Liverpool Range Bush Fire Management Committee

Bush Fire Risk Management Plan

Page 1 of 24 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.

Page 2 of 24 Table of Contents Glossary 7 Chapter 1. Introduction 9 1.1 Background 9 1.2 Aim and Objectives 9 1.3 Description of the Liverpool Range BFMC Area 10 1.3.1 Location and land tenure 10 1.3.2 Climate and bush fire season 10 1.3.3 Population and demographic information 10 1.3.4 History of bush fire frequency and ignition cause 11 Chapter 2. Identifying and Assessing the Bush Fire Risk 12 2.1 Process 12 2.2 Communication and Consultation 12 2.3 Identifying the Bush Fire Risk 13 2.3.1 Assets 13 2.3.2 Assessing the Bush Fire Risk - Consequence 14 2.3.3 Assessing the Bush Fire Risk - Likelihood 15 2.3.4 Identifying the level of risk 15 2.3.5 Evaluating the Bush Fire Risk 15 2.3.6 Prioritising Treatments 15 2.3.7 Risk Acceptability 15 Chapter 3. Treating the Risk 16 3.1 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 23 4.1 Review 23 4.2 Monitoring 23 4.3 Reporting 23 4.4 Performance Measurements 23 Appendix 1 Community Participation Strategy 24 Appendix 2 Asset Register 24 Appendix 3 Treatment Register 24 Appendix Maps 1 - 4 24

Page 3 of 24 List of Tables Table 1.1 Land tenure 10 Table 3.1 Bush Fire Management Zones: Purpose, objectives and characteristics 17 Table 3.2 Asset specific treatments used in the Liverpool Range BFMC area 20 Table 3.3 Fire Thresholds for Vegetation Categories 21

List of Figures Figure 2.1 Overview of the risk assessment process ...... 12

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Amendment List

Amendment Entered Number Date Signature Date

Page 6 of 24 Glossary Assets: 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.

Page 7 of 24 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.

Page 8 of 24 Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Background Under 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.

Page 9 of 24 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 5 Forests NSW 3.3 Department of Lands 1.9 Local Government 0.2 Private 73.2 All 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. The following 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

Page 10 of 24 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.

Page 11 of 24 Chapter 2. Identifying and Assessing the Bush Fire Risk

2.1 Process The 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.

Establish the Context

Identify risks

Analyse risks

Evaluate risks Monitor and review Risk Assessment Communicate and consult

Treat risks

Figure 2.1 Overview of the risk assessment process

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.

Page 12 of 24 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 Assets BFMC 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.

Page 13 of 24 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 - Consequence Once 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 settlement A 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.

Economic The 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.

Environmental Environmental 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.

Page 14 of 24 Cultural For 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.

Page 15 of 24 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.

Page 16 of 24 Zone Purpose Suppression Objective(s) Zone characteristics Asset To protect human To enable the safe use of As per RFS document Protection life, property and Direct Attack suppression Standards for Asset Zone highly valued public strategies within the zone. Protection Zones. assets and values. To minimise bush fire impacts on undefended assets. Strategic To provide strategic To improve the likelihood and Zone width related to Fire areas of fire safe use of: suppression objectives Advantage protection and dependant upon: Zone advantage which Parallel Attack suppression  Topography will reduce the strategies within the zone.  Aspect speed and intensity and/or  Spotting propensity of bush fires, and Indirect Attack (back  Location of adjacent reduce the potential burning) in high to very high firebreaks for spot fire fire weather conditions within  Mosaic pattern of development; the zone. treatment To aid containment Assess Overall Fuel of wildfires to To reduce the likelihood of: Hazard (OFH) once existing Crown fire development vegetation communities management within the zone. reach minimum fire boundaries. and/or thresholds within this Spot fire ignition potential plan. from the zone Management practices should aim to achieve mosaic fuel reduction patterns so that the majority of the SFAZ has an OFH of less than high. Land To meet relevant As per the land management As appropriate to Management land management and fire protection objectives achieve land Zone objectives in areas of the responsible land management e.g. where APZs or management agency. heritage and/or fire SFAZs are not To reduce the likelihood of protection e.g. broad appropriate. spread of fires. scale mosaic burning objectives. To undertake mosaic burning Fire To exclude bush N/A Variable dependant on Exclusion fires. size of fire sensitive area Zone 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.

Page 17 of 24 For the purpose of the Bush Fire Environmental Assessment Code:

1. Plantations that are approved under the Plantations & Reafforestation Act 1999 after 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 map These 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 Protection This 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 risk LEPs 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.

Page 18 of 24  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.

Page 19 of 24 Strategy Targeted treatments used in the Liverpool Range BFMC area Ignition Implementing access restrictions to high risk areas Management Hazard Undertaking fuel management activities including mechanical, Reduction burning and chemical treatments Community Individual and broad-area education initiatives aimed at Education preparing communities Property Implementing firefighting water sources in areas at risk of fire Planning 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).

Page 20 of 24 Minimum Minimum Maximum Vegetation formation SFAZ LMZ Notes Threshold Threshold Threshold Rainforest NA NA NA Fire should be avoided.

Alpine complex NA NA NA Fire should be avoided. Wet Sclerophyll forest Crown fires should be avoided in 25 30 60 (shrubby subformation) the lower end of the interval range. Wet Sclerophyll forest Crown fires should be avoided in 10 15 50 (grassy subformation) the lower end of the interval range. Minimum interval of 10 years should apply in the southern Tablelands Grassy woodland 5 8 40 area. Occasional intervals greater then 15 years may be desirable. Occasional intervals greater than 7 years should be included in coastal areas. There was insufficient data Grassland 2 3 10 to give a maximum interval; available evidence indicates maximum intervals should be approximately 10 years. Dry sclerophyll forest Occasional intervals greater than 25 (shrub/grass 5850 years may be desirable. subformation) Dry sclerophyll forest Occasional intervals greater than 25 7 10 30 (shrub subformation) years may be desirable. Occasional intervals greater than 20 Heathlands 7 10 30 years may be desirable. Occasional intervals greater than 30 Freshwater wetlands 6 10 35 years may be desirable. Some intervals greater than 20 Forested wetlands 7 10 35 years may be desirable.

Saline wetlands NA NA NA Fire should be avoided. Semi-arid woodlands Not enough data for a maximum fire 6 9 No max (grassy subformation) interval. Semi-arid woodlands Not enough data for a maximum fire 10 15 No Max (shrubby subformation) interval. Arid shrublands NA NA NA Fire should be avoided. (chenopod subformation Arid shrublands (acacia Not enough data for a maximum fire 10 15 No Max subformation) 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.

Page 21 of 24 3.6 Implementation When 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 periods In 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.

Page 22 of 24 Chapter 4. Performance Monitoring and Reviewing

4.1 Review This 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 Reporting The 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.

Page 23 of 24 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

Page 24 of 24 Appendix 1: Liverpool Range Bush Fire Management Committee Community Participation Strategy

Date Target Method of Method of Key messages/ purpose Resources required Responsibility Audience communication notification March – RFS Pre-planned RFS  Introduce BFRMP Media Release Andrew Luke & May 2008 Volunteers Volunteer Forums. Correspondence.  Capture key areas of Venue Stephen Raymond Discussion Advertising in local concern Maps RFS media Presenter / Facilitator 01/05/08 RFS Senior Pre-planned RFS  Identify key areas of Risk Register Andrew Luke RFS Management meeting. Correspondence concern (follow up) Presenter Forum Presentation &  Request support of Maps discussion RFS Volunteers in collation of data June 2008 General Planned meeting Local media  Introduce BFRMP Media release Andrew Luke & Public (Community Kiosk) advertising. Radio  Local Community Venue Stephen Raymond Locations: interviews and Issues Facilitators RFS  Cassilis Newspaper articles  PowerPoint Dave Brown, David Asset Assessment Crust, Mark (4/6)  Identify treatment Presentation Fosdick NPWS.  Merriwa Flyer drop in options Risk Register (5/6) Cassilis mailboxes  Resident Maps  Scone (limited media responsibilities Printed Flyers (11/6) coverage)  Moonan Flat (12/6)  Willow Tree (17/6)  Caroona (18/6) Poster notice  Tambar Tambar Springs Springs (limited media (25/6) coverage)  Gunnedah (26/6) 21/07/08 National Pre-planned Letter to group  Introduce BFRMP Facilitator Andrew Luke RFS Farmers meeting  Local Community Maps Group - Issues Venue Cassilis  Asset Assessment  Identify treatment options  Resident responsibilities December BFMC Pre-planned BFMC  Assess initial DRAFT Risk Register Andrew Luke RFS 2008 Members and meeting, Correspondence plan Presenter BFMC Parent Presentation, open  Provide additional Maps Representatives Agencies discussion, maps input prior to public exhibition 11/06/09 BFMC Pre planned BFMC  Presentation of Draft Draft Plan Andrew Luke RFS Members meeting, Correspondence Plan as being Public Maps BFMC presentation, open Exhibited Representatives discussion, maps 15/06/09 – Public Static Display Media  Exhibition of Draft Draft Plan Andrew Luke RFS 03/08/09 Exhibition Plan as adopted by Maps the BFMC September BFMC Pre Planned BFMC  Endorsement of plan Draft Plan Andrew Luke RFS 09 Members and meeting, correspondence, as amended through Maps BFMC Parent Presentation, open agenda public exhibition Representatives Agencies discussion, maps Ongoing General Contact number Number advertised  Maintain community BFMC Representative Stephen Raymond Public (RFS Free-call) in local papers and participation Landline number (RFS RFS correspondence  Record, and consider Free call 1800 081 166) Andrew Luke RFS Ros ten Brink RFS issues, comments BFMC Members and suggestions, implement where appropriate.  Provide feedback on process / progress Appendix 2

