduction Create APZ on western side of Breeza LGA (DL, RFS)

T65 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required LGA (DL, RFS)

Treatments


T68 Property Planning Develop emergency fire relocation plan NSWFB (LGA)

T69 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required LGA

T70 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (DL, LGA)

T85 Community Education Issue of Bush Fire Safety Media Release RFS


T93 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS)



T105 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain fire break around asset RFS

T109 Hazard Reduction Implement ARTC Asset Management System ARTC

T113 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required LGA (NSWFB, RFS)

T114 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (LGA, RFS)

T115 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (LGA, RFS)

T124 Preparedness Inspect Fire Trails and maintain as required DPI


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Kelvin

Keepit

Nundle

Moonbi

Calala

Limbri

Winton

Warral

Gidley

Warrah

Gowrie

Breeza

Premer

Milroy

Goolhi

Appleby

Crawney

Carroll

Ingleba

Retreat

Rangari

Ogunbil

Taminda

Hillvue

Attunga

Bective

Murulla

Ardglen

Caroona

Willala

Campfire

Boggabri

Borambil

Curlewis

Baan Baa

Niangala

Wimborne

Glenrock

Nemingha

Weabonga

Woolomin

Dungowan

Westdale

Somerton

Quipolly

Noggabri

Meermaul

Bundella

Mullaley

Yarraman

Gulligan

Ellerston

Blue Vale

Bendemeer

Blandford

Braefield

Garthowen

Glenbarra

Woolbrook

Kootingal

Loomberah

Kingswood

Wallamore

Weetaliba

Piallaway

Pullaming

Yannergee

Burburgate

Bithramere

Colly Blue

New Mexico

Gunnembene

Tintinhull

Timbumburi

Piallamore

Oxley Vale

Hallsville

ParraweenaMurrurundi

Blackville

Pine Ridge

Wallabadah

Basin Plain

Borah Creek

Currabubula

Walcha Road

Wongo Creek

Halls Creek

Namoi River

Pages Creek

Mulla Creek

Sandy Creek

Green Creek

Moore Creek

Pages River

Willow Tree

Marys Mount

Cattle Creek

Emerald Hill

Coocooboonah

Rushes Creek

Hanging Rock

Warrah Creek

Werris Creek

Warrah Ridge

Spring Ridge

Scotts Creek

Orange GroveGhoolendaadi

Duncans Creek

Coomoo Coomoo

East Tamworth

Watsons Creek

Upper Manilla

West Tamworth

Goonoo Goonoo

North Tamworth

Tambar Springs

Chilcotts Creek

Big Jacks Creek

Macdonalds Creek

Little Jacks Creek

Bowling Alley Point

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7 Quirindi Township Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T10;24;25

9 Quirindi Hospital Human Settlement Special Fire Extreme 1B T5;17;29

10 Karanilla Properties Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T28;19


15 Mt Helen Radio Site Economic Infrastructure Extreme 1C T42

26 Currabubula Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T46;28

27 Caroona Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T54

40 Threatened Flora Environment Endangered Very High 2A T41;52



51 Werris Creek Hospital Human Settlement Special Fire Very High 2A T50;71;72

52 Carroll Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2C T79;81


68 Lake Keepit State Rec. Economic Tourist and High 3A T83;84


75 Central Ranges Gas Pipeline Economic Infrastructure High 3B T108

78 Rail Infrastructure NE Economic Infrastructure High 3B T109

81 Isolated Properties - Towarri Interface Human Settlement Residential High 3C T19;112

83 Bolah Gap Human Settlement Residential High 3C T19


88 Mt Soma Communications Site Economic Infrastructure Medium 4 T116

90 Doona SF Economic Commercial Medium 4 T123

122 Walhallow Settlement Human Settlement Residential Low NA T14

127 Blackville Township Human Settlement Residential Low NA T14

Inset map 1. Currabubula

Inset map 2. Quirindi

Inset map 3. Caroona

Treatments


T5 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required NSWFB (LGA, RFS)



T17 Preparedness Mechanically maintain APZ LGA (NSWFB, RFS)



T25 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required RFS (DL, LGA)




