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Phillip Island Nature Parks

Fire Operations Actions

2011 – 2012

Phillip Island Nature Parks

PO Box 97

Cowes Victoria 3922

Australia

Telephone + 61 3 5951 2800

Fax + 61 3 5956 8394

Abbreviations

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PINP Phillip Island Nature Park

VicFire Emergency Services

DSE Department of Sustainability and Environment

CFA Country Fire Authority

BCSC Bass Coast Shire Council

KCC Koala Conservation Centre

VKR Ventnor Koala Reserve

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The following provides an overview of the fire management operations to be conducted within the PINP

reserves in order to achieve the objectives of this PINP Fire Management Plan 2011/12.

Spring 2011

Slash all firebreaks within the Nature Park, including the following areas with staff responsible:

Location Responsible

Summerland Peninsula Senior Environment Supervisor and Ground Services

Oswin Roberts, Rowell and Rhyll Swamps,

KCC, FIveways Reserve and VKR Senior Ranger KCC and Ground Services

Ventnor (Cadogan Ave) Senior Environment Supervisor

Berrys Beach Senior Environment Supervisor and Ground Services

Fishers Wetland Senior Environment Supervisor and Churchill Island

Farm Coordinator (or Scott)

Cape Woolamai (Princeton Ave) Senior Environment Supervisor and Churchill Island

Farm Coordinator (or Scott)

Cape Woolamai (Broadbeach Ave) no firebreak, community education via a letter from

Senior Environment Supervisor

Silverleaves east maintain firebreak, Senior Environment Supervisor

Newhaven Swamp (around Western Port Water

pump station)

maintain firebreak, Senior Environment Supervisor in

conjunction with Western Port Water

Clear around Summerlands wet firebreak and test

Clear all mapped fire hydrants

Conduct training exercise for staff

Audit fire equipment and PPE

Service Slip on units

Summer 2011

Conduct media release on proposed burns and general fire preparedness

Close relevant areas to Public on Total Fire Ban Days and Code Red Days including

o Churchill Island Nth Point

o Oswin Roberts Reserve

o Summerland Peninsula ‘Coast Road’

Autumn 2012

Conduct Prescribed burns, if conditions and staffing permit, in order of timing as below (see following

maps for exact sites)

1. Oswin Roberts - centre west

2. VKR – north east corner, west and south sections

3. Berrys Beach – north and south east sections

4. Berrys Beach – kikuyu section late autumn after Shearwaters have left

5. Cape Woolamai (Princeton Ave) - late autumn after Shearwaters have left

Winter 2012

Update Fire Operations Plan

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Figure 1. Key to the following maps of prescribed burns and fire management strategies.

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Figure 2. Fire hydrant locations relevant to Phillip Island Nature Park reserves.

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Figure 3. Summerland Peninsula showing fire breaks to be slashed and wet breaks cleared. Quick fill standpipe

located at Parade worksyard.

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Figure 4. Details of the location of slashed fire breaks on the Summerland Estate.

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Figure 5. Oswin Roberts Reserve showing previously burnt and proposed burn areas to 2014.

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Figure 6. Rowell Swamp and Rhyll swamp showing fire breaks to be slashed annually.

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Figure 7. Koala Conservation Centre and Five ways Reserve showing fire breaks to be slashed annually. Quick fill standpipe

located at KCC worksyard.

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Figure 8. Ventnor Koala Reserve showing fire breaks, previous ecological burns and proposed burns.

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Figure 9. Silverleaves Estate showing fire break to be maintained annually and fire from a lightning strike.

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Figure 9. Cape Woolamai – Broadbeach Ave – community education regarding garden refuse. No planned fire breaks.

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Figure 10. Cape Woolamai – Princeton Ave showing fire breaks to be slashed and maintained annually and proposed

ecological burns.

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Figure 11. Ventnor- Cadogan Avenue showing fire break to be slashed and maintained annually.

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Figure 12.Berrys Beach showing firebreak to be slashed annually and proposed ecological burns to 2014.

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Figure 13. Churchill Island – cleared area to be kept 30m around historic buildings. Quick fill standpipe located at Churchill

Island worksyard.

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Figure14. Newhaven Swamp showing firebreak around Western Port Water Pump Stations – to be maintained annually.

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Figure15. Fishers Wetland showing firebreak to be slashed and maintained annually.