Asset

Register Map reference Asset number Asset type sub 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;30 6 Human Settlement Residential Murrurundi Township Murrurundi Upper Hunter South-East Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 9;13;23;39 Hunter Springs, Moonan Brook, 2 Human Settlement Residential Isolated Dwellings - Barrington 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;25 8 Human Settlement Residential Black Jack Village Area Gunnedah Gunnedah North-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 4;7;18;26;27 Willala, Mullalley, Tambar Springs, 1 Human Settlement Residential Isolated Properties - Pilliga Interface 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;19 5 Human Settlement Residential Premer Township Premer Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 8;14;20;21;40 4 Human Settlement Residential Colly Blue Township Colly Blue Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 22;28 14 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 Special Fire 9 Human Settlement 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 43 15 Economic Infrastructure Mt Helen Radio Site Mt Helen Liverpool Plains North-East Almost certain Major Extreme 1C 42 16 Environment Vulnerable Threatened Flora Barrington Tops National Park Upper Hunter South-East Almost certain Major Extreme 1C 41 17 Environment Vulnerable Threatened Flora Barrington Tops National Park Upper Hunter South-East Almost certain Major Extreme 1C 41 Aboriginal North-East; North-West; 12 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Various Gunnedah South-East; South-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 32 Aboriginal 13 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Gunnedah North-West Likely Catastrophic Extreme 1B 32 Aboriginal 11 Cultural Significance 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;59 25 Human Settlement Residential Blandford Township Blandford Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 60;61 23 Human Settlement Residential Curlewis Township Curlewis Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 58;2 Isolated Properties - Cassilis, Collaroy, Settlement, Killoe, 20 Human Settlement Residential Goulburn River Interface 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 Valences Arm Fire Trail - between Death Adder 22 Human Settlement Residential Isolated Properties - Valences Arm 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 Isolated Properties - Cassilis, Collaroy, Idaville & 19 Human Settlement Residential Coolah Tops Sth Interface 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 67 26 Human Settlement Residential Currabubula Township Currabubula Liverpool Plains North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 46;28 32 Human Settlement Residential Trig Point Estate Glenbawn Road Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 6 27 Human Settlement Residential Caroona Township Caroona Liverpool Plains North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 54 28 Human Settlement Residential Spring Ridge Township Spring Ridge Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 55 54 Human Settlement Residential Gungal Township Gungal Upper Hunter South-West Almost certain Moderate Very High 2C 77;6 21 Human Settlement Residential Borambil Township Borambil Upper Hunter South-West Likely Major Very High 2A 56;57 52 Human Settlement Residential Carroll Township Carroll Gunnedah North-East Almost certain Moderate Very High 2C 79;81 53 Human Settlement Residential Moonan Flat Township Moonan Flat Upper Hunter South-East Almost certain Moderate Very High 2C 78;14;6;80 Special Fire 34 Human Settlement Protection Gunnedah Nursing Home 2 Apex Road, Gunnedah Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 68;69;70 Special Fire 51 Human Settlement 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 48 30 Economic Infrastructure Avocado Road Towers Avocado Road, Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Likely Major Very High 2A 47 55 Economic Infrastructure Woolooma Radio Site Woolooma Mountain Upper Hunter South-East Almost certain Moderate Very High 2C 82 37 Environment Endangered Threatened Fauna Barrington Tops National Park Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 41;52 38 Environment Endangered Threatened Flora Goulburn River National Park Upper Hunter South-West Likely Major Very High 2A 41;52 36 Environment Endangered Threatened Fauna Trinkey SF Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 52;53 35 Environment Endangered Threatened Fauna Barrington Tops National Park Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 49;52 40 Environment Endangered Threatened Flora Lake Keepit State Park Gunnedah North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 41;52 39 Environment Vulnerable Threatened Flora Pol Blue Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 41 Aboriginal 41 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 32 Aboriginal 47 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 32 Aboriginal 46 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 32 Aboriginal 45 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Gunnedah North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 32 Aboriginal 44 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Gunnedah North-West Likely Major Very High 2A 32 Aboriginal 42 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Gunnedah North-East Likely Major Very High 2A 32 Aboriginal 49 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 32 Map reference Asset number Asset type sub type Asset name Asset Location LGA Display area Likelihood Consequence Risk Priority Treatment number Aboriginal 48 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 32 Aboriginal 43 Cultural Significance Aboriginal Site Upper Hunter South-East Likely Major Very High 2A 32 83 Human Settlement Residential Bolah Gap Quirindi Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Catastrophic High 3C 19 69 Human Settlement Residential Avard Estate Gunnedah Gunnedah North-West Likely Moderate High 3A 91 67 Human Settlement Residential Wingen Township Wingen Upper Hunter South-East Likely Moderate High 3A 6;90;89;106 Isolated Properties - Big Jacks/McDonalds, Warrah Creek 81 Human Settlement Residential Towarri Interface North & Willow Tree Brigade Areas Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Catastrophic High 3C 19;112 Isolated Properties - Kars Springs/Bunnan, Thornthwaite, Wingen 82 Human Settlement Residential Towarri Interface South & 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 North-East; North-West; 0 Economic Agricultural Cropping Land Across entire BFMC Area Gunnedah 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;115 79 Economic Infrastructure Rail Infrastructure NW Liverpool Plains North-West Possible Major High 3B 109 78 Economic Infrastructure Rail Infrastructure NE Liverpool Plains North-East Possible Major High 3B 109 Energy Australia Line - 66 Economic Infrastructure 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 99 77 Economic Infrastructure Rail Infrastructure SW Upper Hunter South-West Possible Major High 3B 109 72 Economic Infrastructure Cassilis Communications Site East of Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 101 76 Economic Infrastructure Rail Infrastructure SE Aberdeen to Murrurundi Upper Hunter South-East Possible Major High 3B 109 74 Economic Infrastructure Mt Dangar Radio Site Mount Dangar, southwest of Gungal Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 107 63 Economic Infrastructure Wappinguy Hill Radio Site Wappinguy Hill Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 96 58 Economic Infrastructure Black Mountain Radio Site Black Mountain, Parkville Upper Hunter South-East Likely Moderate High 3A 86 60 Economic Infrastructure Mt Tamarang Radio Site Mt Tamarang Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Moderate High 3A 93 61 Economic Infrastructure Coolah Tops Radio Site Coolah Tops Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 94 75 Economic Infrastructure Central Ranges Gas Pipeline Breeza, Caroona, Colly Blue, Tamarang Liverpool Plains North-East Possible Major High 3B 108 64 Economic Infrastructure Glenrock Trig Radio Site Glenrock, Pigna Barney Upper Hunter South-East Likely Moderate High 3A 87 65 Economic Infrastructure Scone Communications Scone Mountain Upper Hunter South-East Likely Moderate High 3A 97 70 Economic Infrastructure East Bluff Radio Site Off Hampshire Road, Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate High 3A 98 North-East; North-West; 73 Economic Infrastructure Telstra Exchanges BFMC Area Gunnedah 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 92 62 Economic Infrastructure Black Jack Mountain Radio Site Black Jack Mountain Gunnedah North-West Likely Moderate High 3A 95 Tourist and 68 Economic Recreational Lake Keepit State Rec. Gunnedah Gunnedah North-East Likely Moderate High 3A 83;84 Commercial 56 Economic Forest 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 Isolated Properties - Premer/Bundella, Blackville & 85 Human Settlement Residential Coolah Tops Nth Cattle Creek Brigade Areas Liverpool Plains North-West Unlikely Major Medium 4 Special Fire 98 Human Settlement Protection Cassilis School Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Major Medium 4 14;121 Special Fire 96 Human Settlement Protection Murrurundi Hospital Paradise Road, Murrurundi Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Major Medium 4 118;119 Special Fire 97 Human Settlement Protection Murrurundi Nursing Home Haydon St, Murrurundi Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Major Medium 4 120 North-East; North-West; 0 Economic Agricultural Grazing Land Across entire BFMC Area Liverpool Plains South-East; South-West Likely Minor Medium 4 85 94 Economic Commercial Premer GrainCorp Silos Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Minor Medium 4 103 Economic Infrastructure Scone Sub-Station Off New England Highway, Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Major Medium 4 Moonan Mountain Radio 95 Economic Infrastructure 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 4 92 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 4 99 Economic Infrastructure Scone Airport Bunnan Road Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Major Medium 4 71 Economic Infrastructure LYNDEN Communications Tower "Lynden" Property, Golden Highway, Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Likely Moderate Medium 3A 100 88 Economic Infrastructure Mt Soma Communications Site Mt Soma, Werris Creek Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Major Medium 4 116 Tourist and Vietnam Veteran's 86 Economic Recreational Motor Cycle Club Scott's Creek Road, Timor Upper Hunter South-East Likely Minor Medium 4 117;12 Tourist and 104 Economic Recreational Hidden Valley Lodge Coulsons Creek Road, Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Likely Minor Medium 4 Commercial 89 Economic Forest Black Jack SF Gunnedah North-West Likely Minor Medium 4 7 Commercial 90 Economic Forest Doona SF Gunnedah North-East Likely Minor Medium 4 123 Commercial 91 Economic Forest Spring Ridge SF Liverpool Plains North-West Likely Minor Medium 4 124 Map reference Asset number Asset type sub type Asset name Asset Location LGA Display area Likelihood Consequence Risk Priority Treatment number Commercial 102 Economic Forest 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;52 147 Human Settlement Residential Merriwa Township Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 119 Human Settlement Residential Rouchel Township Rouchel Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 125 118 Human Settlement Residential East Aberdeen Subdivision Aberdeen Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA 107 Human Settlement Residential Ardglen Village Ardglen Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 113 Human Settlement Residential Emerald Hill Township Emerald Hill Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 143 Human Settlement Residential Ellerston Station Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 106 Human Settlement Residential Werris Creek Township Werris Creek Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 129 Human Settlement Residential Bunnan Township Bunnan Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 120 Human Settlement Residential Willow Tree Township Willow Tree Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 121 Human Settlement Residential Wallabadah Township Wallabadah Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 125 Human Settlement Residential Braefield Township Braefield Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 126 Human Settlement Residential Pine Ridge Township Pine Ridge Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 122 Human Settlement Residential Walhallow Settlement Caroona Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 14 127 Human Settlement Residential Blackville Township Blackville Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 14 117 Human Settlement Residential Mullaley Township Mullaley Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 125 128 Human Settlement Residential Gundy Township Gundy Upper Hunter South-East Possible Minor Low NA 130 Human Settlement Residential Parkville Township Parkville Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA 112 Human Settlement Residential Kelvin Township Kelvin Gunnedah North-East Unlikely Minor Low NA 131 Human Settlement Residential Cassilis Township Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 144 Human Settlement Residential Belltrees Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Special Fire 163 Human Settlement Protection Scone High School Gundy Road, Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 126 North-East; South-East; 0 Economic Agricultural Vineyards Greater Scone Area & South of Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 116 Economic Agricultural Caroona Feed Lot Spring Ridge Road, Caroona Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 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 NA 115 Economic Infrastructure Kankool Weigh Station New England Highway, Kankool Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 114 Economic Infrastructure Who'd-A-Thought-It Radio Site Ray Carter Drive, Quirindi Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Tourist and Burning Mountain 0 Economic Recreational Visitor Infrastructure Burning Mountain, New England Highway Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Tourist and 0 Economic Recreational Washpools Visitor Infrastructure Towarri NP, Middlebrook Rd Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Tourist and 140 Economic Recreational Cassilis Park Rest Area Golden Highway, West of Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA Tourist and Battery Rock, Golden Highway, 141 Economic Recreational Battery Rock Rest Area between Gungal and Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA Tourist and 142 Economic Recreational Gungal Rest Area Golden Highway, Gungal. Private Jackson Rest Area Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA Tourist and Goulburn River NP 0 Economic Recreational Visitor Infrastructure Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA Tourist and Glenbawn State Park 139 Economic Recreational Recreation Area Lake Glenbawn Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Tourist and Barrington Tops 0 Economic Recreational Visitor Infrastructure Barrington Tops NP Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Tourist and Coolah Tops NP 0 Economic Recreational Visitor Infrastructure Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA 132 Economic Mines Bickham Coal Mine Bickham Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA 134 Economic Commercial Forest Vickery SF Vickery SF Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA 135 Economic Commercial Forest Goran SF Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA 133 Economic Commercial Forest Kerringle State Forest Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA 136 Economic Commercial Forest Breeza SF Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA 137 Economic Commercial Forest Pine Ridge SF Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Minor Low NA 138 Economic Commercial Forest Tongo SF Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Minor Low NA Fairview Private 145 Economic Commercial Forest 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 Drinking Water 124 Economic Catchment Glenbawn Dam Glenbawn Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Drinking Water 123 Economic Catchment Quipolly Dam Quipolly Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Drinking Water 146 Economic 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 NA 161 Cultural Non Indigenous Whissonet Station Timor Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 158 Cultural Non Indigenous Bloomfield Blandford Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 160 Cultural Non Indigenous Timor Station Crawney Road, Timor Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 157 Cultural Non Indigenous Harben Vale East of Blandford Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Map reference Asset number Asset type sub type Asset name Asset Location LGA Display area Likelihood Consequence Risk Priority Treatment number 156 Cultural Non Indigenous Barsham Warlands Road, Blandford Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 159 Cultural Non Indigenous Bickham Homestead & Woolshed Between Blandford and Wingen Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 155 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 NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Cressfield Parkville Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA Frogmore Woolshed, 0 Cultural Non Indigenous 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 NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Glenrock Station Ellerston Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 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 Kelvinside Homestead 0 Cultural Non Indigenous 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 NA 0 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 NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Rosevale Rouchel Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Cliffdale Parkville Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Satur near Sledmere Stud, Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Segenhoe homestead 0 Cultural Non Indigenous 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 NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous The Hawthornes Sparkes Creek Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA Thornthwaite homestead 0 Cultural Non Indigenous 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 NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Turanville Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Yarrandi Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Petrified stump Moobi Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Nandowra Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 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 NA 152 Cultural Non Indigenous Munmurra Road Woolshed Kuloo Road, Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 151 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 NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Allen Bridge Sengenhoe Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Barry Station Barry, Scone Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Bellevue 1862 Gundy Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Cuan Station Bunnan Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Ruvigne Lots 15 18 DP 75101 Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Minor Low NA 0 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 NA 149 Cultural Non Indigenous Dalkeith Llangollen Road, Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 105 Cultural Non Indigenous Yarrawonga Rotherwood Road, Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 111 Cultural Non Indigenous Llangollen Llangollen Road, Cassilis Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 110 Cultural Non Indigenous Teragong Homestead Willow Tree Road, Merriwa Upper Hunter South-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA Belltrees Homestead 0 Cultural Non Indigenous and Outbuildings Belltrees Upper Hunter South-East Unlikely Minor Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Breeza Station Breeza Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 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 NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Warrah Station Outbuildings Warrah Creek Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Moderate Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Wallabadah Station Wallabadah Liverpool Plains North-East Unlikely Minor Low NA 0 Cultural Non Indigenous Pullaming Lot 1, DP 601604 Gunnedah North-West Unlikely Moderate Low NA Appendix 3

