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BA12 22 D 22

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HARDWOOD FORESTS- SOUTHERN REGION HARVESTING PLAN

Tomerong State Forest - Compartment 1199

Certification This plan has been prepared in accordance with the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval issued under the Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998. The Standard Harvest Plan Conditions for Hardwood Forest Operations in Southern Region, South Coast apply to this operation. Prepared By: Josh Driscoll Endorsed By: Kate Halton Approved By: Daniel Resources Harvest Planning Regional Tuan Forester Team Leader Manager Signature Signature Signature

Date 18/03/2014 Date 18/03/2014 Date 25/03/2014

Note: Approval includes the Harvest Plan Operational Map (HPOM) with the corresponding approval date displayed on the map, verifying final approved version. Other maps included with this plan are Locality and Forest Type.

Description of Proposal

Harvesting of Hardwood forest Harvesting of Hardwood forest, using Single Tree Selection Silviculture subject to the Southern Region IFOA requirements will be undertaken within this planning unit. Neither timber harvesting nor roading will be licensed under the EPL.

The primary product of the harvesting is poles and high quality large sawlogs (quota logs). Parts of felled logs that do not meet pole or high quality log specifications are segregated and graded into other classifications such as high quality small sawlogs, salvage sawlogs, pulp logs & miscellaneous timbers e.g. split & round posts, firewood, mining timbers & craftwood. The availability of salvage sawlogs, pulp and miscellaneous timbers depends mainly on forest types, log defectiveness & market conditions at the time of harvesting.

Clause 22 – Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (IFOA) Consideration All relevant factors have been reviewed taking into account the volume and monetary value of each forest product to supply Term Agreement Holders. The harvesting operation also complies with Clause 22 of the IFOA.

Attachment 1: Site Safety Plan prescribes safety requirements and Medical Emergency Evacuation Plan for this harvesting operation. Attachment 2: Roading plan prescribes roading requirements for this harvesting operation. Appendix 3: Details prescribed burning requirements for the harvesting operation.

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Abbreviations used in this plan

SFO = Supervising Forest Officer, CC= Contract Coordinator, OTL= Operations Team Leader, HTL = Harvesting Team Leader, IFOA = Integrated Forestry Operations Approval.

Area Identification and Yield Estimates

State Forest Compartment Region Management Certification Area Tomerong 1199 Southern Nowra AS4708:2007 ISO 14001

Cpt 1199 Plan Compartment ID 20731 Gross Area (ha) 212.6 Net Harvestable Area (ha) 196.2 Harvest Area (ha) 91.7 Poles, Piles, Veneer & Girders 1000m³ Quota Logs (HQL) 300m³ High Quality Small 100m3 Salvage 100m³ Pulp E1 500t Pulp E2 0t Firewood/Misc 100t Note: The yield estimates in the table above are derived from a tactical field inventory focused on Poles.

Slope Classes (percent of harvest area) Cpt 1199

Slope Class % of harvest area 0-20º 100 20-25 º 0 25-30 º 0

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Forestry Corporation of NSW – Southern Region Harvesting Plan HP_BB_1199_13 Compartments 1199

Attachment 1 – Site Safety Plan

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

Emergency Plan Information

(a) Mobile Phone reception on work site: Ö Good Poor Nil Good throughout compartment 1199.

(b) FCNSW Radio from work site: Contractor Radio at work site: Channel No: 236 UHF Channel No: Call to: Contractor Radio No: Call sign from: Your name Call to Bush Boss:

(c) Emergency meeting point for ambulance: EMP 69 Intersection Pepper Road and Jervis Bay Road. 1:100000 map sheet: Huskisson 9027-4N MGA zone: 56 MGA Grid reference: E281250 N6122000. Lat/Long for GPS: 35° 01' 15" S 150° 36' 8" E.

(d) Closest Helicopter Landing Place: 50m south of junction of Castor road and private property (PP) road in a cleared paddock. 1:100000 map sheet: Huskisson 9027-4N MGA zone: 56 MGA Grid reference: E282500 N6121700. Lat/Long for GPS: 35° 1' 26" S 150° 36' 58" E.

(e) Procedure for obtaining Ambulance assistance: Dial "000" OR Call Batemans Bay Forestry Office 1300 880 548 for Ambulance assistance. Dial “112” only as an alternative to “000” if you have a GSM digital mobile phone and you are outside your own provider’s GSM network coverage area.

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"000" Operator Question. Response 1. Police , Fire , Ambulance? Ambulance.

2. Suburb (State Forest name): Tomerong (Nearest town or named locality): Huskisson (Nearest Ambulance station): Huskisson

3. Address: (Nearest named State forest road): Pepper Road

4. Nearest Road Junction: Pepper Road and Jervis Bay Road Junction.

5 Local Government Area: Shoalhaven Shire Council.

6. Nature of the problem: Give details of accident, number and condition of casualties.

7. Where is the accident: Work site location–(Centre of Compartment)

MGA Grid reference: Zone 56 E281250 N6122000.

Lat/long for GPS: 35° 1' 15" S 150° 36' 8 " E.

8. Directions to navigate from Ambulance Station to meeting point:

Directions from Huskisson:

Travel 3.8km west along Huskisson Road. Turn right (north) at Jervis Bay Road and travel 2.8km to Pepper Road intersection on the left.

9. Injuries?: Give detailed information about the condition of the casualty.

10. Call back No.: Give your Mobile Number. or Batemans Bay Office:1300 880 548.

11. Name of Reporter: Give own name.

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Site Specific Identified Hazards

IDENTIFIED RISK RATING SUGGESTED CONTROL STRATEGY RISK RATING HAZARD (prior to (after implementation implementation of control measures) of control measures)

1. Vehicle 1B Warning signs at FCNSW intersections, 2E collision at road closure on FCNSW roads. adjoining Implement Traffic Control plans (where roads of specified in this harvest plan). various traffic 60km/hr speed limit on all State Forest levels gravel roads unless otherwise signposted. Compliance with FCNSW lights on policy.