T41 Other Restrict via environmental assessment DECC (RFS)


T46 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain SFAZ along Powerline LGA (RFS, Country Energy)






T79 Preparedness Inspect and maintain lane-way access. LGA

T81 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required LGA (RFS)

T83 Preparedness Undertake routine maintenance of Fire Trails DL (LGA, RFS)

T84 Ignition Management Inspect and Replace Locks and Gates DL



T108 Hazard Reduction Undertake general site maintenance annually RFS


Treatments


T112 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (DECC, Private)

T116 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain fire break around asset RFS (LGA)

T123 Preparedness Inspect Fire Trails and maintain as required DPI

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Cumbo

Denman

Bureen

Bunnan

Wollar

Coggan

Bylong

Coolah

Cooyal

GungalWybong

Uarbry

Turill

Yarrawa

Baerami

Brawboy

Bungaba

Linburn

Merriwa

Tichular

MurrumboMunghorn

Kerrabee

Cassilis

Rossgole

Mangoola

Frog Rock

Home Rule

Cooks Gap

Owens Gap

Manobalai

Hollydeen

Moolarben

Dalswinton

Kains Flat

St Fillans

Parraweena

Wilpinjong

Stony Creek

Cattle Creek Warrah Creek

Kars Springs

Sandy Hollow

Giants Creek

Big Jacks Creek

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Macdonalds Creek

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3 Cullingral Road Isolated Properties Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T16;11;30


14 Flags / Worondi Creek Roads Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T6;31;15

19 Isolated Properties - Coolah Tops Sth Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T6;73

20 Isolated Properties - Goulburn River Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A (1)

21 Borambil Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T56;57

22 Isolated Properties - Valences Arm Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T6

30 Avocado Road Towers Economic Infrastructure Very High 2A T47

38 Threatened Flora Environment Endangered Very High 2A T41;52

50 Merriwa Supply Powerlines Economic Infrastructure Very High 2A T48

54 Gungal Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2C T77;6


59 Ten Mile Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T92

61 Coolah Tops Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T94

63 Wappinguy Hill Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T96

70 East Bluff Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T98

71 LYNDEN Communications Tower Economic Infrastructure High 3A T100

72 Cassilis Communications Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T101


74 Mt Dangar Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T107

77 Rail Infrastructure SW Economic Infrastructure High 3B T109


98 Cassilis School Human Settlement Special Fire Medium 4 T14;121

(1):T51;62;6;44;75

Inset map 1. Flags Road

Inset map 2. Merriwa

Inset map 3. Cassilis

Treatments











T44 Community Education Install FireWise signage along roads. RTA (LGA)


T48 Hazard Reduction Manage fuel as per Vegetation Management Plan RFS



T56 Community Education Conduct targeted community liaison activities RFS

T57 Property Planning Implement Static Water Supply Program RFS




T77 Community Education Conduct targeted community liaison activities RFS






T100 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS, Telstra)

Treatments




T107 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break DECC (RFS)


T121 Property Planning Develop emergency fire relocation plan RFS (LGA)