Treatment

Register Other Other Treatment Responsible Responsible Support Support Scheduled Ref No Strategy Priority Action Comment Agency Agency Agency Agency Action Date Asset Ref Nos Undertake HR Work 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 1 Hazard Reduction 1A along Road Verges Slash Road Verge along Black Stump Way. LGA 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 Inspect SFAZ & Inspect Pilliga East SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be 3 Hazard Reduction 1A Maintain as Required consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 1 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Black Jack Northern SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 4 Hazard Reduction 1B maintain as required Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. DL LGA;RFS 1011 8 Inspect APZ and 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 5 Hazard Reduction 1B maintain as required Inspect Quirindi Hospital APZ to ensure fuel loads < 5t/ha. NSWFB LGA;RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 9 2;20;22;31;19;32; 6 Community Education 1B Conduct a FireWise Letter Box Drop Targeted information drop to Upper Hunter Shire residents. RFS LGA 0910;1213;1516;1819 67;54;53;82;80;14 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Black Jack State Forest western SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 7 Hazard Reduction 1B maintain as required Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. DPI RFS 1011;1516 8;89 Inspect APZ and 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 8 Hazard Reduction 1B maintain as required Inspect Premer APZ and maintain as required to maintain fuel loads below 5 tonnes per hectare. RFS DL;LGA 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 5 Inspect APZ and 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 9 Hazard Reduction 1B maintain as required Inspect APZ and maintain as required to keep fuel loads below 5 tonnes per hectare. NSWFB;RFS DL;LGA 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 6 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 10 Hazard Reduction 1B Maintain as required. Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS 1011 7 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Cullingral SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 11 Hazard Reduction 1B Maintain as Required 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;86 13 Preparedness 1B Undertake routine maintenance of fire trails Routine maintenance of strategic fire trails. LGA RFS 0910;1112;1314;1516;1718 6 Conduct FireWise FireWise Presentation to school students at Cassilis, Moonan Flat, 14 Community Education 1B Presentation at School 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;121314 16 Community Education 1B Conduct street meeting Conduct street meeting at Tunbridge Road Intersection (Cullingral Road, Tunbridge Road). RFS 1011;1314 3 Maintain APZ to western side of Hospital compound. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 17 Preparedness 1B Mechanically maintain APZ Inspect APZ and maintain fuel loads to below 5t/ha. LGA NSWFB;RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 9 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 18 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect APZ and maintain as required. Inspect Black Jack APZ to ensure fuel loads < 5t/ha. DPI RFS 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;81 20 Community Education 1B Conduct a FireWise Presentation Conduct a FireWise presentation at Premer oval. RFS 1011 5 Inspect Premer SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 21 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as required. Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS 1011 5 Inspect Colly Blue SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 22 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as required. Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS 1011 4 Inspect Murrurundi SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 23 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as Required 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 Inspect Quirindi APZ and maintain as required to 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 25 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect APZ and maintain as required maintain fuel loads below 5 tonnes per hectare. RFS DL;LGA 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 7 26 Community Education 1B Conduct street meeting Conduct street meeting in Black Jack estate area. RFS 1213 8 Inspect Black Jack North SFAZ to determine need for HR works. Inspect Black Jack West SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 27 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as Required 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;4 29 Property Planning 1B Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Quirindi Hospital Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. NSWFB LGA 9109 Inspect Cullingral Road SFAZ and maintain as required. Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines 30 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required 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 31 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 14 Works/actions in the area are to comply with conditions listed in the Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System also refer to DL;LGA;DECC; 41;47;46;45;44;42; 32 Preparedness 1B Implement AHIMS Management Conditions DECC Fire Management Plan if relevant for the tenure. NSWFB;RFS 12;49;13;48;11;43 Inspect Omadale Brook SFAZ and maintain as required. Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines 33 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required 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 34 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required 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 35 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required 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 36 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 2 Other Other Treatment Responsible Responsible Support Support Scheduled Ref No Strategy Priority Action Comment Agency Agency Agency Agency Action Date Asset Ref Nos Inspect Middle Ridge SFAZ and maintain as required. Treatments should aim to be consistent with the guidelines 37 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required 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 38 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required 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 39 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required 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 40 Hazard Reduction 1B Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 5 For hazard reduction and works operations apply appropriate 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 41 Other 1C Restrict via environmental assessment environmental assessment for protection. No Fires. DECC RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 37;38;40;39;16;17 Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Mt Helen Radio Site. 42 Hazard Reduction 1C Inspect APZ and maintain as required Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314 15 Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Porcupine Communications 43 Hazard Reduction 1C Inspect APZ and maintain as required Facility. Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314 18 Install Roadside signage promoting fire awareness along Golden 44 Community Education 2A Install FireWise signage along roads. 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 Inspect and maintain Inspect SFAZ along Currabubula powerline corridor to determine 46 Hazard Reduction 2A SFAZ along Powerline Corridor need for HR works. Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha. LGA RFS;Other Country Energy 1011 26 Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Avocado Road Towers. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 47 Hazard Reduction 2A Inspect annually and maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 30 As per vegetation management plan forming Energy Australia's network standards. Manage fuel as per Inspect lines/sites at least every 2 years. 48 Hazard Reduction 2A Vegetation Management Plan Bush fire patrol each year and audit contract vegetation works annually. RFS 0910;1112;1415 66;50 For hazard reduction and works operations apply appropriate environmental 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 49 Other 2A Restrict via Environmental Assessment assessment for protection. No fires within 100m of streams. DECC 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 93;35 Inspect Werris Creek Hospital SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 50 Hazard Reduction 2A Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha. RFS DL;LGA 1011;1314 51 Slash Road Verge along Cullingral Road from Golden Highway 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 51 Hazard Reduction 2A Undertake HR Work along Road Verges to Goulburn River National Park. LGA 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 20 For hazard reduction activities the appropriate environmental assessment will provide guidance (biodiversity thresholds). 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 52 Other 2A Restrict via Environmental Assessment No slashing, trittering or tree removal. RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 37;38;36;93;35;40 For hazard reduction works the appropriate approved environmental assessment will provide protection. No burning from 1 August to 31 March, 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 53 Other 2A Restrict via Environmental Assessment and no more than once every 2 years. DECC 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 36 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Caroona SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 54 Hazard Reduction 2A maintain as required 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 SFAZ and Inspect Spring Ridge East SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 55 Hazard Reduction 2A maintain as required Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS DPI 1112 28 Individual door knock in Borambil with Property 56 Community Education 2A Conduct targeted community liaison activities 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 Inspect and maintain Curlewis South SFAZ. Inspect and maintain Curlewis North SFAZ. 58 Hazard Reduction 2A Inspect and Maintain SFAZ Maintain fuel loads to below 12 t/ha RFS DL;LGA 1011 23 Inspect Tambar Springs West SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 59 Hazard Reduction 2A Inspect and maintain SFAZ Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS DL;LGA 1011;1516 24 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Blandford West SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 60 Hazard Reduction 2A maintain as required 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 Slash Road Verge along Wollar / Ringwood Road from 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 62 Hazard Reduction 2A Undertake HR Work along Road Verges Golden Highway to Goulburn River National Park. LGA 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 20 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Breeza SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 63 Hazard Reduction 2A maintain as required 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 29 65 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 29 66 Property Planning 2A Implement Static Water Supply Program Develop Static Water Supply Program in Dry Creek / Middle Brook areas RFS 1112 31 67 Property Planning 2A Implement Static Water Supply Program Develop Static Water Supply program as Clifton Hill residential estate is established. RFS 1213 33 68 Property Planning 2A Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Gunnedah Nursing Home Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. NSWFB LGA 910 34 Inspect APZ and Inspect and Maintain APZ in Wallaby Trap to East & South of Nursing home. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 69 Hazard Reduction 2A maintain as required Inspect APZ and maintain fuel loads to below 5t/ha. LGA 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 34 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Porcupine SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 70 Hazard Reduction 2A maintain as required 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 Other Other Treatment Responsible Responsible Support Support Scheduled Ref No Strategy Priority Action Comment Agency Agency Agency Agency Action Date Asset Ref Nos Inspect APZ and Inspect and Maintain Werris Creek Hospital APZ to East & North of Nursing home. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 72 Hazard Reduction 2A maintain as required Inspect APZ and maintain fuel loads to below 5t/ha. LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 51 Inspect SFAZ & Inspect Coolah Tops SFAZ and maintain as required. Treatments should aim to be 73 Hazard Reduction 2A Maintain as Required consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 19 Inspect SFAZ & Inspect Dry Creek SFAZ and maintain as required. Treatments should aim to be 74 Hazard Reduction 2A Maintain as Required consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 31 Inspect SFAZ & Inspect Wollar Road SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be 75 Hazard Reduction 2A Maintain as Required consistent with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 20 Inspect SFAZ & Inspect Middlebrook SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be 76 Hazard Reduction 2A Maintain as Required 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 Implement and Inspect and maintain Moonan Flat SFAZ. 78 Hazard Reduction 2C Maintain 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 52 80 Property Planning 2C Implement Static Water Supply Program Develop Static Water Supply program in Moonan Flat RFS 1213 53 81 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 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Woolooma Radio Site. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 82 Hazard Reduction 2C maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 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 Annual inspection of locks and gates into Lake Keepit lands. Replacement of damaged 84 Ignition Management 3A Inspect and Replace Locks and Gates locks and gates as necessary to maintain access restrictions to protect area from ignitions. DL 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415 68 Media Release prior to fire season. Topics include Machinery Fire Safety, 85 Community Education 3A Issue of Bush Fire Safety Media Release Hay Fire Safety, Fire Breaks. Topic dictated by seasonal conditions. RFS 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314 0;0 Inspect and maintain Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Black Mountain Radio Site. 86 Hazard Reduction 3A fire break around asset Maintain fuel loads to below 5 t/ha within asset compound. LGA 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516 58 Inspect annually & Inspect anually and maintain fire break around Glenrock Trig Radio Site. 87 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break around asset Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. RFS LGA 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415;1516 64 Identify and Implement Identify and Implement plantation protection plan including the construction 88 Property Planning 3A Plantation Protection Plan of trails and breaks within the boundaries of the plantation area. RFS 1011 56 Inspect Wingen Maid SFAZ to determine need for Hazard Reduction works. 89 Hazard Reduction 3A Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha RFS 1011 67 Inspect and maintain Inspect SFAZ along Wingen powerline corridor to determine need for HR works. 90 Hazard Reduction 3A SFAZ along Powerline Corridor Maintain fuels to below 12t/ha. LGA RFS 1011 67 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Avard Estate SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 91 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain as required Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS DL;LGA 1213 69 Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Ten Mile Radio Site. Inspect annually and Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 92 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 59 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Mt Tamarang Radio Site. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 93 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 60 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Coolah Tops Radio Site. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 94 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 61 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Black Jack Mountain Radio Site. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 95 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 62 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Wappinguy Hill Radio Site. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 96 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 63 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Scone Communications Site. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 97 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 65 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around East Bluff Radio Site. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 98 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 70 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Kelvin Mountain Radio Site. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 99 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 57 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around LYNDEN Communications Tower. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 100 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS;Other Telstra 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 71 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Cassilis Communications Site. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 101 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 72 Install FireWise Install Roadside signage promoting fire awareness along New England Highway 102 Community Education 3A signage along roads. between Aberdeen and Wallabadah Report all fires on 000"." RTA LGA 1112 Install FireWise Install Roadside signage promoting fire awareness along Kamilaroi Highway 103 Community Education 3A signage along roads. between Willow Tree and Boggabri. Report all fires on 000"." RTA LGA 1011 Restrict via For hazard reduction activities the appropriate environmental Liverpool 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 104 Other 3A environmental assessment assessment will provide guidance (biodiversity thresholds). Other Range BFMC 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 Inspect and maintain Inspect and maintain asset protection areas around Exchanges 105 Hazard Reduction 3A fire break around asset according to TELSTRA policies and procedures. RFS 73 Inspect SFAZ & Inspect The Maid SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent 106 Hazard Reduction 3A Maintain as Required with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 67 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Mt Dangar Radio Site. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 107 Hazard Reduction 3A maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. DECC RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 74 Undertake general site Mechanical and Chemical maintenance of vegetation within compound to protect from 108 Hazard Reduction 3B maintenance annually impact of bushfire in accordance with Jemena scheduled maintenance program. RFS 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314;1415 75 Other Other Treatment Responsible Responsible Support Support Scheduled Ref No Strategy Priority Action Comment Agency Agency Agency Agency Action Date Asset Ref Nos Asset Management System of Railways, including, but not limited to: Implement ARTC Asset Vegetation Control, Weed Management, Slashing/Mowing, neighbouring 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 109 Hazard Reduction 3B Management System (AMS) private HR's on some easements where applicable. ARTC 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 79;78;77;76 Inspect SFAZ & Inspect Tarrayarra SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent 110 Hazard Reduction 3C Maintain as Required with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 82 Inspect SFAZ & Inspect Braeside SFAZ and maintain as required.Treatments should aim to be consistent 111 Hazard Reduction 3C Maintain as Required with the guidelines outlined in the current DECC Reserve Fire Management Strategy. DECC RFS 82 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Towarri North SFAZ and Towarri West SFAZ to determine need for HR works on 112 Hazard Reduction 3C maintain as required NPWS and Private lands.Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS DECC;Private 1112 81 Inspect APZ and 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 113 Hazard Reduction 3D maintain as required Inspect Gunnedah Industrial Estate / BMX track APZ to ensure fuel loads < 5t/ha. LGA NSWFB;RFS 1415;1516;1617;1718;1819 84 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Gunnedah Industrial Estate Northern SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 114 Hazard Reduction 3D maintain as required Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS LGA;RFS 1213 84 Inspect SFAZ and Inspect Gunnedah Industrial Estate Southern SFAZ to determine need for HR works. 115 Hazard Reduction 3D maintain as required Maintain fuel loads to below 12t/ha. RFS LGA;RFS 1213 84 Inspect and maintain Police, TV Stations, Ambulance, Inspect annually and maintain fuel to below 116 Hazard Reduction 4 fire break around asset 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 86 118 Property Planning 4 Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Murrurundi Hospital Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. NSWFB LGA 1112 96 Inspect APZ and 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 119 Hazard Reduction 4 maintain as required Inspect Murrurundi Hospital APZ to ensure fuel loads < 5t/ha. NSWFB LGA;RFS 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 97 121 Property Planning 4 Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Cassilis School Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. RFS LGA 1213 98 Inspect annually and Inspect annually and maintain fire break around Rossgole Towers. 0910;1011;1112;1213;1314; 122 Hazard Reduction 4 maintain fire break Maintain fuel to below 5t/ha within asset compound. LGA RFS 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 90 124 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 91 125 Community Education NA Conduct FireWise Presentation at School FireWise Presentation to school students at Rouchel and Mullaley Pubic Schools. RFS 1011 119;117 126 Property Planning NA Develop emergency fire relocation plan Identify Scone High School Emergency Fire Relocation Plan. NSWFB LGA 1314 163 Appendix 4

