Bushfire recovery project to build the capacity and resilience of bushfire-affected communities.
Phase Two Bushfire Recovery Project: Fire Management is designed to build the capacity and resilience of bushfire-affected communities to protect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Values of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area and/or priority threatened species and ecological communities.
Fire management planning and actions are being delivered to private land managers in the Noosa River catchment and Carneys Creek and Rosevale-Tarome areas in the Scenic Rim. Activities include the construction of new and/or improved fire lines and breaks, fuel load reduction works, installation of a fire control infrastructure, asset protection zones, and defined prescribed burn areas.
The project focuses on:
This fire project, involves:
As a result, of this project, the following will be achieved:
Improve community and land manager capacity to mitigate wildfire and support conservation values through:
Improve collaboration on fire management through:
Improve conservation of natural heritage and priority threatened species and ecological communities through:
Main Range and Border Ranges National Parks are part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, which is listed as a World Heritage Area with Outstanding Universal Values. These parks were severely affected by the 2019 bushfires, which consumed almost 70% of Main Range National Park. The Noosa River catchment contains several protected areas, including the Great Sandy, Tewantin, and Noosa National Parks, and forms part of the Noosa UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This project delivers restoration, mapping, and capacity-building activities to support the recovery of these sensitive ecosystems and increase the capacity of land managers to mitigate wildfires. |
Project name: | Phase Two Bushfire Recovery Project: Fire Management |
Project manager: | Dr Diana Partridge, Healthy Land & Water |
Region: | South East Queensland |
Timing: | 2020 - 2023 |
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This project is supported by Healthy Land & Water, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. |
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This project is supported by Healthy Land & Water, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
Other key project collaborators include Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Queensland Rural Fire Service, Noosa Council, Noosa and District Landcare Group, Kabi Kabi First Nation, Yuggera Ugarapul Peoples, and Scenic Rim Regional Council.