6. Hazardous or 1B Refer to FCNSW safety standard 1.3.9. 1D dead trees Assess area within two tree lengths of work site. Assess risk, mark any Distinctly Dangerous Trees with the symbol Ø & if necessary remove hazard or move work site. Use machinery to assist with hazard removal if possible Contractor is responsible for implementing control strategies during harvesting. 7. Overhead 1B Refer to FCNSW safety standard 1D hazards 1.3.9.Assess overhead hazard within two associated with tree lengths of the dump. Assess risk, & dumps if necessary remove hazard or relocate dump site. Contractor is responsible for implementing control strategies during harvesting. Risk ratings are in accordance with FCNSW Document “Risk Management Assessment Matrices, TRIM No. D00143573 Version No.: 1 Issue Date: June 2013 Review Date: June 2014 “.

Traffic management

This plan identifies haulage from the compartment will be east along Pepper Road (FCNSW owned road) turning north west (left) onto via Jervis Bay Road (Shoalhaven Shire Council owned 100km/hr road) and then north or south via (RMS controlled 100km/hr Road). The intersection of Pepper Road and Jervis Bay road has been assessed as meeting a minimum of 200m on both approaches; therefore additional signage in accordance with a traffic control plan is not required.

Road intersections outside the control of FCNSW are not covered by this plan or any FCNSW Traffic Control Plan. Haulage contractors must abide by RTA road laws and standard operating procedures in relation to haulage routes outside the control of FCNSW.

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Silviculture and Harvesting Prescriptions

Year 1902 1948 1960s 1980 1983 1985 1993 1996 2001 2003 TSI X X X X X X X X X X HR Burning X X X X X X Ö Ö X X Wildfires Ö Ö 3 Ö X X X X X Ö X Logging m3 X X X 442 1753 N/A X 3791 X 3522 Ö - applies, X – not applicable

Compartment Resource No. of BA Average BA Range Unit Sweeps (m2/ha) (m2/ha) 1199 RU1 12 33 25-51

Silvicultural Planning Single Tree Selection The STS tract is a predominantly even aged regrowth forest and will be harvested under a moderate single tree selection (STS) regime. The objective within the 91.7 ha harvest area for this operation (resource unit 1) is to remove 35% of the basal area, removing mature stems and thinning the regrowth forest to accelerate the growth of the retained regrowth stems and minimising damage to young regenerating stems and habitat and recruitment trees. It is envisaged that the next harvesting operation in this compartment would be in approximately 30 years time. Single Tree Selection (STS) must remove no more than 45% of the basal area (BA), while retaining a minimum BA of 10m2 per hectare within the tract.

Resource Species Composition Stand History Stand Structure and Condition Unit (Refer to HPOM for detail) 1 Overstorey dominated by · The resource unit has · The resource unit is an spotted gum (C. maculata) undergone moderate even aged regrowth forest and blackbutt (E. pilularis). selective logging (targeting with a minor mature Minor species include grey sawlogs) in the 90’s and component (BA range 25- ironbark (E.paniculata), previous to that mining 51m2/ha). red bloodwood (C. timbers were cut in the 80s. gummifera), white Over 50% of this area stringybark (E.globoidea) contains sufficient regrowth turpentine (Syncarpia stems of a form and size to glomulifera) and warrant a targeted pole bluegum (E. saligna) operation.

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Resource Species Composition Stand History Stand Structure and Condition Unit (Refer to HPOM for detail) 2 Overstorey dominated by · The resource unit has · The resource unit is a multi- spotted gum (C. maculata) undergone moderate-heavy aged regrowth forest with a and blackbutt (E. pilularis). selective logging in the early minor mature component. Minor species include 2000s. It is currently commercially ironbark (E.paniculata), unviable to harvest this red bloodwood (C. area. gummifera), white stringybark (E.globoidea) turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) and Sydney bluegum (E. saligna)

Harvesting Prescription

Resource Unit Silvicultural Treatment (Refer to HPOM for detail)

1 FCNSW has not sought permission from Shoalhaven Shire Council to close Jervis Bay Road when harvesting within two tree lengths of this road. Therefore the areas within two tree lengths of Jervis Bay Rd must be excluded from harvesting. For the remaining area: STS moderate: · Retain and protect from harvesting/fire damage: - advanced growth which do not contain pole or high quality large sawlog products and have potential to produce high quality large sawlog products in the future, -habitat and recruitment trees as per TSL, · Retained trees should be evenly spaced throughout the resource unit. · Throughout the resource unit, ensure the BA does not fall below 10m2 per hectare. · All pole, high quality large sawlog and salvage sawlog products should be removed.

2 Excluded Forest. Note: The area of silvicultural treatment must be mapped and recorded in the Post logging information section of this plan.

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Special Requirements

Noxious Weeds/Disease/Pests Hygiene Requirements Myrtle Rust has been identified within the compartment at three locations (table below shows coordinates) and has been flagged with pink tape in the field. Refer to Southern Region Myrtle Rust field guide attached to this plan.

Identified Myrtle Rust (MGA)

Eastings Northings

280109 6122144

279883 6122202

279887 6122216

In order to prevent the spread of Myrtle Rust all harvesting machinery, equipment and vehicles heading west from Shoalhaven Shire Council or heading to Victoria must be inspected for vegetation containing Myrtle Rust and if present the vegetation must be removed from the machinery, equipment or vehicle prior to it leaving the compartment.

