QFBC Submissions
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Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements | Review of Findings | Royal Commission Findings Review (Released Nov 2020) | |
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Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements | Submission to The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements (April 2020) | |
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Summary of NSW Bushfire Inquiry |
Inquiry into the 2019-20 bushfire season in New South Wales (NSW), QFBC makes recommendations in relation to bushfire preparedness and response ahead of the 2020-21 bush fire season |
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Summary Inspector-General Emergency Management Queensland Bushfire Review Report 2: 2019-20 | Inquiry into the 2019-20 bushfire season in Queensland (Qld), QFBC makes recommendations in relation to bushfire preparedness and response ahead of the 2020-21 bush fire season | |
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Summary South Australia’s 2019-20 Bushfire Season | Inquiry into the 2019-20 bushfire season in South Australia (SA), QFBC makes recommendations in relation to bushfire preparedness and response ahead of the 2020-21 bush fire season | |
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Key threatening process: Noisy miners (EPBC Act) |
Key Threatening Process: 'Aggressive exclusion of birds from potential woodland and forest habitat by over-abundant Noisy Miners Manorina melanocephala' (October 2012) |
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Key threatening process: Listing fire (EPBC Act) | Nomination to List: ‘Fire regimes that cause biodiversity decline’ as a Key Threatening Process under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (November 2010) | |
QFBC Publications & resources
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QFBC Annual Report 2021 | Annual Report of the Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium | |
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Facilitating Collaborations between Researchers and Practitioners in Ecosystem Management and Restoration | Published article in the journal Ecological Management and Restoration co-authored by Dr Sacha Jellinek (Melbourne University), Dr Sam Lloyd (HLW/QFBC), Professor Carla Catterall (Griffith University) and Dr Chloe Sato (Deakin University) | |
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Living with fire: An introduction to fire ecology |
Are you really intrigued about the role of fire in the landscape? Then, this document is for you. This booklet contains a more comprehensive discussion on the ecological role of fire, and management implications required to maintain and conserve biodiversity in the Australian landscape |
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Living with fire: Recommended fire regimes |
Recommended fire regimes for South East Queensland's broad vegetation groups and the importance of landscape fire management planning for both biodiversity conservation and for the protection of life and property |
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Fire & Biodiversity Monitoring Manual |
Get a better understanding of the crucial three-way link between land management, biodiversity and fire. Monitoring the impacts of fire in and on the landscape is critically important, but we need to know the right questions to ask and how to properly assess them |
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SEQ roadside burning project final report | SEQ roadside burning project final report | |
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SEQ roadside burning project poster | Handy poster including a great process flow chart | |
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Great review of existing literature on fire ecology, and recommended interfire frequencies for a number of vegetation ecosystems in South East Queensland (2000) |
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Powerline Easements, Fire and Biodiversity Supplement | ||
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Ecological guidelines |
A succinct review of the role of fire, this report includes refined recommendations of interfire frequencies for vegetation types that occur in South East Queensland. These recommendations are founded from evidence-based research in Australia |
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Living in Somerset Handbook |
Somerset Regional Council (in partnership with QFBC and Healthy Land and Water) produced a free downloadable comprehensive property management handbook for landholders within Somerset Regional Council Area. The Handbook covers a variety of topics including fire and grazing, fire and weeds, soil erosion, pests, remnant vegetation and much more |
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Other useful publications
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Ecological Society of Australia Annual-Conference 2021 QFBC Report & Program Final |
The 2021 Ecological Society of Australia Annual Conference was themed around ‘Renewal’; renewed relationships with nature as we live with COVID-19 and the renewal of ecosystems after significant environmental events like the 2019/2020 bushfires. The intent of this report is to provide readers with a quick reference and summary of attended presentations. |
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AFAC Bushfire Glossary |
The Bushfire Glossary was put together by the Rural and Land Management Group for the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) Agencies to promote a common language between agencies and land managers (2012) |
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Interactions between Climate Change, Fire Regimes and Biodiversity in Australia: A Preliminary Assessment |
This assessment was commissioned by the Australian Government to help increase our understanding of the complex interactions between climate change, fire regimes and biodiversity for future fire management (2011) |
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Do you have a Bushfire Survival Plan? |
Even if you live in a city near bushland, bushfire is a threat to you, your family and your property. Do you know your risk? Will you stay or leave early? QFES provides an online Bushfire Survival Plan that is free to download "Whether you live in a city, on the urban fringe or in regional or rural Queensland, it is essential that you have a Bushfire Survival Plan." - QFES |
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Daily fire danger ratings for Queensland | Find out what the fire danger ratings mean and what action you need to take | |
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National fire weather warnings |
The Bureau of Meteorology provides an explanation of the national fire weather warnings | |
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Planning to make a plan is not a plan | NSW RFS video | |
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Australian Standard for buildings in bushfire prone areas (AS 3959) | AS 3959 is the Australian Standard for buildings in bushfire prone areas | |
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Online calculator to assess bushfire attack levels | Australian Standards also have an online calculator to assess your own bushfire attack levels that is covered in AS 3959 | |
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Accredited Bushfire Consultants | Find a Bushfire Consultant (BPAD), accredited through Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA) who provide professional advice on bushfire assessment, planning, design and advice services | |
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Horses and Bushfire |
QFES provides great resources on horses and protecting them from the threat of bushfires |
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Fire guidelines for Spotted Gum-Ironbark forests | Guide to assist landholders in the Management of Fire within Spotted Gum-Ironbark forest types with implications on forest production, grazing and biodiversity (2001) | |
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Overall fuel hazard assessment guide | Guide published by the Victorian Government | |
| Soils and Fire |
A number of publications that refer to fire and its effects on soil structure and ecological processes:
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Property Fire Management Planning Kit
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This Property Fire Management Planning Kit – Part A User Manual and Part B Workbook has been prepared for use by landholders and land managers in Queensland by the Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium (QFBC). It is strongly advised that the User Manual and Workbook are completed with reference to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) resources on property protection, currently known as Prepare Act Survive, and by attending a QFBC Property Fire Management Planning Workshop The following publications are part of our training packages:
To find out more about upcoming QFBC workshops in your area, visit the events page |
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