11.2 Sustainable Development and Infrastructure
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SHIRE OF AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 28 APRIL 2021 11.2 Sustainable Development and Infrastructure 11.2.2 PROPOSED HOLIDAY HOUSE – 72 (LOT 211) WOODITCH ROAD, MARGARET RIVER Attachment 1 – Revised Bushfire Management Plan dated 17/02/2021 399 Revisions to BMP Lot 211 (#72) Wooditch Rd, Margaret River The following document provides additional evidence in response to DFES’s comments regarding the Simplified Bushfire Management Plan for Lot 211 (#72) Wooditch Rd, Margaret River prepared as part of a reapplication for short stay accommodation license. 17/02/2021 400 1. Policy Measure 6.5 a) Preparation of a BAL Assessment Issue Assessment Action Vegetation Classification: Plot 5 – Vegetation Exclusion Further photo evidence provided in the table below. Photo ID: - Plot: - Vegetation Classification or Exclusion Clause Excludable - 2.2.3.2(f) Low Threat Vegetation Description / Justification for Classification Low threat vegetation including gardens and fruit trees of the established asset protection zone. Compliant with WAPC Schedule 1: Standards for Asset protection Zones and Local Government Firebreak and Fuel Hazard Reduction Notice. Photo ID: - Plot: - Vegetation Classification or Exclusion Clause Excludable - 2.2.3.2(f) Low Threat Vegetation Description / Justification for Classification Low threat vegetation including gardens and fruit trees of the established asset protection zone. Compliant with WAPC Schedule 1: Standards for Asset protection Zones and Local Government Firebreak and Fuel Hazard Reduction Notice. 2 | P a g e 401 Vegetation Classification: Plot 3 and 4 – Class B Woodland classification Further photo evidence provided in the table below. Photo ID: - Plot: - Vegetation Classification or Exclusion Clause Class B Woodland - Woodland B-05 Description / Justification for Classification Trees 2-15m high with foliage cover 10-30%, predominantly Eucalypts and Agonis. Grassy understorey, lacking tiered shrubby layer of vegetation and deep surface litter. Photo ID: - Plot: - Vegetation Classification or Exclusion Clause Class B Woodland - Woodland B-05 Description / Justification for Classification Trees 2-15m high with foliage cover 10-30%, predominantly Eucalypts and Agonis. Grassy understorey, lacking tiered shrubby layer of vegetation and deep surface litter. 3 | P a g e 402 APZ Management Changes made to the spatial representation of risk management measures map to include width of asset protection zone. These separation distances are also specified in the compliance table of the BMP. 4 | P a g e 403 2. Policy Measure 6.5 c) Compliance with the Bushfire Protection Criteria Element Assessment Action Location, and Siting & Design A 1.1 & A 2.1 Additional photos have been provided as evidence to justify the original vegetation classifications and exclusions, along with the addition of the APZ dimensions to the spatial representation of risk management measures map, in order to validate the BAL rating for the existing dwelling identified in the initial BAL Report. Vehicular Access A 3.1 In line with the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage’s Position Statement: Tourism land uses in bushfire prone areas; Table 1; Performance Principle 2; Acceptable Solution 2.2, a BHL Assessment has been undertaken to identify the larger scale bushfire risk for vegetation abutting Wooditch Road as a single access route. The BHL Assessment Map provided below identified predominantly residential and rural residential properties abutting Wooditch Road between the existing dwelling at Lot 211 (#72) and Wallcliffe Road. These properties have been classified as moderate risk based on their combination of non-vegetated areas, grassland, asset protection zone low threat vegetation and varying classifications of remnant vegetation. Based on this assessment, the predominant bushfire hazard level for vegetation abutting Wooditch Road has been deemed moderate and a single access road can be considered as an acceptable solution for a holiday house where the dwelling is existing and considered outside a residential built-out area. 5 | P a g e 404 Water A 4.3 Further investigation has identified an accessible reticulated fire hydrant located approximately 235m from the property for firefighting purposes. 