1.3 Hazards

BUSHFIRE Bushfire and Flooding Hazards

Macksville is surrounded by bushfire prone land, making it susceptible to a high risk and intensity of bushfires. Opening paragraph in bold • Majority of the bushfire prone land within Macksville is classified as Cate- further key observations in dot point format gory 1 Vegetation, which comprises of vegetation such as areas of forests and woodlands, and has the highest risk of intense bushfires occurring. The buffers for Category 1 bushfire prone land are 100 metres, represented as yellow in the map. • There are also small areas of both Category 2 Vegetation and Category 3 Vegetation bushfire prone land, that adjoins Category 1 bushfire prone land. The buffers applied for Categories 2 and 3 bushfire prone land are 30 metres. • The bushfire prone land is concentrate west, north and south of the

Macksville Town Centre. • There are sufficient Asset Protection Zones (APZs) in place protecting the

Macksville Town Centre and current activity nodes, such as the main street and train station.

FLOODING

The Nambucca River and Warrell Creek hug the township creating a flood prone surrounding constraining growth in all immediate directions.

Legend

Category 1 Vegetation - Bushfire Prone Land Category 2 Vegetation - Bushfire Prone Land Category 3 Vegetation - Bushfire Prone Land Buffers 1 in 100 Flood Extent Existing Rail Line Proposed High Speed Rail Line

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