You might think your BAL rating will be determined by the stand of bushland up the road, and its likely you are right in most cases. But don’t neglect the “bushfire vegetation” that could be right on your doorstep – namely, your garden (and yes, even your lawn).

If your...

In addition to regular construction standards, residential buildings* in designated bushfire areas are required to comply with “Australian Standard AS3959 – Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas”.

The aim is for the building to “provide a measure of protecti...

If you’ve been told you “need to get a BAL report” it’s quite understandable you might be wondering what does this involve?

If your area has been designated as bushfire-prone (here on DFES mapping) a BAL assessment simply determines the bushfire attack level (i.e. BAL)...