Research Plots A Silvicultural demonstration site was established in 1995 consisting of six square plots (80m x 80m) and two triangular plots. All accept 1 triangular plot is outside the harvest area. The 1 triangular plot within the Net Harvest Area is located east of the Castor road and Mars road intersection. No treatment was planned in this area. This area is to be treated the same as the surrounding area. An area at Dump 5 with five wooden pegs was discovered during surveys. This is not associated with any known trials or research plots. This area is to be treated the same as the surrounding area.

Any other inventory plots located during the harvesting operation are to be treated the same as the surrounding area.

Road Works Within the compartment boundary only roads that are shown on the HPOM as EPL standard or sealed may be used for haulage.

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Private Property Private property surrounds the compartment, as indicated on the HPOM. Private property owners have been notified of the scheduled harvesting and post-harvest burning. Contact details are available from the Batemans Bay office. The table below lists neighbours who adjoin Compartment 1199: Name Lot Number

· No harvest disturbance is permitted on private property. · Harvesting debris must not be left within five metres of the boundary fence lines. · Any damage to fences must be repaired by the contractor. · Access roads must be maintained free of debris and in a trafficable state. Permission has been granted to owner of Lots 70, 92, 151, 152, 154, 156 of DP 755965 to access to their property through compartment 1199, via Pepper, Mars and Castor Roads during the harvesting operation. When Pepper, Mars and Castor Roads are closed the harvesting crew is to hang a UHF radio from the barriers, to enable THE OWNER to communicate with the crew.

Apiary 2 apiary sites provided in the table below are located within the planning unit as detailed in the table below. Contact details are available from the Batemans Bay office. Name Site Number 18.20 19.20

· The CC must provide the apiary permittee with at least two weeks advance notice when bee boxes need to be removed or relocated. · The only Permanent apiary set down site is located outside the Harvest Area.

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National Parks and Nature Reserves Woollamia Nature Reserve forms the south eastern boundary of the planning unit area. There is an arbitrary lot boundary between lot 26 DP 755928 (Tomerong SF) and lot 7031 DP 1054715 (Woollamia Nature Reserve) and State Forest. No harvest disturbance is permitted within National Park or Nature Reserves.

The south eastern boundary of the harvest area is a 4th order drainage line and there is a further 300m of excluded forest between the harvest area and the Woollamia Nature Reserve. The boundary between compartment 1199 and Nature Reserve does not require marking and control lines are not required along the boundary.

Underground Cables

A dial before you dig request query of the compartment indicates that underground Telstra cables are present on the eastern side of the compartment near the private property access road (PP Road) and Castor Road. Dial before you dig have been used to indicate the approximate location of the cable on the HPOM. Prior to any harvesting activity taking place in the vicinity of the cables, the CC/SFO should inspect the area for markers or other evidence of the cables and flag with marking tape.

When carrying out harvesting near cables minimise ground disturbance across or along and increase depth of earth cover if required.

From time to time above ground infrastructure associated with the cables occurs. Where this infrastructure is detected, the CC/SFO should pass the location and details on to the burning supervisor who should consider if extra protection measures (eg rake hoe line) are required.

Any damages to cables must be immediately reported to Telstra on 13 22 03. Forest Management Zoning

The entire compartment is FMZ 3B-Special Prescription (Visual, Wildlife & Education). The silvicultural treatment detailed in the harvesting prescription table of this plan (STS moderate) is considered to adequately address the values of this zone. No special prescriptions apply.

FMZ 3B (Visual) – A small area to the south of 1199/3 Road is within the harvest area. The Excluded Forest area between 1199/3 and Jervis Bay Road and Castor Road and Jervis Bay Road will be an adequate visual buffer from the moderate intensity STS harvest operation.

FMZ 3B (Wildlife) – The majority of the Net Harvest Area is FMZ 3B (Wildlife). In this zone, the management and production activities of FMZ 3B (Wildlife) should aim to maintain the area as a contiguous forested wildlife corridor within the Jervis Bay area. Moderate intensity STS silviculture applied to 43% of the Net Harvest Area combined with stream exclusion zones, will achieve this management objective.

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FMZ 3B (Education) – A small area to the east of the intersection of Castor Road and Mars Road.

IFOA Required Approval of Forestry Activities

Forestry Operations within the plan area must minimise impacts to the exclusion zones and meet the requirements of the EPL and General Exclusion Zones in the Flora and Fauna section of this plan.

All areas of Rainforest and Stream Exclusion Zones require prior Regional Manager approval before forest harvesting related activities (eg: road or snig track construction & reopening) can be undertaken. It is the responsibility of the CC to identify any exclusion areas which will need to be crossed during harvesting. The CC should then contact the Harvest Planner to obtain the necessary approval.

Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage - all 10 metre radius exclusion buffers are to be marked in the field as hard exclusion zones (i.e. pink & yellow tape) where logging and/or road works are scheduled to be undertaken. All operators must be taken to each site within the planned area before any activities are commenced. Flora and Fauna

Species adequately covered by general prescriptions: The following species have been recorded in or around the compartments and are adequately covered by the general prescriptions. No further protection measures are required for these species:

Eastern Freetail-bat, (Mormmopterus norfolkensis), Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum), Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami), Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus), Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla), Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura), Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella).

Tree Retention

Zone Recrui t men T re es Si g ni f ic a n t Foo d Ho ll o w be a rin g Re ta ined T rees De a d S ta ndin g P r ot ec t i o n f (o nl y i f s af e ) Re s o urc T ree s /ha T rees /ha

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Regrowth Up to 5 1 for every tree retained Ö Ö Ö under 5.6d TSL condition 5.6d 5.6e 5.6h 5.6f 5.6 g Ö - Condition applies

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General exclusion zones General exclusions as listed below are shown on the HPOM. Feature/Condition TSL Occurs within Planning Unit cond’n Rainforest 5.4 Has been assessed & is unlikely to occur in the field. May require further investigation#. Riparian Protection Zones 5.7 Yes Ridge & Headwater Habitat 5.8 No Wetlands 5.9 Has been assessed & is unlikely to occur in the field. May require further investigation#. Heath and Scrub 5.10 Has been assessed & is unlikely to occur in the field. May require further investigation#. Rocky Outcrops and Cliffs 5.11 Has been assessed & is unlikely to occur in the field. May require further investigation#. Endangered Ecological Community NA Has been assessed as a risk that Swamp sclerophyll forest on coastal floodplains of the NSW South East Corner bioregion EEC may occur in the field. May require further investigation#. Note the area shown on HPOM has not been verified at planning stage. SFO is to verify presence of EEC and mark boundary accordingly. Harvesting, harvesting machinery and post harvest burning must be excluded from all areas of EEC. #SFO/CCs will continue to conduct on the ground mark-up & searches and report back to foresters/ecologists any features requiring further investigation.

