Find a firewood collection area

The 2024 autumn firewood collection season is open from Friday 1 March until Sunday 30 June.

Please view the Regional State Forest maps to identify firewood collection areas in your region and information that may be specific to your region. You can download and print an updated map of where firewood can be collected in your area.

There is no guarantee that firewood will be available for collection in the domestic firewood collection area after it has been opened.

If there is a high fire danger risk, the firewood collection season may be shortened to reduce risk. Do not enter the forest on days of Catastrophic fire rating.

Some firewood collection areas may close at short notice due to a planned burning activity. New firewood collection areas may also open throughout the season.

Most people follow the rules and do the right thing by our environment, there are penalties for those who don’t. Read about firewood regulations and penalties here: Conservation Regulator website.

Find firewood collection areas in your region, either use the interactive map or search bar below. To print maps, set your printer to A4 or A3 and to 'fit printable area'. Firewood collection area maps can be optimised for viewing by downloading the PDF maps onto mobile devices and then using geo-referenced maps on location via the free Avenza Maps Mobile App.

Barwon South West Region

This autumn there are 16 firewood collection areas available across the Barwon South West region. The firewood resource is a mixture of natural fall, by-product from hazard tree treatment from planned burn preparation, and a limited amount of production.

There are 7 collection areas in the Far South West district.

UPDATE 01/04/2024 Cobboboonee FP - Blackwoods Road East closed on Tuesday 2nd April due to planned burning operations.

UPDATE: 12/04/2024 Cobboboonee FP - Jacky's Swamp Road closed on Friday 12th April due to planned burning operations.

UPDATE 15/04/2024 Drajurk SF - Sandy Track No.1 closed on Monday 15th April due to planned burning operations.

UPDATE 15/04/2024 Cobboboonee FP - Transmission Line East closed on Monday 15th April due to planned burning operations.

UPDATE 16/04/2024 Dergholm Casterton Apsley Road closed on Tuesday 16th April due to planned burning operations

There are 9 collection areas in the Otways district.

UPDATE 29/03/2024 Irrewillipe - Oil Line Track closed on Friday 29^th March due to planned burning operations.

Access to firewood collection areas may be disrupted at short notice due to planned burning or other forest management operations.

This page will be updated through the season to advise of any closures or opening of additional areas.

Please check this website for updates before heading to a collection point, and check https://plannedburns.ffm.vic.gov.au/ for planned burns in the area.

Observe all access, regulatory and safety related signage in the forest. Respect the environment, and be careful of your own safety when collecting firewood.

Firewood collection areas may be closed if conditions become unsuitable or the resource is fully utilised.

Determinations for the firewood collection areas in the Barwon South West region were published in the Victorian Government Gazette G8 22nd February 2024 pp288-290.

Firewood plans (maps) that have been lodged in the Central Plan Office can be viewed at www.landata.vic.gov.au.

Gippsland Region

This autumn there are 72 firewood collection areas available across the Gippsland region.

Latrobe District

Firewood collection areas in Latrobe District (West Gippsland) have undergone minor changes from the spring 2023 collection season, some additions have been made to the Boola map as a result of bushfire risk reduction works. Reasonable quantities of wood are available on the Tanjil Bren, Rawson, McConachys Road and Wombat Ridge maps. Options are being considered with local council for access to storm debris south of the Princes Highway.

Latrobe District Overview Map (PDF, 24.3 MB)

Macalister District

Macalister District (Wellington LGA) firewood collection areas are largely unchanged from the spring 2023 collection season with small additions to the Moornappa and Gibraltar Range maps. Due to a lack of firewood availability, the Alberton West and Stockdale maps and areas south of Stockdale Rd on the Briagolong map have been removed for this autumn collection season.

Macalister District North Overview Map (PDF, 34.8 MB)

Macalister District South Overview Map (PDF, 14.9 MB)

Tambo District

Within Tambo District (East Gippsland) firewood collection areas have undergone minor changes from the spring 2023 collection season. Following bushfire risk reduction works, additional tracks have been included with high quantities of wood on the Colquhoun, Lower Tostaree, Bullumwaal Mount Alfred maps.

Tambo District Overview Map (PDF, 26.7 MB)

Snowy District

Snowy District (Far East Gippsland) firewood collection areas have undergone minor changes from the spring 2023 collection season with some additions to the Orbost map as a result of bushfire risk reduction works. The Waygara Hartland map has had several tracks added following bushfire risk reduction works.

Snowy District Overview Map (PDF, 19.4 MB)

Mallacoota & Surrounds Overview Map (PDF, 3.5 MB)

Firewood availability is limited in most areas across Gippsland and is dependent on natural tree fall.

Victoria Government Gazette

The determination of firewood collection areas in the Gippsland Region was published in the Victoria Government Gazette No. G8 dated Thursday 22 February 2024, pages 291 to 293.

