DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR BUSHFIRE?
Are you bushfire prepared? FREE information sessions for residents of Guanaba.
Your invited to come along to a free Property Fire Information Session and a Fire Management Planning Workshop to learn about Bushfire, fire preparedness and to create a fire management plan for your property.
The Property Fire Information Session will cover fire safety, fire as a land management tool, cultural burning, Local laws, vegetation management, Local disaster arrangements, agencies roles and responsibilities, and fire ecology.
The Fire Management Planning Workshop will provide information to landholders and guidance on creating individual property fire management plans. These plans will aim to mitigate the risks associated with bushfires, with a specific focus on helping communities in safeguarding individual properties. Maps will be provided for properties and plans will be drawn together with neighbouring land managers.
Representatives from the Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium, Ngarangwal Gold Coast Aboriginal Association, City of Gold Coast, Rural Fire Service Queensland, and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services, will share information about their roles and offer advice about planning for the approaching fire season.
Minimum requirements for the Fire Management Planning workshop Attendees, attendance at the Fire Information Session is a requirement, your property must be in Guanaba area, and over 1.5 hectares, unless the property is next to or adjoining a very large natural area.
Fire Information Session
DATE: Wednesday 8th June 2022
TIME: 4:30pm – 7:30pm
VENUE: Guanaba Rural Fire Brigade, 33 Tarata Rd, Guanaba QLD
Afternoon tea provided
Fire Management Planning Workshop
DATE: Saturday 18th June 2022
TIME: 8:30am – 4:30pm
VENUE: Ashmore Rotary Club, 133 Currumburra Rd, Ashmore
Morning Tea & Lunch provided
RVSP by 3 June 2022 via Eventbrite
For more information contact Patrick Malone on 0429 567 003 or patrick.m@hlw.org.au
| This project is supported by Healthy Land and Water, through funding from the Queensland Government’s Natural Resources Investment Program. |