General Threatened Flora and Fauna Prescriptions Feature Records in 1199 Licence conditions under the TSC Act Threatened Frog General Yes 5.12 Protection Measures There is a dam in cpt 1199 (refer to HPOM) which triggered 5.12a). The dam is >800m from the harvest area and therefore will not be affected by harvesting or burning. Bird Nest and Roost Site No 5.13 Protection Tree Bat Roost Protection No 5.14.1 Subterranean Roost No 5.14.2 Protection Protection of flying-fox No 5.14.3 Camps Burning Net planned area 5.16

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Feature Records in 1199 Licence conditions under the TSC Act Ground Habitat Protection Net planned area 5.17

Species & Site-Specific Threatened Flora and Fauna Prescriptions The following species have been recorded within or nearby the area and the associated prescriptions must be implemented:

Threatened species and habitat Records in Licence conditions under the TSC Act or features within trigger distance 1199 relevant Site-specific prescription Green and Golden Bell Frog No 6.1 Litoria aurea Powerful Owl Ninox strenua No 6.4

Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandie Yes Spotted tailed Quoll Yes 6.10 Dasyurus maculatus Yellow-bellied Glider Yes 6.13 Petaurus australis Eucalyptus sturgissiana, No 6.16.2 Pterostylis ventricose If records are detected in or within 20m of the cpt implement: - 10m exclusion around individuals -10m buffer zone around the exclusion zone. In the buffer zone snigging and selective tree removal is permitted, post log burning is to be excluded as far as practical. Melaleuca biconvexa Yes 6.16.2 3 records are located within 20m of the cpt. Refer to HPOM and MGA coordinates listed below: 1. 282217E 6120910 (located during planning, (not marked) 2. 282154E 6120970N (historic record, not marked during planning) 3. 281854E 6121530N (historic record, not marked during planning) Records 1 & 2 are outside the harvest area in an area which is separated by 4th order drainage line, it is unlikely they will be affected by harvesting or post log burning. Record 3 is within an exclusion zone for 2nd order drainage line and there is a possibility it may be affected by the harvesting and post log burning operation. When applying condition 6.16.2 to this record, the plant, its exclusion & buffer zone are to be marked by the SFO. Refer to row above to summary of condition 6.16.2 Apply condition 6.16.2 to any additional individuals of this species detected during the operation.

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Threatened species and habitat Records in Licence conditions under the TSC Act or features within trigger distance 1199 relevant Site-specific prescription Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis No If this species is detected in or within 100m of brachypterus the compartment boundaries cease operations immediately & Inform HTL. Species profile is attached to plan. Rhizanthella slateri No If this species is detected in or within 100m of the compartment boundaries cease operations immediately & Inform HTL. Species profile is attached to plan.

Fisheries Licence Conditions

There are no known records of threatened fish species or class 1 or 2 aquatic habitat relevant to this operation. The conditions of the fisheries licence are not triggered for this operation.

Soils and Water Protection

Refer to EPL Booklet & Standard Plan Conditions Site-specific EPL Conditions

Elements Conditions Unmapped Drainage Lines EPL does not apply: refer to drainage feature protection below. Drainage Feature Protection See HPOM for widths Inherent Hazard Class 2 Dispersible Soils No Seasonality Harvesting Exclusions No Seasonality Burning Exclusions No Log Dumps Refer relevant conditions for IHL Snig Tracks Refer relevant conditions for IHL Roads See Schedule 5 of EPL Booklet Slope limits for harvesting Refer to Schedule 4B.3 of EPL

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Drainage Feature Protection Filter strips (EPL), Protection Zones (EPL), Operational Zones (EPL), Protection Zones -hard (TSL) and Protection Zones -soft (TSL) must be retained along all drainage lines, prescribed streams and watercourses within the net planned area of the compartments at minimum widths as stated in the Table below.

Table 1: Minimum filter strip, protection zone and operational zone widths for mapped and unmapped drainage lines, prescribed streams and watercourses in hardwood forests in Inherent Hazard Level 1 & 2 (metres – measured along the ground surface) Stream Order EPL Filter Strip EPL Protection Zone EPL TSL Protection TSL Protection* Operational Zone (hard) (soft)

Unmapped N/A# N/A# N/A# 1st order 5 5 10 2nd order 5 15 10 3rd order 5 25 10 4th order or 5 45 10 greater For this operation FCNSW has chosen to harvest this area without EPL coverage. All EPL conditions continue to apply except for the rules applying to filter strips, protection zones and operational zones of the unmapped drainage lines. Refer to Best Management Practices for unmapped drainage lines in the standard conditions. Harvesting of unmapped drainage lines, MUST NOT occur in unmapped drainage lines which are running or holding water. It is the responsibility of the CC to inspect each unmapped drainage line prior to harvesting it, to determine if it is running or holding water.

Log Dump Location 8 log dumps are indicated on the HPOM. Field location of log dumps must utilise the most level site available consistent with the location indicated on the HPOM. Inherent hazard level 2 Conditions 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 and 33 of Schedule 4 of the EPL must apply.

