Bushfire Protection and Planning for Local Government
This bushfire protection course is designed for anyone who is looking to develop their bushfire protection knowledge, in or around the Wingecarribee Shire Council, Eurobodalla Shire Council and Queanbeyan Shire Council, NSW region. The course has been established at the request of the three councils. This course explores the relevant requirements of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Rural Fires Act 1997 and AS 3959 (Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas). This course will cover the essentials for designing, planning, and building in bushfire prone areas.
| Duration | Four sessions (32 hours in total) |
| Dates | TBC |
| Time | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Location | TBC |
| Cost | $2,650 (GST free) |
This course is suitable for planning and development professionals.
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Course content
This four-day bushfire protection course will cover the following topics:
Day one
- Multifaceted approach to bushfire protection
- History of House losses and fatalities. Why houses burn Down
- NSW Statutory planning and bushfire protection
- Pathways for DA assessment
- Bushfire prone mapping
- Strategic planning considerations
- Introduction to PBP 2019
Day two
- Introduction to Bushfire Behaviour
- Fire weather
- Slope/topography
- Fuel
- Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019
- APZs
- Access
- Construction
- Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019
- Water and utilities
- Emergency planning
- Vegetation and Slope
- Assessments for bushfire protection
Day three
- Off-site field trip
Day four
- The NCC and Bushfire protection
- DTS concepts and planning in NSW
- Role of PBP 2019
- Site Assessment and calculating BALs and APZs
- Legal Issues
- Planning principles and the LEC
- Biodiversity Considerations
- Landscaping
- Workshopping Assessment and consultant reports
- Bushfire Development Plans
- Council processes.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this bushfire protection course, you will be able to:
- understand bushfire behaviour and approaches to protection of property and human life
- demonstrate a working knowledge of the legislative frameworks and contexts
- apply an understanding of the current status of planning for bushfire-prone areas
- identify and assess issues in bushfire protection and regulation
- conduct bushfire assessments
- consider issues related to biodiversity
- identify key elements in case studies and best practice.
Delivery style
This bushfire protection course will be delivered as an interactive workshop consisting of an instructor-led lecture, group and individual activities. The course is delivered across three intensive workshop days and one practical field trip. This training approach allows participants to work through concepts introduced by the trainer in an application-focused teaching environment. Participants will challenge their understanding of the concepts and consider their application once back in their individual workplace.
This course can be customised and delivered in-house. Find out more >
Intended audience
This bushfire protection course is designed for anyone who is looking to develop their bushfire protection knowledge, in or around the Wingecarribee Shire Council, Eurobodalla Shire Council and Queanbeyan Shire Council, NSW region. The course has been established at the request of the three councils.
If you are interested in a bushfire protection course in Sydney, NSW see our Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas Course
About the presenters
Grahame Douglas has worked with the Rural Fire Service of the New South Wales for more than 17 years and was responsible for developing the legislative provisions, policies and guidelines relating to bushfire risk management planning, development control for bushfire prone areas, environmental impact of hazard reduction activities and assisted in initial changes to the state’s variations to the Building Code of Australia. He is the principal author of Planning for Bushfire Protection (2001 and 2006) and co-authored many journal and conference publications in the relevant area. He completed his PhD in 2017 and has held a number of public positions including a member of the FP-020 committee for the Australian Standard AS3959 Construction in Bushfire Prone Areas. He is a Hon Life member of the Bushfire Protection Association of Australia.
Course registration
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Contact us
Need more information? For all course related enquiries, including future dates or in-house training enquiries email us or call +61 (2) 9514 7884.
This short course is presented by the university's Institute for Public Policy and Governance. Learn more about the Institute's advisory and research services, local government postgraduate courses and professional learning and development programs.