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Map 1. – North West Map 2. – North East Map 3. – South West Map 4. – South East Assets 149°25'0"E 149°30'0"E 149°35'0"E 149°40'0"E 149°45'0"E 149°50'0"E 149°55'0"E 150°0'0"E 150°5'0"E 150°10'0"E 150°15'0"E 150°20'0"E 150°25'0"E 150°30'0"E 150°35'0"E 150°40'0"E 150°45'0"E

57 12 Manilla Map Ref Asset name Asset type Subtype Risk level Priority Treatment Liverpool Range BFMC 42 30°45'0"S 30°45'0"S 1 Isolated Properties - Pilliga Interface Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1A T1;2;3 134 RANGARI ROAD 12 4 Colly Blue Township Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T22;28 Bush Fire Risk 5 Premer Township Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B (1) 12 12 Gulligan Klori 8 Black Jack Village Area Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B (2) Management Plan 2010 12 41 Blue Vale Kelvin 12 12 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Extreme 1B T32 12 13 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Extreme 1B T32 12 12 112 18 Porcupine Communications Facility Economic Infrastructure Extreme 1C T43 30°50'0"S Willala 87 30°50'0"S North-West - Map Display Area 23 Curlewis Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T58;2 146 12 Keepit Rushes Creek 12 SOMERTON ROAD 24 Tamba r Spr i ngs Town shi p Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T45;14;59 KAMILAROI HIGHWAY 12 Map 1 of 4 28 Spring Ridge Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T55 68 Emerald Hill 45 29 Breeza Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T63;64;65 40 40 1 113 Gunnembene 34 Gunnedah Nursing Home Human Settlement Special Fire Very High 2A T68;69;70 Burburgate 36 Threatened Fauna Environment Endangered Very High 2A T52;53 12 12 Weetaliba 30°55'0"S 30°55'0"S 41 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Very High 2A T32 12 12 This Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP) has been prepared by the Liverpool 133 41 12 12 12 Somerton 44 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Very High 2A T32 Range Bush Fire Management Committee (BFMC) pursuant to section 52 of the Rural 73 Fires Act 1997. Ghoolendaadi 41 12 47 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Very High 2A T32 41 12 12 Orange Grove NA Cropping Land Economic Agricultural High 3A T85 The aim of this BFRMP is to reduce the adverse impact of bush fires on life, property 101 12 12 and the environment. 12 73 Bective 57 Kelvin Mountain Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T99 Gunnedah The objectives of this BFRMP are to: SOUTH STREET Carroll 60 Mt Tamarang Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T93 Goolhi Marys Mount 84 44 - reduce the number of human-induced bush fire ignitions that cause damage to life, Coocooboonah 52 property or the environment; 12 12 18 OXLEY HIGHWAY 34 Noggabri 62 Black Jack Mountain Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T95 - manage fuel to reduce the spread and intensity of bush fires while minimising 31°0'0"S 69 31°0'0"S 1 18 environmental/ecological impacts; 73 69 Avard Estate Human Settlement Residential High 3A T91 62 - reduce the community's vulnerability to bush fires by improving its preparedness; and 12 73 Telstra Exchanges Economic Infrastructure High 3A T105 - effectively contain fires with a potential to cause damage to life, property and the 8 89 environment. 79 Rail Infrastructure NW Economic Infrastructure High 3B T109 Meermaul 84 Gunnedah Industrial Estate Economic Commercial High 3D (3) 12 Pullaming NA Grazing Land Economic Agricultural Medium 4 T85

OXLEY HIGHWAY 89 Black Jack SF Economic Commercial Medium 4 T7 This map forms part of the BFRMP for the Liverpool Range BFMC, covering the local government area(s) of Gunnedah, Liverpool Plains and Upper Hunter. It should be 31°5'0"S Milroy 12 12 31°5'0"S 91 Spring Ridge SF Economic Commercial Medium 4 T124 viewed in conjunction with the accompanying BFRMP document which provides further Mullaley details on the BFMC area, the assets assessed and the risk assessment process used. 12 117 Mullaley Township Human Settlement Residential Low NA T125 Rocky Glen 117 12 12 12 12 12 Winton (1):T8;14;20;21;40 12 12 12 Curlewis 23 12 12 73 (2):T4;7;18;26;27 Basin Plain 12 Bithramere (3):T113;114;115 KAMILAROI HIGHWAY Piallaway

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12 12 12 75 Napier Lane 12 2 31°15'0"S 29 Breeza 31°15'0"S 12 Currabubula 12 26 12 12 12 WERRIS CREEK ROAD 136 12 North-West 12 4 12

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78 88 12 36 12 12 12 31°20'0"S 12 Werris Creek 31°20'0"S 13 Tambar Springs 12 COONABARABRAN ROAD 2 12 12 12 Purlewaugh 24 12 12 12 12 12 106 TAMBA STREET 12 12 12 12 Review 12 12 75 12 SINGLE STREET 12 Inset map 1. Gunnedah Under the Rural Fires Act 1997 this plan must be reviewed and updated within each 12 12 78 GAP ROAD 12 90 successive five year period following the constitution of the BFMC. The Liverpool

