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Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas

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$ 3,089.00

START DATE

 18 November

MODE

 On Campus (Sydney)

DURATION

 5 days

COMMITMENT

 5 x 8 hrs
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Lead Presenters

Mark Chladil

Mark Chladil
Fire Management Planning Officer

Mark Chladil has spent 30 years in at the Tasmania Fire Service where he has been responsible for developing and implementing development controls for bushfire-prone areas. He was a member of the Standards Committee responsible for AS3959 from 2001 to 2022 and participated in drafting the 2009 and 2018 editions of AS3959.

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Colin Wood

Colin Wood
Building & Compliance

Colin holds degrees in Building and Environmental Health, a Master's Degree in Building Surveying and a Graduate Diploma in Bushfire Design. He is a practising Environmental Health and Building Surveyor with over 40 years experience in both Local Government and Private Practice. Until recently, Colin was the Manager of Certification & Compliance at Shoalhaven City Council.

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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 Prone Areas 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.

For classes offered in Tasmania, the course will explore the relevant requirements of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, Building Act 2016, Fire Service Act 1979, and AS 3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas.

This course is categorised as a short course on UTS Open however it meets the National Microcredentials Framework definition of a microcredential. Within the UTS Open site, we use a narrower definition of microcredentials as courses that align with subjects that form part of University of Technology Sydney award course structures. UTS Open short courses do not usually earn potential credit toward future postgraduate study, however there may be exceptions.

Key benefits of this course

By the end of this course you 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 in NSW
  • 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.

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Course outline

During this course you will cover legislation, planning and design principles, as well as aspects of bushfire behaviour and management in detail. You will learn about statutory requirements and protection measures, as well as analysing and problem-solving in relation to bushfire protection measures and acceptable solutions. Sessions are designed to build knowledge, provoke discussions and encourage critical thinking.

Topics covered in Sydney include:

  • Bushfire behaviour
  • A multi-faceted approach to bushfire protection
  • Provisions of the Environment and Planning and Assessment Act and Rural Fires Act
  • 'Planning for Bushfire Protection' manual
  • Biodiversity considerations
  • Undertaking bushfire assessments: Application of Seniors Living SEPP
  • Using covenants
  • Legal issues and cases
  • Requirements of AS 3959 (Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas)
  • Designing safe and attractive buildings in bushfire prone areas.

Topics covered in Tasmania include:

  • Bushfire behaviour.
  • A multi-faceted approach to bushfire protection
  • Provisions of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act and the Fire Service Act
  • Requirements of the Bushfire-Prone Areas Code planning directive and the Director’s Determination - Bushfire Hazard Areas as well as the National Construction Code
  • Biodiversity considerations
  • Undertaking bushfire assessments
  • Using covenants
  • Legal issues and cases
  • Requirements of AS 3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas
  • Designing safe and attractive buildings in bushfire prone areas.

Requirements

To complete this course, you will need a personal computer with adequate internet access and sufficient software and bandwidth to support web conferencing. You will also require an operating system with a web browser compatible with Canvas and Zoom. 

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 course is suitable for planning and development professionals, particularly those in local government, requiring the necessary skills and understanding to apply the relevant requirements of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Rural Fires Act 1997 and AS 3333959 (Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas).

Book a session

Mon 18 Nov 2024-
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Expert: Mark Chladil, Colin Wood
  • UTS City Campus. Click on the underlined sessions and hours total link below to reveal specific session details.
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • 5 sessions, 40 hours total
$ 3,089.00

Enrolments close 9am Saturday 16 November 2024 AEST or when all places have been filled, whichever occurs first. Please note these dates are a reschedule of the previous 16-20 September 2024 intake.

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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.

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