An Neighbourhood Safer Place (NSP) is a local open space or building where people may gather as a LAST RESORT to seek shelter from a bushfire.

The following sites are deemed approved NSP areas within the Scenic Rim region, and have been assessed by Queensland Rural Fire Service:

• Graceleigh Park, 1925 Beechmont Rd, Beechmont
• Tamborine Mountain Sports Complex, Cnr Hartley Rd and Long Rd, Tamborine Mountain
• Vonda Youngman Community Centre, Cnr Geissmann and Main St, Tamborine Mountain
• Tamborine Mountain State High School Sports Oval, Holt Rd, Tamborine Mountain
• St Bernard State School Sports Oval, 1/19 School Rd, Tamborine Mountain

For further NSP information, click here.

An NSP may be your contingency plan when:

• Your Bushfire Survival Plan has failed.
• Your plan was to stay but the extent of the fire means that your home cannot withstand the impact of the fire and therefore your home is not a safe place to shelter.
• The fire has escalated to an ‘extreme' or ‘catastrophic' level and voluntary evacuation is your safest option.

For information on developing your Bushfire Survival Plan, click here.