Living Rural is the home of Mal Wright, ecologist, bushfire assessor and conservation land manager based in Castlemaine and servicing Central Victoria. I have fifteen years' experience assessing native vegetation, offset sites and bushfire hazards and preparing detailed reports for councils, CFA and various Environment departments.

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Bushfire services

 

Living Rural provides landholders with all of the advice and reporting needed to respond to bushfire planning requirements when building or subdividing in rural and regional Victoria - either on acreage or on the edge of town.

 

These requirements can include:

• Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment - to determine the location and construction standards of a dwelling in a Bushfire Prone Area

• Bushfire Management Statement - to address Council and CFA requirements when building or subdividing in a Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO)

• Bushfire Management Plan - a detailed map showing how your proposal will meet the requirements under the BMO

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You might also need:

• A Native Vegetation Removal assessment - for any removal required for your dwelling, driveway, septic tank treatment field etc.

• A Land Management Plan - triggered by a planning overlay to show how the land will be managed for its environmental values or to prevent erosion, manage weeds etc.

 

I am a qualified ecologist, accredited native vegetation and offset site assessor and trained in planning and construction in bushfire prone areas.

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Feel free to get in touch...​