To protect and enhance the biodiversity and ecological values of the area by reducing the potential for catastrophic fires; To produce a management plan compatible with the needs or requirements of other land management authorities; To manage vegetation to reduce the potential for bushfire attack; To ensure adequate water supplies are available to the KCC and emergency services for the defense of assets on the property and the surrounding area from bushfire attack; To provide safe and unimpeded access to the property for emergency and other vehicles at all times; To establish a maintenance regime for fire protection that is cost effective, timely and cognizant of labour requirements. The protection and enhancement of the property’s biodiversity and acknowledgement of the views of the various stakeholders who use the property for their particular disciplines must be considered. To be able to provide an independent service to the community as an emergency centre, as it has done in the past and to serve as an evacuation centre if the need arises. [NB: The KCC has suitable infrastructure for this purpose.] For the purposes of the FMP the three major biogeographic zones identified for the Ecology and Biodiversity section above are also used. The three zones are as follows: Zone 1. Coastal Heath Land, Dunes, Lagoon and Beachfront Zone 2. Cleared Flats and Wooded Slopes Zone 3. Forest and Slopes These zones are easily identified and the landforms, land use, vegetation and assets [infrastructure] within each are distinct. They can be easily referenced using the maps provided. A comprehensive Fire Management Plan is included as Appendix ? with this document and provides specific fire management details for the entire property. An overview of the current fire management within each of the Zones is included and recommendations and constraints for each zone are also listed. The FMP will attempt to address the concerns listed above, whilst remaining dynamic enough to take into account the needs of the various stakeholders who have an interest in maintaining and enhancing the KCC’s biodiversity and sustainability.
To protect and enhance the biodiversity and ecological values of the area by reducing the potential for catastrophic fires; To produce a management plan compatible with the needs or requirements of other land management authorities; To manage vegetation to reduce the potential for bushfire attack; To ensure adequate water supplies are available to the KCC and emergency services for the defense of assets on the property and the surrounding area from bushfire attack; To provide safe and unimpeded access to the property for emergency and other vehicles at all times; To establish a maintenance regime for fire protection that is cost effective, timely and cognizant of labour requirements. The protection and enhancement of the property’s biodiversity and acknowledgement of the views of the various stakeholders who use the property for their particular disciplines must be considered. To be able to provide an independent service to the community as an emergency centre, as it has done in the past and to serve as an evacuation centre if the need arises. [NB: The KCC has suitable infrastructure for this purpose.] For the purposes of the FMP the three major biogeographic zones identified for the Ecology and Biodiversity section above are also used. The three zones are as follows: Zone 1. Coastal Heath Land, Dunes, Lagoon and Beachfront Zone 2. Cleared Flats and Wooded Slopes Zone 3. Forest and Slopes These zones are easily identified and the landforms, land use, vegetation and assets [infrastructure] within each are distinct. They can be easily referenced using the maps provided. A comprehensive Fire Management Plan is included as Appendix ? with this document and provides specific fire management details for the entire property. An overview of the current fire management within each of the Zones is included and recommendations and constraints for each zone are also listed. The FMP will attempt to address the concerns listed above, whilst remaining dynamic enough to take into account the needs of the various stakeholders who have an interest in maintaining and enhancing the KCC’s biodiversity and sustainability.