The Department of Environment. Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP) updated the Designated Bushfire Prone Areas on October 16 2018. The new mapping has been
made available. Any jobs lodged within the last 3 months with PSI with a bushfire search associated, we will update, if required, to the new status.
As per the DEWLP,
the following councils were affected by the updates: Ballarat, Banyule, Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Cardinia, Casey, Greater Geelong, Hume, Macedon Ranges, Melton,
Mitchell, Moorabool, Strathbogie, Wangaratta, Whittlesea, Wyndham and Yarra Ranges
The Bushfire Prone Area mapping helps to protect communities, businesses, homes from potential damage caused by bushfires. Introduced after the
Royal Commission into the bushfires of 2009. Bushfire prone areas generally need to obtain a bushfire report prior to building, that assesses hazards such as vegetation, slope and site access.
Minimum construction standards apply to properties including residential dwellings, child care, hospitals and aged care facilities that fall within Bushfire Prone Areas. A Bushfire
Attack Level (BAL) measures the severity of a buildings potential exposure to embers, radiant heat and direct flames. There are 6 levels of BAL that form the Australian Standards.
To learn more read our blog on Bushfire Attack Levels.
If you’d like to check the status of your property, you can check online at Land.vic or by ordering your property information
through PSI. When you order with PSI as part of our service we’ll update the property if there’s any changes made so you’re kept in the loop at all times.
If you’d like any more information on bushfire mapping updates please contact us.