Drainage Feature Crossings Two road crossings (C1, C2) are approved for use on drainage features. (Refer to HPOM). Crossing details are contained in Attachment 2 of this Plan.

Mass Movement Compartment 1199 is not in an area identified as having a potential for mass movement. No specific prescriptions relating to mass movement/snigging are required.

Suitability of existing log dams and gully stuffers There are no known log dams or gully stuffers on snig track or road crossings in the Net Harvest Area. Condition 47 of Schedule 4 of the EPL must apply.

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Pre-Operational Briefing

I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Harvesting Plan for Compartment 1199 in Tomerong State Forest and that I have been briefed on the conditions of the Plan and understand the supervision and operational control requirements as explained to me by the HTL or his/her delegate.

Position Name Signature Date

Post Harvest Mapping Features Confirmation Checklist

Feature Planning Reason GIS update Harvesting Comments Updates (Error/New) tool Updates completed? Soil Regolith No Mapped Drainage No Rainforest No Rocky outcrops No Wetlands No Cultural Heritage No Existing Roads No New Roads No Heath No Powerlines etc No Other: No

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CC Feature Usage Record

Dates of commencement and cessation of logging Date of commencement of logging: ______Date of cessation of logging: ______DUMP USAGE RECORD · Record the commencement and completion of harvesting at each dump · Record the occurrence of temporary stopping of harvesting at each dump.

Dump Start Finish *Track Date of **Temporary track Date number date date drainage temporary drainage completed resumed completed cessation within 5 days within 2 days (yes/no) (yes/no)

*At completion of snig track/dump, track drainage must be completed within 2 days unless soil is saturated. *At temporary cessation of snig track use, track drainage must be completed within 5 days unless soil is saturated. Situations where drainage could not be completed due to saturated soils must be recorded in CC/SFO Notes.

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CC/SFO Notes

Date Event Signed

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CC/SFO Notes (continued)

Date Event Signed

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CC/SFO Notes (continued)

Date Event Signed

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CC/SFO Notes (continued)

Date Event Signed

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CC/SFO Notes (continued)

Date Event Signed

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Clearance Certificate

COMPARTMENTS: 1199

TOMERONG STATE FOREST, SOUTHERN REGION

To ...... CC

I request approval for me to move my logging crew and all associated machinery from the above-mentioned area to the next compartment in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Forest Practices Code.

I certify that: (a) all permanent roads, trails and mitre drains have been cleared of harvesting debris; (b) butt damage to retained trees has been kept to acceptable limits; (c) all trees marked for removal have been felled; (d) utilisation limits have been satisfactorily met; (e) stump heights conform to requirements; (f) all hanging trees have been felled and brought down; (g) all log dumpsites have been satisfactorily restored as required; (h) harvesting debris is not accumulated around retained trees; (i) all accumulated litter has been disposed of properly; (j) all filter and buffer strip requirements have been complied with; (k) all snig track, extraction track and temporary logging road drainage has been installed satisfactorily and other required rehabilitation work has been completed; (l) all necessary repairs to damaged roads, signs, fences and other structures have been carried out. (m) ______(insert quantity) rubber flaps have been recovered in a satisfactory condition and reported to Operations Branch for collection. (n) all machinery, equipment and vehicles have been checked and are free of noxious weeds, diseases and pests.

I believe that I have met all my obligations under the conditions of the Contractors Licence, the EPL and TSL which apply to the compartment just completed, as stated in this Harvesting Plan. Signature...... Name...... ………...... Date ...... Contractor

As a result of inspections of the logging operations made in accordance with this Harvesting Plan, I am satisfied that, to the best of my knowledge, the contractor responsible for this harvesting operation has satisfactorily completed all work and approval is given for her/him to remove her/his machinery and equipment and leave the area/commence operations in another compartment.

This clearance does not release the contractor from any obligation to undertake any remedial work if subsequent deficiencies are shown to result from inadequate practices during the harvesting operation, which are found during any inspections of the area made within 12 months of the date of this post-harvesting inspection.

Last inspection was made on ...... (Date)

Signed ...... (Date)...... CC

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Post Logging Information

Record any circumstances of significance relating to the harvesting of this compartment. Please draw or include any annotations on the attached operation scale map. Summary of silvicultural treatment Treatment type Area (ha) subject Number of AGS Comments to treatment gaps created (CC estimate) Australian Group Selection Single Tree Selection Thinning/Spacing Post Harvest Silviculture Actual area harvested (record on attached HPOM) Give reasons for harvestable areas that were not harvested (eg. Too steep, defective timber). Make reference to map.

Post Logging Basal Area sweeps Sample point GPS (GDA GPS (GDA Pre-harvest (B) Post- Difference (D) (B % BA Comments 94E) 94N) BA m2/ha harvest(A) BA – A) m2/ha removed m2/ha D/B x100 1 281321 6121841 16 2 281648 6121803 16 3 281624 6121402 22 4 281430 6121210 16 5 281415 6121054 32 6 281842 6121047 28 7 281894 6121294 24 8 282010 6121467 18 9 282392 6121822 18 10 282060 6121863 14 11 281906 6121770 24 12 281460 6122007 22 Total Averages 21

NOTE: the featureclass 'BA_Sweeps' within the plandata database can be uploaded to GPS to locate each sample point.

