Clarity for bushfire clearing in Queensland

WHO SHOULD READ THIS

• Queensland landholders and farmers.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Landholders will no longer need a development approval from the local Council when clearing vegetation to create necessary firebreaks and necessary fire management lines on their property.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

• Landholders should review their bushfire management plans and consider whether it is necessary to undertake the permitted clearing. Landholders can have comfort that they can undertake land-clearing works within the limits of the prescribed activities without needing to apply for local Council approval.

As the frequency and severity of bushfires continues to rise, the Queensland Government has introduced new regulations that will give Queensland landholders greater certainty about what they can do to protect their land and property from the risk of bushfire.