WERRIS CREEK ROAD 12 12 12 12 Range BFMC will also review this plan as necessary. This may be triggered by a range of circumstances, including but not limited to: Spring Ridge 116 12 12 28 122 - changes to the BFMC area, organisational reponsibilities or legislation; 12 73 12 12 4 COONABARABRAN ROADCaroona 12 91 - changes to the bush fire risk in the area; or COONABARABRAN ROAD 27 - following a major fire event. 31°25'0"S 12 123 31°25'0"S 91 10 COONABARABRAN ROAD Quipolly Assets Colly Blue Box Ridge 79 This BFRMP identifies the assets that are considered by the Liverpool Range BFMC Yannergee and community to be at risk from bush fires, assesses the bush fire risk to each asset Premer 12 7 47 12 and assigns treatments designed to mitigate the risk. Assets in the BFMC area 5 73 4 WERRIS CREEK ROAD 3 75 identified as requiring treatments are listed in the assets table. Other assets within the 94 7 BFMC area that were assessed as not requiring treatments within the life of this plan are listed in the appendix to the BFRMP document. The Map Ref number "NA" denotes non-spatial assets. 12 Pine Ridge 83 7 60 31°30'0"S 126 100 Borambil 31°30'0"S 7 Quirindi Treatments Specific treatments assigned to assets in the Liverpool Range area are listed in the 73 treatments table and linked to the assets which they are designed to protect. Standard 12 114 WALLABADAH ROAD BFMC wide treatments (i.e. not linked to a specific asset) which occur on an ongoing Ropers Road Bomera 12 basis within the BFMC area are: 75 - reviewing the bush fire prone land map; - ensuring developments in the bush fire prone land comply with Planning for Bush North-East 12 KAMILAROI HIGHWAY Fire Protection; Bundella Braefield - using the Local Environment Plan/s (LEPs) to control development in areas with a bush fire risk; Coomoo Coomoo 137 125 - varying the standard bush fire danger period as required; 31°35'0"S 31°35'0"S - requiring permits during bush fire danger periods Inset map 2. Tambar Springs - prosecution of arsonists/offenders - investigation of bush fire cause; Warrah Ridge 12 - normal fire suppression activities; - assessing and managing compliance with strategic fire-fighting resource allocation Windy management systems; 73 - preparation of a S52 Operations Coordination Plan; Weetaliba Blackville NEW ENGLANDWillow HIGHWAY Tree 127 Note on LMZ: All areas not specifically mapped as an APZ, SFAZ or FEZ are WARRUMBUNGLES WAY 154 78 Yarraman Warrah 120 considered as LMZ for this risk management plan. For areas identified by an LMZ polygon on the map, please refer to the BFRMP document for the specific land 31°40'0"S 12 31°40'0"S management objectives.

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Asset To protect human life, To enable the safe As per RFS Protection property and highly use of Direct Attack document Standards Zone valued public assets supression strategies for Asset Protection Ardglen and values. within the zone. Zones. To minimise bush fire

149°25'0"E 149°30'0"E 149°35'0"E 149°40'0"E 149°45'0"E 149°50'0"E 149°55'0"E 150°0'0"E 150°5'0"E 150°10'0"E 150°15'0"E 150°20'0"E 150°25'0"E 150°30'0"E 150°35'0"E 150°40'0"E 150°45'0"E impacts on undefended assets. 036912 Strategic To provide strategic To improve the Zone width related to Treatments Treatments Fire areas of fire likelihood and safe suppression Advantage protection advantage use of: objectives and km ID Treatment strategy Action Agencies (Support) ID Treatment strategy Action Agencies (Support) Zone which will reduce the Parallel Attack dependant upon: speed and intensity of suppression - Topography T1 Hazard Reduction Undertake HR Work along Road Verges LGA T68 Property Planning Develop emergency fire relocation plan NSWFB (LGA) bush fires, and strategies within the - Aspect Inset map 3. Premer reduce the potential zone. - Spotting propensity T2 Community Education Conduct a FireWise Letter Box Drop RFS (LGA) T69 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required LGA for spot fire and/or - Location of development. Indirect Attack (back adjacent fire breaks T3 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) T70 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (DL, LGA) To aid containment of burning) in high to - Mosaic pattern of T4 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL (LGA, RFS) T85 Community Education Issue of Bush Fire Safety Media Release RFS wildfires to existing very high fire weather treatment management conditions within the Assess Overall Fuel T7 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DPI (RFS) T91 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (DL, LGA) boudnaries. zone. Hazard (OFH) once vegetation T8 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required RFS (DL, LGA) T93 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) To reduce the communities reach likelihood of: minimum fire T14 Community Education Conduct FireWise Presentation at School RFS T95 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) Crown fire thresholds within this T18 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required. DPI (RFS) T99 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) development within plan. the zone. Management T20 Community Education Conduct a FireWise Presentation RFS T105 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain fire break around asset RFS and/or practices should aim Spot fire ignition to achieve mosaic T21 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as required. RFS T109 Hazard Reduction Implement ARTC Asset Management System ARTC potential from the fuel reduction T22 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as required. RFS T113 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required LGA (NSWFB, RFS) zone. patterns so that the majority of the SFAZ T26 Community Education Conduct street meeting RFS T114 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (LGA, RFS) has an OFH of less than high.. T27 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as Required RFS (LGA) T115 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (LGA, RFS) Land To meet relevant land As per the land As appropriate to T28 Preparedness Implement Static Water Supply Program RFS T124 Preparedness Inspect Fire Trails and maintain as required DPI Management management management and fire achieve land T32 Preparedness Implement AHIMS Management Conditions DL, LGA, DECC, NSWFB, RFS T125 Community Education Conduct FireWise Presentation at School RFS Zone objectives in area protection objectives management, e.g. where APZs or of the responsible heritage and/or fire T40 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) SFAZs are not land management protection e.g. broad appropriate. agency. scale mosaic burning T43 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required LGA (RFS) To reduce the objectives. T45 Preparedness Inspect and maintain Fire Trails LGA (DL, RFS) likelihood of spread of fires. T52 Other Restrict via Environmental Assessment RFS Inset map 4. Spring Ridge To undertake mosaic burning. T53 Other Restrict via Environmental Assessment DECC T55 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (DPI) Fire To exclude bush fires. N/A Variable dependant Exclusion on size of fire T58 Hazard Reduction Inspect and Maintain SFAZ RFS (DL, LGA) Zone sensitive area requiring protection. T59 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain SFAZ RFS (DL, LGA) Disclaimer T63 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL (LGA, RFS) The Liverpool Range BFMC makes every effort to ensure the quality of the information T64 Hazard Reduction Create APZ on western side of Breeza LGA (DL, RFS) available on this map. Before relying on the information on this map, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and T65 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required LGA (DL, RFS) should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.

The Liverpool Range BFMC can not guarantee and assumes no legal liability or responsibility 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 Assets 149°45'0"E 149°50'0"E 149°55'0"E 150°0'0"E 150°5'0"E 150°10'0"E 150°15'0"E 150°20'0"E 150°25'0"E 150°30'0"E 150°35'0"E 150°40'0"E 150°45'0"E 150°50'0"E 150°55'0"E 151°0'0"E 151°5'0"E 151°10'0"E 151°15'0"E 151°20'0"E 151°25'0"E Baan Baa Borah Creek Namoi River Map Ref Asset name Asset type Subtype Risk level Priority Treatment Upper Manilla Retreat Liverpool Range BFMC Balala 7 Quirindi Township Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T10;24;25 Glenbarra 9 Quirindi Hospital Human Settlement Special Fire Extreme 1B T5;17;29 Bush Fire Risk 10 Karanilla Properties Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T28;19 12 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Extreme 1B T32 30°40'0"S Rangari 30°40'0"S Management Plan 2010 15 Mt Helen Radio Site Economic Infrastructure Extreme 1C T42 Wimborne 26 Currabubula Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T46;28 Boggabri Wean New Mexico 27 Caroona Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T54 North-East - Map Display Area Watsons Creek 40 Threatened Flora Environment Endangered Very High 2A T41;52 57 Wongo Creek RANGARI ROAD Manilla 42 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Very High 2A T32 42 12 30°45'0"S 30°45'0"S Map 2 of 4 134 Halls Creek 45 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Very High 2A T32 12 NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY 51 Werris Creek Hospital Human Settlement Special Fire Very High 2A T50;71;72 41 12 52 Carroll Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2C T79;81 Gulligan 12 Klori 12 Blue Vale Kelvin 12 NA Cropping Land Economic Agricultural High 3A T85 12 12 12 68 Lake Keepit State Rec. Economic Tourist and High 3A T83;84 112 This Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP) has been prepared by the Liverpool 30°50'0"S 30°50'0"S Willala 73 Telstra Exchanges Economic Infrastructure High 3A T105 Range Bush Fire Management Committee (BFMC) pursuant to section 52 of the Rural 12 146 Rushes Creek Fires Act 1997. 12 Keepit 75 Central Ranges Gas Pipeline Economic Infrastructure High 3B T108 12 SOMERTON ROAD KAMILAROI HIGHWAY Garthowen 78 Rail Infrastructure NE Economic Infrastructure High 3B T109 The aim of this BFRMP is to reduce the adverse impact of bush fires on life, property and the environment. 45 Bendemeer Emerald Hill 68 40 40 OXLEY HIGHWAY 81 Isolated Properties - Towarri Interface Human Settlement Residential High 3C T19;112 1 113 The objectives of this BFRMP are to: Gunnembene 83 Bolah Gap Human Settlement Residential High 3C T19 - reduce the number of human-induced bush fire ignitions that cause damage to life, 12 Burburgate 12 Weetaliba property or the environment; 30°55'0"S 30°55'0"S NA Grazing Land Economic Agricultural Medium 4 T85 12 12 - manage fuel to reduce the spread and intensity of bush fires while minimising 133 41 Attunga environmental/ecological impacts; 12 12 12 Somerton 88 Mt Soma Communications Site Economic Infrastructure Medium 4 T116 73 41 Walcha Road - reduce the community's vulnerability to bush fires by improving its preparedness; and 41 12 Ghoolendaadi 12 12 Orange Grove 90 Doona SF Economic Commercial Medium 4 T123 - effectively contain fires with a potential to cause damage to life, property and the 101 12 12 environment. 12 Appleby Woolbrook 122 Walhallow Settlement Human Settlement Residential Low NA T14 73 Bective 84 Gunnedah 127 Blackville Township Human Settlement Residential Low NA T14 Marys Mount Carroll Goolhi Coocooboonah SOUTH STREET 18 OXLEY HIGHWAY Moore Creek 12 52 Gidley 31°0'0"S 44 69 Noggabri MANILLA ROAD 31°0'0"S 73 12 Hallsville 62 Moonbi This map forms part of the BFRMP for the Liverpool Range BFMC, covering the local 12 government area(s) of Gunnedah, Liverpool Plains and Upper Hunter. It should be 8 89 viewed in conjunction with the accompanying BFRMP document which provides further Wallamore Daruka Limbri details on the BFMC area, the assets assessed and the risk assessment process used. Meermaul Kootingal 12 Pullaming Oxley Vale North Tamworth OXLEY HIGHWAY Tintinhull 12 Taminda 31°5'0"S Milroy 12 31°5'0"S Mullaley Westdale Tamworth Campfire OXLEY HIGHWAY 12 GUNNEDAH ROAD 117 12 12 East Tamworth 12 12 Winton 12 12 Curlewis West Tamworth 12 23 Basin Plain 12 73 12 Hillvue Nemingha 12 Calala 12 Bithramere KAMILAROI HIGHWAY Piallaway Warral Mulla Creek Kingswood Piallamore 31°10'0"S 12 31°10'0"S 135 12 Nea 1