Comply with maximum STS BA removal of 45% or Thinning BA removal of 60% Y/N

Possible next cut (tick appropriate boxes)

Main product type Anticipated volume Time to next harvest H M L 0 to 5 years Girders 5 to 10 years Veneer 10 to 20 years Poles/piles 20 to 30 years Quota 30 plus years Smalls/Thinnings Salvage Pulpwood/chipwood

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ATTACHMENT 2 ROADING PLAN

Summary of Roading Requirements

Feature Details Works Required Existing roads to be used. 5295m/5 Yes New roads to be constructed 0m/0 NA Existing crossings used 2 Yes New crossings to be constructed 0 NA Length of road >10° 0m NA Borrow pits and gravel pits 0 NA Mass movement prescriptions apply No NA Dispersible soil conditions apply No NA Seasonality provisions apply No NA

Note: Maintenance works not completed by Operations must be recorded and passed onto the CC Harvesting for completion and documentation. The start and finish dates of all maintenance and construction must be recorded on the individual roading sheets along with other relevant changes or explanations. All rubber flaps on minor forest roads must be removed and replaced with trafficable rollover banks on completion of operation.

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CHECKLIST OF WORKS REQUIRED ON ROADS & CROSSINGS

Road/Crossing Name Works Required Date Date Signature Started finished Jervis Bay Road Remove overhanging branches along Jervis Bay Road that impede vision from the Pepper Road and Jervis Bay Road intersection. Ops/Contractor Coordinator Comments:

Pepper Road Grade/reshape pavement where required. Mars Road Roadside Clearing (3m either side) Castor Road where required. Pollux Road Maintain existing mitre drains – Venus Road ensure clear & working. Reshape Rollover drainage where required. Ops/Contractor Coordinator Comments:

C1 Armour depression with rock/gravel if required in wet conditions. (Castor Road) Northern approach 5-30m drainage: Easting 0282068 Install new mitres on either side of Northing 6121489 road at 30m. Mapped order Southern approach 5-30m drainage: drainage line, occurs as Maintain existing rollover at 20m. a drainage line in the Ops/Contractor Coordinator field. Comments: Natural Causeway crossing. Not class 1 or 2 Fisheries Licence aquatic habitat. Class 4 fish passage class: unlikely fish habitat.

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C2 Armour depression with rock/gravel if required in wet conditions. (Castor Road) Northern approach 5-30 m drainage: Easting 0281583 Install new mitres on either side of Northing 6121449 road at 23m. Mapped 1st order The existing rollover drainage drainage line, occurs as structure <5m north of C2 to be a drainage depression removed. in the field. Not class 1 or 2 Southern approach 5-30m drainage: Fisheries Licence The existing mitres 28m south of C2 aquatic habitat. Class 4 is proposed to be maintained. fish passage class: Ops/Contractor Coordinator unlikely fish habitat Comments:

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ATTACHMENT 3 POST-HARVEST BURNING PLAN

This burn plan has been planned and must be implemented in accordance with:

Bushfire Environmental Assessment Code (and χ accompanying Bush Fire Hazard Reduction Certificate).

Southern Region IFOA* ü

*This burn plan will be managed in accordance with the principles detailed in the FCNSW Corporate Fuel Management Plan 2008. All practical measures will be taken to ensure fire is contained within predetermined control lines and to prevent entry into exclusion areas. However due to the unpredictable nature of fire from time to time fire may escape the containment lines and enter exclusion zones. In these instances the Burn Supervisor should consider suitable strategies to manage the escaped fire.

PLANNING INFORMATION

Planned Burn Area: Harvest area of compartment 1199 Tomerong State Forest: 91.7ha LGA: Shoalhaven Shire Council

Refer to Area Identification and Yield Estimates section of harvest plan. Season: autumn / winter / spring Bush Fire Management Zone: Land Management Zone (LMZ)

BURN OBJECTIVES

· Promote regeneration of eucalypt species · Protect & enhance ecological communities · To reduce fine fuel loads to 4-8 tonnes/ha. (assisting future fire suppression) · A burn coverage between 60-80% of harvested area. · To contain fire within harvested area. · To minimise mortality in trees retained under condition 5.6 of TSL (H & R trees and feed trees). · To minimise defect damage to retained regrowth stems. CRITICAL AND NON CRITICAL BOUNDARIES

A summary of critical boundaries where burning must be excluded are listed below (refer to harvest plan and HPOM for further details). Critical boundaries within the planned compartment: · Exclusion for probable EEC (Swamp sclerophyll forest on coastal floodplains of the NSW South East Corner bioregion). · Exclusion and Buffer for individuals of Biconvex Paperbark (Melaleuca biconvex).

Critical boundaries outside the planned compartment: · National Park (Not directly adjacent to planned burn area). · Private Property.

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Non-Critical Boundaries · RU2/Excluded Forest Non-critical boundaries are areas within planned compartment which are outside the Harvest Area where fire should not be deliberately introduced (through lighting patterns or direct ignition). However if fire does enter these areas, attempts to extinguish the fire are not necessary and it is acceptable to allow fire to burn out to a secondary containment line. Snig track patterns should still aim to form a control line around these boundaries, however if this in impractical (e.g due to steep/rocky terrain) it is not necessary for CC/SFO to seek approval for the construction a bare earth break. REGIONAL BURNING GUIDELINES

Max Temp (°C): 25 Min RH (%) : 30 Max Wind Speed (km/h): < 20 Southerly aspect < 15 Northerly aspect

Max BKDI:< 70 Max FDI: 8 ( subject to area assessment). Scorch Height: 0.6 x dominant tree height

Max Fuel Moisture Range: 12-25% Max Rate of Spread: 300m/hr. Average Flame height: up to 4m BURN AREA INFORMATION

Fine Fuel loads: 50-150 tons per hectare of logging slash, 10 – 20 tons per hectare in between tree heads.

Fuel arrangement: Multi-tiered structure (litter, grasses, shrubs, eucalypt regeneration and mature trees)

Terrain (gross area): 0%>30°, 0% @ 25°-30°, 0% @ 20°-25°, 3% @10°-20°, 97% @ 0°-10° slope.

