Skip to main content
Close icon Menu icon
Cart
Your cart
Your cart is empty

Browse courses to find something that interests you.

Search
Enter to search / ESC to close


Browse Study Areas >

SHORT COURSE

Bushfire Protection and Planning for Local Government

Enrol now
$2,590.00

START DATE

 Enquire now

MODE

 Other in-person location

DURATION

 4 days

COMMITMENT

 4 x 8 hrs

Join Waitlist








Have a question ?
Make an enquiry

This course will cover the critical essentials for designing, planning and building in bushfire prone areas. It will enable participants to understand the legislation, planning and design principles that protect property and human life from bushfires.

About this course

This bushfire protection course is designed for anyone who is looking to develop their bushfire protection knowledge, in or around the Wingecarribee Shire Council, Eurobodalla Shire Council and Queanbeyan Shire Council, NSW region. The course has been established at the request of the three councils. This course explores the relevant requirements of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Rural Fires Act 1997 and AS 3959 (Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas). This course will cover the essentials for designing, planning, and building in bushfire prone areas.

Key benefits of this course

By the end of this bushfire protection course, participants should be able to:

  • Understand bushfire behaviour and approaches to protection of property and human life
  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of the legislative frameworks and contexts
  • Apply an understanding of the current status of planning for bushfire-prone areas
  • Identify and assess issues in bushfire protection and regulation
  • Conduct bushfire assessments
  • Consider issues related to biodiversity
  • Identify key elements in case studies and best practice.

 

Digital badge and certificate

A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.

Learn more about UTS Open digital badges.

Course outline

This four-day bushfire protection course will cover the following topics:

Day one

  • Multifaceted approach to bushfire protection
  • History of House losses and fatalities. Why houses burn down
  • NSW Statutory planning and bushfire protection

-  Pathways for DA assessment

  • Bushfire prone mapping
  • Strategic planning considerations
  • Introduction to PBP 2019.

Day two

  • Introduction to Bushfire Behaviour

-  Fire weather

-  Slope/topography

-  Fuel

  • Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019

-  APZs

-  Access

-  Construction

  • Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019

-  Water and utilities

-  Emergency planning

  • Vegetation and Slope
  • Assessments for bushfire protection.

Day three

  • Off-site field trip.

Day four

  • The NCC and Bushfire protection
  • DTS concepts and planning in NSW
  • Role of PBP 2019
  • Site Assessment and calculating BALs and APZs
  • Legal issues
  • Planning principles and the LEC
  • Biodiversity considerations
  • Landscaping
  • Workshopping assessment and consultant reports
  • Bushfire development plans
  • Council processes.

Delivery style

This bushfire protection course will be delivered as an interactive workshop consisting of an instructor-led lecture, group and individual activities. The course is comprised of three intensive workshop days and one practical field trip. This training approach allows participants to work through concepts introduced by the trainer in an application-focused teaching environment. Participants will challenge their understanding of the concepts and consider their application once back in their individual workplace.

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions. 

COVID-19 response 

UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.

Contact us

For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au  

If you have a specific question on course content or requirements, please email ippg.learning@uts.edu.au

 

Who is this course for?

This bushfire protection course is designed for anyone who is looking to develop their bushfire protection knowledge, in or around the Wingecarribee Shire Council, Eurobodalla Shire Council and Queanbeyan Shire Council, NSW region. The course has been established at the request of the three councils.

If you are interested in a bushfire protection course in Sydney, NSW see our Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas Course

Related Courses

Futures Thinking in Practice Futures Thinking in Practice
Short Course

Futures Thinking in Practice

Gain the practical tools and strategic mindset needed to craft visionary policies in future thinking practices.

  • 05 Mar 25 - 05 Mar 25
  • 8 hrs
  • 8 hrs
  • 698
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • Scheduled sessions
Climate Risk and Investment Climate Risk and Investment
Short Course

Climate Risk and Investment

Gain a thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts of climate related financial risk and opportunity.

  • Start anytime
  • 2.5 hrs
  • 2.5 hrs
  • 200
  • Online
  • 100% self-paced
Responsible Investment Foundations Responsible Investment Foundations
Short Course

Responsible Investment Foundations

Gain a solid grounding in the fundamentals of responsible investment.

  • Start anytime
  • 2 hrs
  • 2 hrs
  • 200
  • Online
  • 100% self-paced
Game Development Fundamentals Using Unreal Engine 5 Game Development Fundamentals Using Unreal Engine 5
Short Course

Game Development Fundamentals Using Unreal Engine 5

Learn the fundamentals of video game development with Unreal Engine 5 and script playable prototypes from scratch.

  • Enquire now
  • 21 hrs
  • 21 hrs
  • 3,000
  • Online
  • Scheduled sessions
UTS Law International Summer School UTS Law International Summer School
Short Course

UTS Law International Summer School

Learn about Australia’s legal system whilst immersing yourself in UTS life and exploring Sydney.

  • 10 Feb 25 - 21 Feb 25
  • 2 wks
  • 40 hrs
  • 3,300
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • Scheduled sessions
Developing a Fashion Sustainability Strategy and Roadmap Developing a Fashion Sustainability Strategy and Roadmap
Short Course

Developing a Fashion Sustainability Strategy and Roadmap

Develop a sustainability strategy for your fashion business with this innovative short course.

  • Enquire now
  • 16 hrs
  • 16 hrs
  • 1,200
  • Online
  • Scheduled sessions

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

loading