In August 2002, the State Government introduced legislation to improve the protection of life and property from the threat of bushfire. The legislative requirements include the release of Planning for Bushfire Protection 2006 and the mapping of Bushfire Prone Areas within the Shire.

Bushfire Prone Land mapping - Edition 1 - approved 4/8/2003, Edition 2 - approved 21/3/2007 - Maps availabe at Council's Jindabyne Office, Shop 3, Razorback Building, 1 Gippsland Street, Jindabyne ph (02) 6451 1550T

Bushfire Prone Land mapping prepared in accordance with the guidelines prepared by the NSW Rural Fire Service.

Bushfire Prone Land is indicated as Orange (Category 1), Yellow (Category 2), and Red (100 metre buffer of Category 1, and 30 metre buffer of Category 2)

First Step - check Rural Locality Index Map (PDF)

Adaminaby - Eucumbene (PDF)

Berridale - Coolringdon (PDF)

Crackenback (PDF)

Dalgety - Numbla Vale (PDF)

Jindabyne (PDF)

Moonbah - Ingebirah (PDF)

Rocky Plain - Eucumbene (PDF)

The Brothers - Bobundara (PDF)

More accurate definition of Bushfire Prone Land can be can by sending or emailing a written request to Council for a Map of the subject property. Any additional information or advice will require an official Property Information Request.

Development Assessment and Control
If a new development is to occur on bushfire-prone land, one of two new development assessment processes applies depending on the type of development proposed. more ..

Other Development (Residential Dwellings)
For the carrying out of general residential development on bushfire-prone land, and when a BFSA is not required for the development, s.79BA of the EP&A Act applies. more ..

High Risk Development
The term 'high risk development' is not contained in legislation. It is used here to refer to those development types that are more difficult to evacuate or are potentially more susceptible in a bushfire emergency. more ..

What an application for a Bush Fire Safety Authority must include Matters that must be contained in an application for a BFSA (High risk development only) are included under the new clause 46 of the Rural Fires Regulation 2002 . more ..

Bushfires and the Planning System
For new development on bushfire-prone land, bushfire issues must be taken into account in draft local environmental plans (LEPs), subdivision and building development applications, construction certificates, and complying development certificates. more ..

Boundary Adjustments
Boundary Adjustment involves subdividing a lot then subsequently consolidating with another lot. If any of the lot being subdivided is affected by Bushfire Prone Land then the process becomes Integrated Development and with require the submission of a Bushfire Assessment Report, an additional "Approval Fee" of $250 cheque made out to the NSW Rural Fire Service and an additional $110 referral administrative charge. The DA is then referred to the NSW Rural Fire Service for assessment and if satisfactory a Bushfire Safety Authority with attached conditions to be included in the Development Consent.