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Fire <strong>Management</strong> Plan (October 2003) Royal Reserves : Volume 2<br />
Costens <strong>Management</strong> Area<br />
Description of <strong>Management</strong> Area boundaries North – South West Arm including Costens Point and Gooseberry<br />
Bay<br />
West – Mt Bass FT to Winifred Falls FT<br />
East –Red Jacks Point fire trail and Maianbar Road<br />
South – Bundeena Dr and Maianbar Road<br />
Size of <strong>Management</strong> Area (hectares) 535.38 ha<br />
Zones Present Heritage <strong>Management</strong> Zone (535.38 ha)<br />
Assets/inholdings within <strong>Management</strong> Area Audley-Mainbar water line<br />
ROTAPs Corybas undulatus (R. Cunn)<br />
Threatened fauna Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)<br />
Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia)<br />
Cultural Sites Aboriginal sites: axe grinding grooves, midden, rock engraving,<br />
Shelter with art, Shelter with deposit, Shelter with midden.<br />
European sites: old building ruins at Costens Point<br />
Operational Information • High visitor use at Winifred Falls. Evacuate by boat or by<br />
4WD.<br />
• All fire trails are dead ends (Red Jacks, Costens) and 4WD<br />
• Mt Bass Fire trail no Cat 1/Tanker access. Last 100m<br />
untrafficable.<br />
• Anice Falls Fire Trail is closed. Is now a foot track.<br />
• Fire Advantage line: Anice Falls and Winifred Falls walking<br />
tracks<br />
• Fire Advantage line: old road between Costens Point Fire<br />
Trail and Red Jacks Fire Trail (will need to be cleared).<br />
• Water bucket out of Hacking River or South West Arm.<br />
• Vehicle water source from hydrants in Maianbar.<br />
• Helipads: Maianbar Road, Bonnie Vale and Royal NP Office.<br />
Trails present • N-S Fire Trails: Red Jacks, Costens and Mt Bass.<br />
Bushfire Behaviour Potential (hectares) High Medium Low Negligible<br />
15.19ha 93.44 ha 202.56 ha 224.19 ha<br />
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