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Address: 30-38 Little Malop St, Geelong 3220 Phone: 03 5226 4667 Open: 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
Address: 1-7 Taylor St, Epsom 3551 Phone: 03 5430 4444 Open: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
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Address: 89 Sydney Rd, Benalla 3672 Phone: 03 5761 1611 Open: 9am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
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Address: 609 Burwood Hwy, Knoxfield 3180 Phone: 03 9210 9222 Open: 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
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Find out when and where planned burns are happening near you.
Spring firewood season closes midnight 30 November
Latest information on current restrictions
We plan and deliver our fuel management program in the seven bushfire 'catchments' across the state.
General information about fire restrictions and regulations in Victoria that may apply to you.
Recovering from the impacts of fires and floods on parks and forests is important. Our recovery functions are both immediate and longer term.
We are continually improving the quality of our decision-making in fire management by investing in science.
There are two state-wide firewood collection seasons in Victoria each year, in Autumn and Spring.
Ideas about places to visit and activities to do in Victorian State forests.
Recreational activities within Victorian state forests include walking, camping, trail bike riding, four-wheel driving, hunting and fishing.
Changes to firewood collection regulations on public land in the Upper Murray area have been introduced for the spring collection period.
Two years on from the St Patrick’s Day fires, an extensive recovery program to rehabilitate the damaged landscape has been completed.
Salvaged trees from works undertaken to reopen the Benambra-Corryong Road are now available to the local community for firewood.
We understand that smoke from planned burns may cause concern.