Nombi 135 79 WERRIS CREEK ROAD Weabonga Duri Dungowan Ingleba 12 Timbumburi 2 12 12 12 75 12 31°15'0"S 12 29 Breeza 31°15'0"S 12 12 12 26 Currabubula 12 1 WERRIS CREEK ROAD 4 136 12 North-West 12 Inset map 1. Currabubula 12 Goonoo Goonoo Loomberah 3 WERRIS CREEK73 ROAD Niangala 78 Woolomin 88 12 36 12 12 12 31°20'0"S 12 31°20'0"S 13 Tambar Springs 12 Werris Creek 12 12 Ogunbil 12 12 12 12 12 12 24 12 12 12 12 106 12 12 12 75 12 12 Gowrie

SINGLE STREET 12 78 GAP ROAD NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY 12 WERRIS CREEK ROAD 90 Review 12 12 12 12 Duncans Creek Under the Rural Fires Act 1997 this plan must be reviewed and updated within each Spring Ridge 116 Bowling Alley Point successive five year period following the constitution of the BFMC. The Liverpool 12 12 122 12 91 28 73 12 COONABARABRAN ROAD Caroona 12 Range BFMC will also review this plan as necessary. This may be triggered by a range 12 27 123 Garoo of circumstances, including but not limited to: 31°25'0"S 31°25'0"S 91 - changes to the BFMC area, organisational reponsibilities or legislation; COONABARABRAN ROAD COONABARABRAN ROAD Quipolly 10 - changes to the bush fire risk in the area; or

Colly Blue NUNDLE ROAD - following a major fire event. Yannergee 7 COONABARABRAN ROAD Premer 12 12 WERRIS CREEK ROAD 5 73 47 79 75 4 Nundle 94 7 Assets This BFRMP identifies the assets that are considered by the Liverpool Range BFMC Hanging Rock 12 83 7 and community to be at risk from bush fires, assesses the bush fire risk to each asset Pine Ridge NUNDLELINDSAYS ROAD GAP ROAD 60 2 and assigns treatments designed to mitigate the risk. Assets in the BFMC area 31°30'0"S 126 100 Borambil 31°30'0"S Quirindi identified as requiring treatments are listed in the assets table. Other assets within the BFMC area that were assessed as not requiring treatments within the life of this plan 7 73 WALLABADAH ROAD 12 are listed in the appendix to the BFRMP document. The Map Ref number "NA" denotes 114 12 non-spatial assets. Bomera 75 MARIA STREETWallabadah 12 KAMILAROI HIGHWAY 121 Inset map 2. Quirindi Treatments Bundella Braefield Specific treatments assigned to assets in the Liverpool Range area are listed in the 12 treatments table and linked to the assets which they are designed to protect. Standard Coomoo Coomoo 137 125 Barry 31°35'0"S 31°35'0"S BFMC wide treatments (i.e. not linked to a specific asset) which occur on an ongoing BLACK STUMP WAY basis within the BFMC area are: 93 North-East Warrah Ridge 12 93 93 - reviewing the bush fire prone land map; - ensuring developments in the bush fire prone land comply with Planning for Bush 93 93 Windy 78 Fire Protection; 73 93 80 Crawney - using the Local Environment Plan/s (LEPs) to control development in areas with a Blackville Willow Tree bush fire risk; 127 - varying the standard bush fire danger period as required; 154 120 Glenrock Yarraman Warrah - requiring permits during bush fire danger periods 12 Chilcotts Creek 31°40'0"S 31°40'0"S - prosecution of arsonists/offenders - investigation of bush fire cause; - normal fire suppression activities; 115 - assessing and managing compliance with strategic fire-fighting resource allocation Scotts Creek Pages Creek management systems; 15 Timor - preparation of a S52 Operations Coordination Plan; 73 Ardglen 107 South-East 64 Note on LMZ: All areas not specifically mapped as an APZ, SFAZ or FEZ are Parraweena 86 31°45'0"S 31°45'0"S considered as LMZ for this risk management plan. For areas identified by an LMZ Murrurundi 160 Big Jacks Creek 156 73 polygon on the map, please refer to the BFRMP document for the specific land 85 Warrah Creek 155 6 76 161 Cattle Creek 157 Ellerston management objectives. 96 COULSONS CREEK ROAD Little Jacks Creek 25 Blandford Green Creek 153 158 12 81 Pages River 73 Zone Purpose Suppression Zone 143 61 Macdonalds Creek Coolah HUNTER ROAD Asset To protect human life, To enable the safe As per RFS 12 12 159 12 Sandy Creek property and highly use of document South-West 12 Inset map 3. Caroona Protection Direct Attack Standards 31°50'0"S 19 70 104 Murulla 31°50'0"S valued public assets supression strategies 162 12 49 Zone for Asset Protection 132 11 and values. within the zone. Zones. To minimise bush fire

149°45'0"E 149°50'0"E 149°55'0"E 150°0'0"E 150°5'0"E 150°10'0"E 150°15'0"E 150°20'0"E 150°25'0"E 150°30'0"E 150°35'0"E 150°40'0"E 150°45'0"E 150°50'0"E 150°55'0"E 151°0'0"E 151°5'0"E 151°10'0"E 151°15'0"E 151°20'0"E 151°25'0"E impacts on undefended assets. 0 4 8 12 16 Strategic To provide strategic To improve the Zone width related to Treatments Treatments Fire areas of fire likelihood and safe suppression Advantage protection advantage use of: objectives and km ID Treatment strategy Action Agencies (Support) ID Treatment strategy Action Agencies (Support) Zone which will reduce the Parallel Attack dependant upon: speed and intensity of suppression - Topography T5 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required NSWFB (LGA, RFS) T112 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (DECC, Private) bush fires, and strategies within the - Aspect reduce the potential zone. - Spotting propensity T10 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as required. RFS T116 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain fire break around asset RFS (LGA) for spot fire and/or - Location of development. Indirect Attack (back adjacent fire breaks T14 Community Education Conduct FireWise Presentation at School RFS T123 Preparedness Inspect Fire Trails and maintain as required DPI To aid containment of burning) in high to - Mosaic pattern of T17 Preparedness Mechanically maintain APZ LGA (NSWFB, RFS) wildfires to existing very high fire weather treatment management conditions within the Assess Overall Fuel T19 Community Education Conduct a FireWise Letter Box Drop RFS (LGA) boudnaries. zone. Hazard (OFH) once vegetation T24 Community Education Conduct street meeting RFS To reduce the communities reach likelihood of: minimum fire T25 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required RFS (DL, LGA) Crown fire thresholds within this T28 Preparedness Implement Static Water Supply Program RFS development within plan. the zone. Management T29 Property Planning Develop emergency fire relocation plan NSWFB (LGA) and/or practices should aim Spot fire ignition to achieve mosaic T32 Preparedness Implement AHIMS Management Conditions DL, LGA, DECC, NSWFB, RFS potential from the fuel reduction T41 Other Restrict via environmental assessment DECC (RFS) zone. patterns so that the majority of the SFAZ T42 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required LGA (RFS) has an OFH of less than high.. T46 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain SFAZ along Powerline LGA (RFS, Country Energy) To meet relevant land As per the land As appropriate to T50 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS (DL, LGA) Land Management management management and fire achieve land T52 Other Restrict via Environmental Assessment RFS Zone objectives in area protection objectives management, e.g. where APZs or of the responsible heritage and/or fire T54 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required DL (LGA, RFS) SFAZs are not land management protection e.g. broad appropriate. agency. scale mosaic burning T71 Property Planning Develop emergency fire relocation plan NSWFB (LGA) To reduce the objectives. T72 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required LGA (RFS) likelihood of spread of fires. T79 Preparedness Inspect and maintain lane-way access. LGA To undertake mosaic burning. T81 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required LGA (RFS)

T83 Preparedness Undertake routine maintenance of Fire Trails DL (LGA, RFS) Fire To exclude bush fires. N/A Variable dependant Exclusion on size of fire T84 Ignition Management Inspect and Replace Locks and Gates DL Zone sensitive area requiring protection. T85 Community Education Issue of Bush Fire Safety Media Release RFS

T105 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain fire break around asset RFS Disclaimer The Liverpool Range BFMC makes every effort to ensure the quality of the information T108 Hazard Reduction Undertake general site maintenance annually RFS available on this map. Before relying on the information on this map, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and T109 Hazard Reduction Implement ARTC Asset Management System ARTC should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.

The Liverpool Range BFMC can not guarantee and assumes no legal liability or responsibility 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 Assets 149°40'0"E 149°45'0"E 149°50'0"E 149°55'0"E 150°0'0"E 150°5'0"E 150°10'0"E 150°15'0"E 150°20'0"E 150°25'0"E 150°30'0"E 150°35'0"E 150°40'0"E 12 Map Ref Asset name Asset type Subtype Risk level Priority Treatment Liverpool Range BFMC 3 Cullingral Road Isolated Properties Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T16;11;30 WARRUMBUNGLES WAY North-West 12 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Extreme 1B T32 Bush Fire Risk 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 Management Plan 2010 20 Isolated Properties - Goulburn River Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A (1) BLACK STUMP WAY 21 Borambil Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T56;57 Parraweena 22 Isolated Properties - Valences Arm Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T6 31°45'0"S North-East 31°45'0"S 30 Avocado Road Towers Economic Infrastructure Very High 2A T47 South-West - Map Display Area Big Jacks Creek 85 Cattle Creek Warrah Creek 38 Threatened Flora Environment Endangered Very High 2A T41;52 Map 3 of 4 COULSONS CREEK ROAD 50 Merriwa Supply Powerlines Economic Infrastructure Very High 2A T48 Little Jacks Creek 54 Gungal Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2C T77;6 153 NA Cropping Land Economic Agricultural High 3A T85 81 Macdonalds Creek 59 Ten Mile Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T92 61 61 Coolah Tops Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T94 Coolah This Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP) has been prepared by the Liverpool 63 Wappinguy Hill Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T96 12 12 Range Bush Fire Management Committee (BFMC) pursuant to section 52 of the Rural 31°50'0"S 31°50'0"S . 19 162 104 Fires Act 1997 70 70 East Bluff Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T98 71 LYNDEN Communications Tower Economic Infrastructure High 3A T100 The aim of this BFRMP is to reduce the adverse impact of bush fires on life, property 82 and the environment. 72 Cassilis Communications Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T101 The objectives of this BFRMP are to: 73 Telstra Exchanges Economic Infrastructure High 3A T105 - reduce the number of human-induced bush fire ignitions that cause damage to life, 105 property or the environment; 74 Mt Dangar Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T107 - manage fuel to reduce the spread and intensity of bush fires while minimising 77 Rail Infrastructure SW Economic Infrastructure High 3B T109 environmental/ecological impacts; 59 - reduce the community's vulnerability to bush fires by improving its preparedness; and 73 NA Grazing Land Economic Agricultural Medium 4 T85 - effectively contain fires with a potential to cause damage to life, property and the environment. 98 Cassilis School Human Settlement Special Fire Medium 4 T14;121 31°55'0"S 31°55'0"S Kars Springs (1):T51;62;6;44;75 73 BLACK STUMP WAY Upper Dartbrook This map forms part of the BFRMP for the Liverpool Range BFMC, covering the local WARRUMBUNGLES WAY government area(s) of Gunnedah, Liverpool Plains and Upper Hunter. It should be 152 Brawboy viewed in conjunction with the accompanying BFRMP document which provides further 111 details on the BFMC area, the assets assessed and the risk assessment process used.