Time since last burn: 2001 (Wildfire) 1996 (Hazard Reduction)

IMPORTANT BURNING PRESCRIPTIONS · A small test burn must always be lit prior to main burn. This will assist in determining FIRE BEHAVIOUR and IGNITION PATTERNS. · Seek information from Harvesting CC on regrowth excluded burn areas. · Sections will be lit by drip torch to a determined ignition pattern. · Areas will generally be burnt from ridge tops down and into the wind to minimise excessive fire behaviour. · Minimise fire intensity in regrowth stands. · Where one or more of the parameters detailed in the regional burning guidelines is not met, burning may still be conducted provided the other parameters will provide favourable conditions for burning to meet the burn objectives. Any decision to conduct burning outside of the parameters must be fully documented by the Burning Supervisor in the field copy of the burn plan.

ENVIRONMENTAL PRESCRIPTIONS

FLORA AND FAUNA:

Refer to Flora and Fauna sections of the Harvest plan document.

The burn crew should be aware of and look for any H & R trees, Allocasuarina feed trees, eucalypt feed trees, stags or yellow bellied glider/squirrel glider sap trees where logging debris is stacked >1m high within the 5m radius of the tree. If any are found, minimise damage to these trees by not directly lighting within 5m of the tree.

SOIL, WATER & AQUATIC HABITAT: Refer to Soils and Water and Drainage Features sections of the Harvest plan document.

· Preferred months of burn – March to August

· Fuel moisture differentials will be utilised to minimise impacts upon drainage features within the burn area

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· Harvesting of unmapped drainage lines was planned to occur within these compartments. To ensure that >70% ground cover within the modified harvest zone of the unmapped drainage lines is not compromised, the burn supervisor should pay particular attention to the fuel moisture content of unmapped drainage line and not deliberately burn heads within the modified harvesting zone.

ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE:

Refer to the cultural heritage section of the Harvest plan document to determine if there are any sites and if so refer to the cultural heritage map for the location of the sites. Significant sites, e.g. scar trees, groove stones, should be raked around to prevent fire damage. It is not necessary to exclude fire from isolated finds, artefact scatters or open camp sites.

CONTROL AND STRATEGY

CONTROL LINES: EXISTING Description of Work Required Completed Description of each control line Yes /No Mars Road Nil Castor Road Nil Pepper Road Nil 1199/3 Road Nil 4th order drainage line forming south eastern Near ground elevated fuel moisture content boundary of harvest area. >16% Check for trees that could burn down and fall over any boundary roads and wet down, rake around or remove as necessary

PROPOSED Description of Work Required Completed Description of each control line Yes /No Boundary between southern section of NHA and Design snig track patterns so they double as bare Private property earth containment lines. Where this is not practical, (where there is not a road adjacent to Private CC/SFO to instruct contractor to construct a bare Property boundary) earth break (drained as per EPL snig track conditions) along boundary of the exclusion (after seeking approval from OTL). Boundary between NHA and field verified Near ground elevated fuel moisture content >16% Endangered Ecological Community. and the practice of no direct ignition will be applied. (where fully contained within the stream exclusion zone) Boundary between NHA and field verified Design snig track patterns so they double as bare Endangered Ecological Community. earth containment lines. Where this is not practical, (where EEC extends beyond the stream exclusion CC/SFO to instruct contractor to construct a bare zone) earth break (drained as per EPL snig track conditions) along boundary of the exclusion (after seeking approval from OTL). Boundary between NHA with buffer and No direct ignition in buffer zone or exclusion zone. exclusion around individuals of flora protected under condition 6.12.2 of TSL Biconvex Paperbark (Melaluca biconvex). Scar trees, grinding grooves, nest trees, quality Design snig track patterns so they double as bare

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regrowth discovered during the harvesting earth containment lines. Where this is not practical, operation. CC/SFO to instruct contractor to construct a bare earth break (drained as per EPL snig track conditions) along boundary of the exclusion (after seeking approval from OTL).

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SMOKE HAZARD AND MANAGEMENT: http://www.bom.gov.au/general/reg/smoke/nsw/index.shtml Smoke / Hazard Reduction Signs required?:……….. £YES £ NO (R tick to indicate) Smoke Dispersion Forecasting via BOM utilised?..... £YES £ NO (R tick to indicate)

Safety Considerations (pre-burn) DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Personnel Names of fire crew documented daily.

Visitors on site Visitor on site induction carried out

Neighbours Documented in plan notified Traffic control Traffic control signs to regulate traffic if required

Smoke management: Assessment of prevailing winds at the time of burn. Road side signs warning of smoke hazard.

PRE-BURN PREPARATION ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Activity Specifications and tasks Responsibility Signature (inc date) Fuel monitoring Regular monitoring prior to burning

Weather monitoring Conducted prior to and during burning operations.

Trail preparation Mineral earth control lines prepared prior to burning to contain fire within designated burning block. · Dozer/grader · Hand tools Neighbour liaison Notification and communications documented.

Liaison with fire & “as above” emergency authorities Media releases To advise local community of SF burning activities.

Radio station notifications “as above”

Equipment Ensure all required equipment is available.

Communications “as above”

Visitor Safety Burn is sign posted. All visitors to report to burn supervisor immediately

Burn approval Daily burn approvals given by delegated officers

Supervisor to initial

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NOTIFICATION & RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS

Neighbours…………….£ Contractors…………….£ Lessees………………....£ Apiarists…………….….£ Shire FCO……………..£ Govt Agencies………….£

Notification Register: RFS (Rural Fire Service)  Name Position Phone Number Notified FCO

NEIGHBOURS: (Refer to compartment planning folder for details prior to burning) Owner Postal Address Lot / Plan Phone Notification Reply Letters sent Received

APIARISTS: (Refer to compartment planning folder for details prior to burning)

Name Site Number/s Phone Number Notified

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DAILY CREW SMEACS BRIEFING SHEET