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Quirindi

Muswellbrook

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Cobark

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Denman

Bureen

Bunnan

Wangat

Halton

Nundle

Mernot

Wingen

Kayuga

Hebden

Warrah

Gowrie

Gungal Wybong

CawarraLiddell

Yarrawa

Baerami

Brawboy

Crawney

Tomalla

Lostock

Tuggolo

Ogunbil

WaverlyOmadale

Rouchel

Murulla

Ardglen

Caroona

Merriwa

Gresford

Coulston

St Clair

Mirannie

Falbrook

Bridgman

Edderton

Bengalla

Aberdeen

Murrumbo

Kerrabee

Borambil

Tunnibuc

Tillegra

Quartpot

Riamukka

Glenrock

Woolomin

Woolooma

GlenbawnSegenhoe

Quipolly

Rossgole

Mangoola

Sugarloaf

Eccleston

Belltrees

TrevallynTorryburn

Westbrook

Ellerston

Lemington

Dry Creek

Dartbrook

Blandford

Braefield

Glen Ward

Salisbury

Underbank

The Flags

Parkville

Owens Gap

Manobalai

Hollydeen

Allynbrook

Carrabolla

WallaringaSummerhill

Greenlands

Camberwell

Dalswinton

ParraweenaMurrurundi

Blackville

Pine Ridge

Wallabadah

Chads Creek

Bingleburra

Davis Creek

Lewinsbrook

Camyr Allyn

Reedy Creek

Ravensworth

Mount Olive

Carrowbrook

Curricabark

Castle Rock

Upper Allyn

Pages Creek

Moonan Flat

Sandy Creek

Green Creek

Mount Royal

Goorangoola

Pages River

Willow Tree

Mount Rivers

Glendonbrook

Cattle Creek

Hanging Rock

Moonan Brook

Muscle Creek

Mccullys Gap

Warrah Creek

Middle BrookKars Springs

Werris Creek

Warrah Ridge

Spring Ridge

Scotts Creek

Sandy Hollow

Giants Creek

Hanleys Creek

East Gresford

Bowmans Creek

Duncans Creek

Masseys Creek

Upper Rouchel

Rouchel Brook

Glennies Creek

Stewarts Brook

Barrington Tops

Middle Falbrook

Chilcotts Creek

Big Jacks Creek

Gloucester Tops

Upper Dartbrook

Upper Chichester

Macdonalds Creek

Little Jacks Creek

Bowling Alley Point

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2 Isolated Dwellings - Barrington Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B (1)

6 Murrurundi Township Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T9;13;23;39



16 Threatened Flora Environment Vulnerable Extreme 1C T41

17 Threatened Flora Environment Vulnerable Extreme 1C T41

25 Blandford Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T60;61

31 Dry Creek/Middle Brook Creek Community Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T6;66;74;76

32 Trig Point Estate Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T6

33 Clifton Hill Estate Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T67



39 Threatened Flora Environment Vulnerable Very High 2A T41





53 Moonan Flat Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2C T78;14;6;80

55 Woolooma Radio Site Economic Infrastructure Very High 2C T82


56 Greenwood Plantation Economic Commercial High 3A T88

58 Black Mountain Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T86

64 Glenrock Trig Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T87

65 Scone Communications Economic Infrastructure High 3A T97

66 Energy Australia Line - Gundy to Moonan Economic Infrastructure High 3A T48

67 Wingen Township Human Settlement Residential High 3A (2)


76 Rail Infrastructure SE Economic Infrastructure High 3B T109

80 Isolated Properties - Crawney Interface Human Settlement Residential High 3C T6

82 Isolated Properties - Towarri Interface Human Settlement Residential High 3C T6;110;111


86 Vietnam Veteran's Motor Cycle Club Economic Tourist and Medium 4 T117;12

92 Rossgole Towers Economic Infrastructure Medium 4 T122

93 Threatened Fauna Environment Endangered Medium 4 T49;52

96 Murrurundi Hospital Human Settlement Special Fire Medium 4 T118;119

97 Murrurundi Nursing Home Human Settlement Special Fire Medium 4 T120

119 Rouchel Township Human Settlement Residential Low NA T125

163 Scone High School Human Settlement Special Fire Low NA T126

(1):T6;12;33;34;35;36;37;38

(2):T6;90;89;106

Inset map 1. Murrurundi

Inset map 2. Wingen

Treatments



T9 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required NSWFB, RFS (DL, LGA)


T13 Preparedness Undertake routine maintenance of fire trails LGA (RFS)












T48 Hazard Reduction Manage fuel as per Vegetation Management Plan RFS

T49 Other Restrict via Environmental Assessment DECC


T60 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS

T61 Preparedness Identify alternate egress path LGA





T78 Hazard Reduction Implement and Maintain SFAZ RFS (DL, LGA)


Treatments




T86 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain fire break around asset LGA

T87 Hazard Reduction Inspect anually & maintain fire break around asset RFS (LGA)

T88 Property Planning Identify and Implement Plantation Protection Plan RFS

T89 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS

T90 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain SFAZ along Powerline LGA (RFS)







T117 Property Planning Identify Emergency Fire Relocation Plan RFS (LGA)


T119 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required NSWFB (LGA, RFS)





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