149 South-East 73 32°0'0"S 12 32°0'0"S Cassilis 3 150 72 131 12 12 12 12 12 33 12 BUNNAN ROAD 73 21 Bunnan Uarbry 129 Owens Gap 1

GOLDEN HIGHWAY140 South-West 110 2 32°5'0"S 32°5'0"S

12 151 12 4 12 109 Inset map 1. Flags Road Bow 30 3

73 12 Merriwa

2 Rossgole 147 50 Turill 63 32°10'0"S Bungaba 32°10'0"S Manobalai Review Under the Rural Fires Act 1997 this plan must be reviewed and updated within each successive five year period following the constitution of the BFMC. The Liverpool Range BFMC will also review this plan as necessary. This may be triggered by a range of circumstances, including but not limited to: 71 - changes to the BFMC area, organisational reponsibilities or legislation; - changes to the bush fire risk in the area; or 141 - following a major fire event.

12 Giants Creek Assets 138 20 This BFRMP identifies the assets that are considered by the Liverpool Range BFMC and community to be at risk from bush fires, assesses the bush fire risk to each asset 32°15'0"S 32°15'0"S Mogo 1 and assigns treatments designed to mitigate the risk. Assets in the BFMC area 22 14 identified as requiring treatments are listed in the assets table. Other assets within the Cope BFMC area that were assessed as not requiring treatments within the life of this plan Gungal are listed in the appendix to the BFRMP document. The Map Ref number "NA" denotes 54 Wybong non-spatial assets. Ulan Inset map 2. Merriwa COPE ROAD Treatments Specific treatments assigned to assets in the Liverpool Range area are listed in the WYBONG ROAD treatments table and linked to the assets which they are designed to protect. Standard BFMC wide treatments (i.e. not linked to a specific asset) which occur on an ongoing 3 Hollydeen Mangoola basis within the BFMC area are: - reviewing the bush fire prone land map; Wilpinjong 12 14 74 - ensuring developments in the bush fire prone land comply with Planning for Bush 32°20'0"S 38 Sandy Hollow 32°20'0"S Fire Protection; - using the Local Environment Plan/s (LEPs) to control development in areas with a 77 bush fire risk; Moolarben - varying the standard bush fire danger period as required; Cooks Gap Wollar - requiring permits during bush fire danger periods Yarrawonga - prosecution of arsonists/offenders Munghorn - investigation of bush fire cause;

GOLDEN HIGHWAY ULAN ROAD Coggan - normal fire suppression activities; Murrumbo Denman - assessing and managing compliance with strategic fire-fighting resource allocation Baerami management systems; - preparation of a S52 Operations Coordination Plan; Cumbo Bylong Note on LMZ: All areas not specifically mapped as an APZ, SFAZ or FEZ are Home Rule considered as LMZ for this risk management plan. For areas identified by an LMZ 32°25'0"S Dalswinton 32°25'0"S Linburn polygon on the map, please refer to the BFRMP document for the specific land management objectives.

Cooyal Kerrabee Tichular Yarrawa Zone Purpose Suppression Zone BYLONG VALLEY WAY St Fillans Asset To protect human life, To enable the safe As per RFS Protection property and highly use of Direct Attack document Standards Frog Rock WOLLAR ROAD Bureen Inset map 3. Cassilis valued public assets supression strategies Stony Creek Zone for Asset Protection Kains Flat and values. within the zone. Zones. To minimise bush fire

149°40'0"E 149°45'0"E 149°50'0"E 149°55'0"E 150°0'0"E 150°5'0"E 150°10'0"E 150°15'0"E 150°20'0"E 150°25'0"E 150°30'0"E 150°35'0"E 150°40'0"E impacts on undefended assets. 02.557.510 Strategic To provide strategic To improve the Zone width related to Treatments Treatments Fire areas of fire likelihood and safe suppression Advantage protection advantage use of: objectives and km ID Treatment strategy Action Agencies (Support) ID Treatment strategy Action Agencies (Support) Zone which will reduce the Parallel Attack dependant upon: speed and intensity of suppression - Topography T6 Community Education Conduct a FireWise Letter Box Drop RFS (LGA) T101 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) bush fires, and strategies within the - Aspect reduce the potential zone. - Spotting propensity T11 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as Required RFS (LGA) T105 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain fire break around asset RFS for spot fire and/or - Location of development. Indirect Attack (back adjacent fire breaks T14 Community Education Conduct FireWise Presentation at School RFS T107 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break DECC (RFS) To aid containment of burning) in high to - Mosaic pattern of T15 Community Education Conduct street meeting RFS T109 Hazard Reduction Implement ARTC Asset Management System ARTC wildfires to existing very high fire weather treatment management conditions within the Assess Overall Fuel T16 Community Education Conduct street meeting RFS T121 Property Planning Develop emergency fire relocation plan RFS (LGA) boudnaries. zone. Hazard (OFH) once vegetation T30 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) To reduce the communities reach likelihood of: minimum fire T31 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) Crown fire thresholds within this T32 Preparedness Implement AHIMS Management Conditions DL, LGA, DECC, NSWFB, RFS development within plan. the zone. Management T41 Other Restrict via environmental assessment DECC (RFS) and/or practices should aim Spot fire ignition to achieve mosaic T44 Community Education Install FireWise signage along roads. RTA (LGA) potential from the fuel reduction T47 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) zone. patterns so that the majority of the SFAZ T48 Hazard Reduction Manage fuel as per Vegetation Management Plan RFS has an OFH of less than high.. T51 Hazard Reduction Undertake HR Work along Road Verges LGA To meet relevant land As per the land As appropriate to T52 Other Restrict via Environmental Assessment RFS Land Management management management and fire achieve land T56 Community Education Conduct targeted community liaison activities RFS Zone objectives in area protection objectives management, e.g. where APZs or of the responsible heritage and/or fire T57 Property Planning Implement Static Water Supply Program RFS SFAZs are not land management protection e.g. broad appropriate. agency. scale mosaic burning T62 Hazard Reduction Undertake HR Work along Road Verges LGA To reduce the objectives. T73 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) likelihood of spread of fires. T75 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) To undertake mosaic burning. T77 Community Education Conduct targeted community liaison activities RFS T85 Community Education Issue of Bush Fire Safety Media Release RFS Fire To exclude bush fires. N/A Variable dependant Exclusion on size of fire T92 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) Zone sensitive area requiring protection. T94 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) T96 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) Disclaimer The Liverpool Range BFMC makes every effort to ensure the quality of the information T98 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) available on this map. Before relying on the information on this map, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and T100 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS, Telstra) should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.

The Liverpool Range BFMC can not guarantee and assumes no legal liability or responsibility 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 Assets 150°15'0"E 150°20'0"E 150°25'0"E 150°30'0"E 150°35'0"E 150°40'0"E 150°45'0"E 150°50'0"E 150°55'0"E 151°0'0"E 151°5'0"E 151°10'0"E 151°15'0"E 151°20'0"E 151°25'0"E 151°30'0"E 151°35'0"E 151°40'0"E 151°45'0"E 151°50'0"E

73 Map Ref Asset name Asset type Subtype Risk level Priority Treatment 88 Woolomin Liverpool Range BFMC 12 12 2 Isolated Dwellings - Barrington Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B (1) 78 12 31°20'0"S 12 31°20'0"S 6 Murrurundi Township Human Settlement Residential Extreme 1B T9;13;23;39 12 Werris Creek 12 Ogunbil Bush Fire Risk 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Extreme 1B T32 12 12 12 12 106 North-West 75 12 12 78 Gowrie SINGLE STREET The Flags 12 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Extreme 1B T32 KAMILAROI HIGHWAY 12 GAP ROAD NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY Management Plan 2010 90 WERRIS CREEK ROAD 12 12 12 Duncans Creek Riamukka 16 Threatened Flora Environment Vulnerable Extreme 1C T41 28 Spring Ridge 116 12 Bowling Alley Point COONABARABRAN ROAD 122 17 Threatened Flora Environment Vulnerable Extreme 1C T41 79 73 12 Caroona 12 91 27 Garoo 25 Blandford Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T60;61 31°25'0"S 123 31°25'0"S 91 COONABARABRAN ROAD Quipolly 10 31 Dry Creek/Middle Brook Creek Community Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T6;66;74;76 South-East - Map Display Area