(tick daily when briefed) SITUATION DAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - Burn area to be treated (location, boundaries, control line types and exclusive areas) ...... £££££££ - Burn area characteristics (e.g. terrain, forest cover, sensitive areas, etc) ...... £££££££ - Burn area access by road class (checked beforehand, dead ends, watering points etc.) ...... £££££££ - Fuel Loadings and fire behaviour prescriptions for the HRB area ...... £££££££ - Staging areas...... £££££££ - Expected weather ...... £££££££ MISSION - Overall aim of the hazard reduction burn ...... £££££££ - Site specific aims for sections of the HRB (eg, protection of patches of advanced regrowth, rainforest pockets, buildings, bridges, etc.) ...... £££££££ - Secondary aim/s should the HRB escape ...... £££££££ EXECUTION - Plant and manpower resources (FCNSW, RFS, OEH, others) ...... £££££££ - Division of burn area into ‘Sections’ ...... £££££££ - Starting points, starting times, finish times (start ‘down wind’ if possible) ...... £££££££ - Safe ‘approved’ lighting patterns and directions ...... £££££££ - Work down-slope, keeping below active fire (except where good fuel breaks occur) ...... £££££££ - Location and activity of other burning crews ...... £££££££ - Personal and crew safety - buddy system when lighting up ...... £££££££ - Progress reports at pre-designated times ...... £££££££ - Maintain awareness of other burning crews (do not light up below other burning crews) ...... £££££££ - Expected fire behaviour, trouble points and contingency plans ...... £££££££ - Actions to be taken in the event of an escape e.g. to pause the light-up ...... £££££££ - End of burn debrief e.g. reporting areas requiring ‘follow-up’ patrols after burn ...... £££££££ ADMINISTRATION - Reporting field fire weather to the office at regular times ...... £££££££ - Receiving forecast weather reports from office ...... £££££££ - Logistical support (fuel, food, water, heavy plant, back-up crews etc.) ...... £££££££ CONTROL, COMMAND, COMMUNICATIONS - Chain of command (burn supervisor and sector bosses) ...... £££££££ - Communications systems for fire-ground and command (UHF & VHF radios, mobile phones) ...... £££££££ SAFETY - Medical Emergency Evacuation Plan & Site Safety Plan ...... £££££££ - Areas of likely tree or limb falling hazards (methods to identify/mark hazards) ...... £££££££ - Look up and look around procedure (for self and workmates) ...... £££££££ - Location first aid kits and first aiders ...... £££££££ - Pre-burn safety actions including ‘Smoke Hazard’ sign locations, traffic control plan etc ...... £££££££ - Location of safety zones, and escape routes ...... £££££££ - Safe parking of SF vehicles within the burn area and vehicle speeds during the burn ...... £££££££ - Crew vehicles to have headlights and flashing beacons on where practicable ...... £££££££ - Schedule adequate rest breaks and set appropriate work pace ...... £££££££ - Ensure crews have access to supplies of drinking water ...... £££££££ - Visitors to the site are inducted into the SSP ...... £££££££

Day 1 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 2 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date………….. Day 3 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 4 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date………….. Day 5 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 6 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date………….. Day 7 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 8 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date…………..

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EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION

PROOF OF DATE SUPERVISOR OR EMPLOYEE NAME ACCREDITATION RELEVANT (E.g. FCNSW AGENCY RECORDS) SIGNATURE Incident Controller Burn Supervisor Crew Leader Crew Leader Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member

PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Resource State Forests NPWS Brigades CC Signature Incident Controller Crew Leaders Crew Members Tankers Slip – on Units 1+ Dozer n/a Helicopter n/a Radios – handheld UHF 1 per person Weather monitoring equip. 1 per crew

BURNING OPERATIONS RECORD Forecast Weather and Indices (Obtain from Office) See attached daily weather forecasts and relevant indices obtained from the Bureau of Meteorology. Near Ground Fuel Moisture Content Readings Control Line/Feature Date Location (GPS coordinate) Fuel Moisture Content (%)

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Burn Site Weather Readings Take daily on site readings (hourly if possible) and note un-forecast weather changes. Temp RH Wind Wind Sp. FDI FMC % COMMENTS Date Time (%) Direction (km/h) (°C)

FIRE BEHAVIOUR PREDICTED ACTUAL Flame Height ROS Assessment Flame Height ROS Comments Date Time (hrs) (m) (m/hr) Method (average) (m/hr)

Ignition details – DATE (s)……………….. Type: Aerial / Ground Method: Contour / Ridge / Road edge / Top disposal Pattern: Line / Spots Incendiary Capsules used: ______(aerial ignition only)

Ignition details – DATE (s)……………….. Type: Aerial / Ground Method: Contour / Ridge / Road edge / Top disposal Pattern: Line / Spots Incendiary Capsules used: ______(aerial ignition only)

Ignition details – DATE (s)……………….. Type: Aerial / Ground Method: Contour / Ridge / Road edge / Top disposal Pattern: Line / Spots Incendiary Capsules used: ______(aerial ignition only)

Ignition details – DATE/s Type: Aerial / Ground Method: Contour / Ridge / Road edge / Top disposal Pattern: Line / Spots Incendiary Capsules used: ______(aerial ignition only)

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POST BURN ASSESSMENT

Estimated burn coverage (% of net area):…………………..%

Estimated burn coverage:…………………………………….ha

Fine fuel reduced to an average of :………………………….t/ha Estimated area of crown scorch :……………………………. % OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW Burn complete? Yes/No Follow up action required ? Yes/No Burn contained within planned boundaries? Yes/No Burn coverage objective met? Yes/No

Fine fuel reduction objective met? Yes/No Environmental prescriptions met? Yes/No Threatened Species License conditions met? Yes/No Fisheries License conditions met? NA fisheries licence not triggered for this operation

Remedial Action required (if any):______

Remedial works certified complete.

Work Supervisor______Date:______

Comments:______Attach additional pages as required

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