Planned Burning

Access to firewood collection areas may be disrupted at times due to work on roads, tracks and firebreaks, and especially due to planned burns during autumn. Please continue to check this webpage and Planned Burns Victoria to make the most of firewood collection opportunities early in the season.

Grampians Region

Areas across the Grampians Region are currently significantly impacted by bushfires. As a result of this, domestic firewood collection areas will be opened gradually throughout the autumn collection season to ensure everyone’s safety. Please check the website to see which sites are open before you head out to collect firewood.

With the fire situation continuously changing, please also ensure you check the Vic Emergency website before heading out to a firewood collection site - Incidents and Warnings - VicEmergency

We will open additional domestic firewood collection areas as soon as it is safe to do so.

Roads may be closed at short notice to manage safety issues relating to either the current fires across the Grampians region or storm recovery works occurring in the Wombat State Forest.

For further information on current road closures, please visit - Forest and road closures (ffm.vic.gov.au)

We ask members of the public to please adhere to these closures for their own safety and the safety of any of our staff who may be working in the area.

Victorian Government Gazette

The domestic firewood collection area determination and subsequent amendments are published in the Victoria Government General Gazette.

Hume Region

This Autumn, 121 firewood collection areas will be opened in the Hume Region. A few of these areas may experience a delayed opening due to current track closures and access.

Please avoid collecting firewood during or immediately after heavy rainfall for your own safety and to ensure that your car doesn’t become bogged due to muddy tracks. Check overhead for dangerous branches when parking and whilst collecting firewood.

The domestic firewood collection area determination and subsequent amendments are published in the Victorian Government Gazette.

Loddon Mallee Region

Designated firewood collection areas in state forests in Central Victoria will be restricted to residents of specific local councils.

These rules aim to ensure that local communities have greater access to available firewood into the future. While firewood is free to collect, supply is not unlimited. This means firewood needs to be managed responsibly to ensure environmental sustainability.

Only residents from the following Local Government Areas will be allowed to collect firewood from state forests

Map of the domestic firewood collection restrictions for state forests in Central Victoria (PDF, 1017.0 KB)

Visitors from outside the above Local Government Areas, will no longer be able to collect firewood from designated firewood collection areas in the following state forests in Central Victoria.

Loddon Mallee firewood collection areas overview map (PDF, 648.4 KB)

River Redgum Forests

Firewood collection areas are planned to be opened in Gunbower and Guttrum State Forests on 1 April 2024, providing the area is accessible and deemed safe.

Restrictions are in place for firewood collection in Gunbower and Guttrum State forests. Only residents from:

Campaspe Shire Council
Gannawarra Shire Council
Loddon Shire Council
Swan Hill Rural City Council

can collect from Gunbower and Guttrum State Forest.

Firewood collectors may be asked to prove their address when collecting firewood.

Robinvale - Parks Victoria

Only residents from the following Local Government Areas will be allowed to collect firewood from designated areas within Murray River Park:

Swan Hill Rural City Council
Mildura Rural City Council

These Domestic Firewood Collection Areas are susceptible to flooding from the Murray River and can become inaccessible. Firewood collection areas may be closed if conditions become unsuitable or the resource is fully utilised. Respect the environment and be careful of your own safety when collecting firewood. Please check the FFMVic website for updates or change of conditions before heading to a collection area. 0bserve all access, regulatory and safety related signage in the park.

There will be no firewood collection areas in the Robinvale area this spring. The extreme flood event late last year has impacted the firewood collection areas at Robinvale, where extensive and prolonged flooding has limited suitable access to provide safe harvesting of firewood.

The domestic firewood collection area determination and all subsequent amendments are published in the Victorian Government Gazette.

Port Phillip Region

Port Phillip Regional Specific Info for Autumn Firewood Collection Season

18 firewood collection areas will be available this Autumn in the Port Phillip Region.

Large volumes of firewood are available from strategic fuel break work by-product at Pioneer log dump, situated on Pioneer Creek Road, close to the Noojee-Yarra Junction Road intersection.

Medium volumes of firewood by-product from planned burning preparatory and strategic fuel break works are available at McMahons, Pauls Range and Xanthorrea Track collection areas. Medium to low volumes of firewood by-product from these works are available at MB Fireline, Patrol Rd and Worlleys Track collection areas. There will be an area stocked towards the start of the collection season with a large supply at Brahams Road at the trail bike unloading area. This site will be stocked with by-product once this season.

The remaining Port Phillip natural falls roadside collection areas will continue to provide low firewood volumes for the duration of the Autumn collection season.

Firewood collection areas may close at short notice for scheduled planned burning but will otherwise be available from 1 March until 30 June. The Worlley's Track collection area is accessed via a seasonally closed road and will be closed from Tuesday 11th June.

Murrindindi District in the Hume region has low volumes of by-product available at the Carters Depot firewood collection area.

To print out an overview of firewood collection areas in Yarra District State Forest (PDF, 733.9 KB).