NUNDLE ROAD 32 Trig Point Estate Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T6 7 WERRIS CREEK ROAD Map 4 of 4 Nundle 33 Clifton Hill Estate Human Settlement Residential Very High 2A T67 7 35 Threatened Fauna Environment Endangered Very High 2A T49;52 Hanging Rock 37 Threatened Fauna Environment Endangered Very High 2A T41;52 12 83 7 LINDSAYS GAP ROAD Pine Ridge NUNDLE ROAD 31°30'0"S 126 100 Borambil 31°30'0"S 39 Threatened Flora Environment Vulnerable Very High 2A T41 114 KAMILAROIQuirindi HIGHWAY 7 Tuggolo 43 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Very High 2A T32 WALLABADAH ROAD 12 This Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP) has been prepared by the Liverpool 73 46 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Very High 2A T32 Range Bush Fire Management Committee (BFMC) pursuant to section 52 of the Rural 12 MARIA STREETWallabadah . 48 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Very High 2A T32 Fires Act 1997 12 121 49 Aboriginal Site Cultural Aboriginal Very High 2A T32 The aim of this BFRMP is to reduce the adverse impact of bush fires on life, property Braefield and the environment. 137 12 53 Moonan Flat Township Human Settlement Residential Very High 2C T78;14;6;80 125 Barry 31°35'0"S 31°35'0"S The objectives of this BFRMP are to: North-East 55 Woolooma Radio Site Economic Infrastructure Very High 2C T82 - reduce the number of human-induced bush fire ignitions that cause damage to life, property or the environment; NA Cropping Land Economic Agricultural High 3A T85 Warrah Ridge 12 93 93 93 - manage fuel to reduce the spread and intensity of bush fires while minimising Windy 93 56 Greenwood Plantation Economic Commercial High 3A T88 environmental/ecological impacts; - reduce the community's vulnerability to bush fires by improving its preparedness; and 73 93 93 80 Crawney 58 Black Mountain Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T86 - effectively contain fires with a potential to cause damage to life, property and the Blackville environment. 127 Willow Tree 64 Glenrock Trig Radio Site Economic Infrastructure High 3A T87 154 120 Glenrock Warrah 78 31°40'0"S Chilcotts Creek 12 31°40'0"S 65 Scone Communications Economic Infrastructure High 3A T97 Mernot 66 Energy Australia Line - Gundy to Moonan Economic Infrastructure High 3A T48 115 12 67 Wingen Township Human Settlement Residential High 3A (2) This map forms part of the BFRMP for the Liverpool Range BFMC, covering the local government area(s) of Gunnedah, Liverpool Plains and Upper Hunter. It should be Scotts Creek Pages Creek 73 Telstra Exchanges Economic Infrastructure High 3A T105 viewed in conjunction with the accompanying BFRMP document which provides further 15 Timor details on the BFMC area, the assets assessed and the risk assessment process used. 73 Curricabark 76 Rail Infrastructure SE Economic Infrastructure High 3B T109 Ardglen 64 Parraweena 107 80 Isolated Properties - Crawney Interface Human Settlement Residential High 3C T6 31°45'0"S 86 31°45'0"S Murrurundi 160 82 Isolated Properties - Towarri Interface Human Settlement Residential High 3C T6;110;111 Big Jacks Creek 156 73 85 Cattle Creek Warrah Creek 1 155 6 161 97 157 Ellerston NA Grazing Land Economic Agricultural Medium 4 T85 96 56 25 Blandford 86 Vietnam Veteran's Motor Cycle Club Economic Tourist and Medium 4 T117;12 153 Little Jacks Creek Green Creek 158 12 81 Pages River 73 92 Rossgole Towers Economic Infrastructure Medium 4 T122 Macdonalds Creek 143 93 Threatened Fauna Environment Endangered Medium 4 T49;52 159 Glen Ward 12 12 12 Sandy Creek Tomalla 96 Murrurundi Hospital Human Settlement Special Fire Medium 4 T118;119 31°50'0"S 104 Murulla 12 31°50'0"S 162 70 49 12 132 11 97 Murrurundi Nursing Home Human Settlement Special Fire Medium 4 T120 82 1 2 12 119 Rouchel Township Human Settlement Residential Low NA T125 Waverly South-East Omadale 163 Scone High School Human Settlement Special Fire Low NA T126 59 Dry Creek Wingen (1):T6;12;33;34;35;36;37;38 73 12 2 67 2 31 (2):T6;90;89;106 31°55'0"S 31°55'0"S Kars Springs 53 Moonan Flat Cobark 73 Middle Brook 4 Upper Dartbrook 12 58 17 Moonan Brook 39 Brawboy Belltrees 39 37 39 3 HUNTER ROAD 95 Barrington Tops 37 39 48 66 39 Parkville 37 37 COULSONS CREEK ROAD 130 46 35 Moppy 144 16 32°0'0"S 76 Stewarts Brook 32°0'0"S Woolooma Gundy 12 128 33 12 BUNNAN ROAD 73 GUNDY ROAD 55 SATUR99 ROAD 65 Bunnan Satur Review 129 Owens Gap 99 Scone Under the Rural Fires Act 1997 this plan must be reviewed and updated within each 73 successive five year period following the constitution of the BFMC. The Liverpool 102 108 Gloucester Tops Range BFMC will also review this plan as necessary. This may be triggered by a range 110 Moobi 103 Segenhoe Glenbawn of circumstances, including but not limited to: 12 - changes to the BFMC area, organisational reponsibilities or legislation; 32°5'0"S 43 43 32°5'0"S - changes to the bush fire risk in the area; or South-West 43 Upper Rouchel - following a major fire event. 109 NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY 124 43 139 139 30 Bow 119 92 Assets 73 12 48 32 This BFRMP identifies the assets that are considered by the Liverpool Range BFMC 12 Merriwa Upper Allyn Rouchel 12 Upper Chichester and community to be at risk from bush fires, assesses the bush fire risk to each asset Rossgole Dartbrook 12 and assigns treatments designed to mitigate the risk. Assets in the BFMC area 147 50 63 Salisbury identified as requiring treatments are listed in the assets table. Other assets within the 32°10'0"S Aberdeen 32°10'0"S BFMC area that were assessed as not requiring treatments within the life of this plan Carrabolla Wangat Manobalai 73 12 Rouchel Brook Davis Creek are listed in the appendix to the BFRMP document. The Map Ref number "NA" denotes Inset map 1. Murrurundi non-spatial assets. Kayuga Mount Royal 71 Mccullys Gap Treatments 141 Specific treatments assigned to assets in the Liverpool Range area are listed in the 12 Giants Creek treatments table and linked to the assets which they are designed to protect. Standard 20 Masseys Creek Tunnibuc BFMC wide treatments (i.e. not linked to a specific asset) which occur on an ongoing basis within the BFMC area are: 32°15'0"S 32°15'0"S - reviewing the bush fire prone land map; 22 Castle Rock Bowmans Creek 14 WYBONG ROAD Underbank - ensuring developments in the bush fire prone land comply with Planning for Bush Gungal Muswellbrook Eccleston Fire Protection; 54 Wybong Muscle Creek Goorangoola Chads Creek - using the Local Environment Plan/s (LEPs) to control development in areas with a Bengalla Carrowbrook Quartpot bush fire risk; Munni - varying the standard bush fire danger period as required; DENMAN ROAD NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY - requiring permits during bush fire danger periods 3 Hollydeen - prosecution of arsonists/offenders Mangoola Halton - investigation of bush fire cause; 12 14 74 Lostock - normal fire suppression activities; 32°20'0"S 38 Sandy Hollow 32°20'0"S GOLDEN HIGHWAY Hebden Tillegra - assessing and managing compliance with strategic fire-fighting resource allocation Allynbrook management systems; Edderton Greenlands - preparation of a S52 Operations Coordination Plan; St Clair Mount Rivers Bingleburra Sugarloaf Murrumbo Denman Mirannie Note on LMZ: All areas not specifically mapped as an APZ, SFAZ or FEZ are Baerami Coulston considered as LMZ for this risk management plan. For areas identified by an LMZ BYLONG VALLEY WAY Camyr Allyn polygon on the map, please refer to the BFRMP document for the specific land Mount Olive management objectives. Cawarra 32°25'0"S Dalswinton Liddell Falbrook Hanleys Creek 32°25'0"S Gresford Howick Lewinsbrook Ravensworth Middle Falbrook Westbrook East Gresford Zone Purpose Suppression Zone Kerrabee Inset map 2. Wingen Yarrawa NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY To protect human life, To enable the safe As per RFS GOLDEN HIGHWAY Glennies Creek Bridgman Wallaringa Asset Reedy Creek Protection property and highly use of Direct Attack document Standards Bureen Summerhill Trevallyn Zone valued public assets supression strategies for Asset Protection Glendonbrook Lemington Camberwell Torryburn and values. within the zone. Zones. To minimise bush fire

150°15'0"E 150°20'0"E 150°25'0"E 150°30'0"E 150°35'0"E 150°40'0"E 150°45'0"E 150°50'0"E 150°55'0"E 151°0'0"E 151°5'0"E 151°10'0"E 151°15'0"E 151°20'0"E 151°25'0"E 151°30'0"E 151°35'0"E 151°40'0"E 151°45'0"E 151°50'0"E impacts on undefended assets. 036912 Strategic To provide strategic To improve the Zone width related to Treatments Treatments Fire areas of fire likelihood and safe suppression Advantage protection advantage use of: objectives and km ID Treatment strategy Action Agencies (Support) ID Treatment strategy Action Agencies (Support) Zone which will reduce the Parallel Attack dependant upon: speed and intensity of suppression - Topography T6 Community Education Conduct a FireWise Letter Box Drop RFS (LGA) T82 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) bush fires, and strategies within the - Aspect reduce the potential zone. - Spotting propensity T9 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required NSWFB, RFS (DL, LGA) T85 Community Education Issue of Bush Fire Safety Media Release RFS for spot fire and/or - Location of development. Indirect Attack (back adjacent fire breaks T12 Preparedness Implement Static Water Supply Program RFS T86 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain fire break around asset LGA To aid containment of burning) in high to - Mosaic pattern of T13 Preparedness Undertake routine maintenance of fire trails LGA (RFS) T87 Hazard Reduction Inspect anually & maintain fire break around asset RFS (LGA) wildfires to existing very high fire weather treatment management conditions within the Assess Overall Fuel T14 Community Education Conduct FireWise Presentation at School RFS T88 Property Planning Identify and Implement Plantation Protection Plan RFS boudnaries. zone. Hazard (OFH) once vegetation T23 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and Maintain as Required RFS (LGA) T89 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS To reduce the communities reach likelihood of: minimum fire T32 Preparedness Implement AHIMS Management Conditions DL, LGA, DECC, NSWFB, RFS T90 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain SFAZ along Powerline LGA (RFS) Crown fire thresholds within this T33 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) T97 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) development within plan. the zone. Management T34 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) T105 Hazard Reduction Inspect and maintain fire break around asset RFS and/or practices should aim Spot fire ignition to achieve mosaic T35 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) T106 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) potential from the fuel reduction T36 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) T109 Hazard Reduction Implement ARTC Asset Management System ARTC zone. patterns so that the majority of the SFAZ T37 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) T110 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) has an OFH of less than high.. T38 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) T111 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) To meet relevant land As per the land As appropriate to T39 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) T117 Property Planning Identify Emergency Fire Relocation Plan RFS (LGA) Land Management management management and fire achieve land T41 Other Restrict via environmental assessment DECC (RFS) T118 Property Planning Develop emergency fire relocation plan NSWFB (LGA) Zone objectives in area protection objectives management, e.g. where APZs or of the responsible heritage and/or fire T48 Hazard Reduction Manage fuel as per Vegetation Management Plan RFS T119 Hazard Reduction Inspect APZ and maintain as required NSWFB (LGA, RFS) SFAZs are not land management protection e.g. broad appropriate. agency. scale mosaic burning T49 Other Restrict via Environmental Assessment DECC T120 Property Planning Develop emergency fire relocation plan NSWFB (LGA) To reduce the objectives. T52 Other Restrict via Environmental Assessment RFS T122 Hazard Reduction Inspect annually and maintain fire break LGA (RFS) likelihood of spread of fires. T60 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ and maintain as required RFS T125 Community Education Conduct FireWise Presentation at School RFS To undertake mosaic burning. T61 Preparedness Identify alternate egress path LGA T126 Property Planning Develop emergency fire relocation plan NSWFB (LGA) T66 Property Planning Implement Static Water Supply Program RFS Fire To exclude bush fires. N/A Variable dependant Exclusion on size of fire T67 Property Planning Implement Static Water Supply Program RFS Zone sensitive area requiring protection. T74 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) T76 Hazard Reduction Inspect SFAZ & Maintain as Required DECC (RFS) Disclaimer The Liverpool Range BFMC makes every effort to ensure the quality of the information T78 Hazard Reduction Implement and Maintain SFAZ RFS (DL, LGA) available on this map. Before relying on the information on this map, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and T80 Property Planning Implement Static Water Supply Program RFS should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.

The Liverpool Range BFMC can not guarantee and assumes no legal liability or responsibility 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

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