6 | P a g e 405 SHIRE OF AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 28 APRIL 2021 11.2 Sustainable Development and Infrastructure 11.2.4 SCOTT RIVER SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC STRATEGY Attachment 1 – Scott River Sustainable Economy Strategy Attachment 2- Scott River Strategy Actions Breakdown Attachment 3 – Strategy Addendum 406 SSCCOOTTTT RRIIIVVEERR SSUUSSTTAAIIINNAABBLLEE EECCOONNOOMMIIICC SSTTRRAATTEEGGYY 22002200---22003300 SCOTT RIVER SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC STRATEGY 2020 – 2030 OCTOBER 2020 407 SSCCOOTTTT RRIIIVVEERR SSUUSSTTAAIIINNAABBLLEE EECCOONNOOMMIIICC SSTTRRAATTEEGGYY 22002200---22003300 PREAMBLE The Scott River Sustainable Economic Strategy adopts a ten year timeframe (2020-2030). The recommended initiatives, for example, to upgrade infrastructure, improve resilience and grow economic output to 2030 and beyond, have been prioritised. The aim is for the Scott River region to become an agricultural powerhouse of ‘State and Regional Significance’. The strategy will be implemented as the world transitions through a period of unprecedented change. The drivers of change are significant and include technological disruption, climate change, environmental upheavals, food sustainability, renewable energy, and pandemic impacts on the global economy. Strategic responses will be further challenged as the world enters the 4th industrial revolution and fossil-fuel conventions are phased out during 2020 - 2040. Global uncertainty and change of this calibre makes long term planning a challenge. However, investors and managers should take comfort in a plan that offers guidance over the longer term. This strategy leverages Scott River’s unique advantages, strengths and emerging opportunities to capitalise on the clean, green shift towards sustainability. If suitably resourced and adopted, this strategy will establish the Scott River region as a credible force among WA’s innovative agricultural regions for decades to come. This report is based on a substantial collection of information gathered through a desktop review, interviews and the analysis of wide ranging material. High-level strategies have been presented as practical initiatives for implementation at the ‘local’ level. Critical to the success of the strategy is government recognising the ‘strategic’ value of the region come 2040 when climate change is expected to have reduced the agricultural output of many other regions across Western Australia. At that point in time, Scott River is expected to have fully implemented this plan and be seen as a reliable workhorse that is effectively and efficiently delivering premium quality food. © Marketrade 2020 408 SSCCOOTTTT RRIIIVVEERR SSUUSSTTAAIIINNAABBLLEE EECCOONNOOMMIIICC SSTTRRAATTEEGGYY 22002200---22003300 ABBREVIATIONS AMR Augusta Margaret River BOM Bureau of Meteorology DAFWA Department of Agriculture and Food WA DBCA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions DPIRD Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development IA Infrastructure Australia LSWGG Lower South West Growers Group LBLCDC Lower Blackwood Land Conservation District Committee PCAS Pasturefed Cattle Assurance System RDA Regional Development Australia SD Southern Dirt SoAMR Shire of Augusta Margaret River SoN Shire of Nannup SRR Scott River Region SR Scott River SCP Scott Coastal Plain SWDC South West Development Corporation WALGA Western Australian Local Government Association WAPC Western Australian Planning Commission CONTACT DETAILS Queries in respect to this report can be forwarded to: Marketrade E: [email protected] M: (61) 0407 581 481 DISCLAIMER This document has been compiled in good faith by Marketrade and is not a substitute for legal or technical advice. 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This notice has effect subject to the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cwth) and the Fair Trading Act 1987 (WA), if applicable, and to the fullest extent permitted by law. © Marketrade 2020 409 SSCCOOTTTT RRIIIVVEERR SSUUSSTTAAIIINNAABBLLEE EECCOONNOOMMIIICC SSTTRRAATTEEGGYY 22002200---22003300 Contents Executive Summary ......................................................................... i Background .................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................... 2 Socio-Economic Profile .................................................................. 4 Economic Profile .......................................................................... 6 Challenges ...............................................................................