The 2025 autumn firewood collection season is open from Monday 1 September until Sunday 30 November.
Regional State Forest maps show firewood collection areas and information specific to your region. 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.
- New firewood collection areas may also open throughout the season.
- Some firewood collection areas may close at short notice due to a planned burning activity.
- 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.
- Do not enter the forest on days of Catastrophic fire rating. If there is a high fire danger risk, the firewood collection season may be shortened to reduce risk.
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.
Regional specific information
There are 16 firewood collection areas available across the Barwon South West region for the opening of the spring collection season. The firewood resource is a mixture of natural fall, by-product of hazard tree treatment from planned burn preparation, and a limited amount of production.
There are 9 collection areas in the Far South West.
There are 7 collection areas in the Otways.
Access to firewood collection areas may be disrupted at short notice due to planned burning or other forest management operations. Additional collection areas may also be opened through the season. Please check the firewood collection website for updates before heading to a collection point, and check the planned burns Victoria websitefor 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 Victoria Government Gazette G34 21 August 2025 pp1771-1772
Firewood plans (maps) that have been lodged in the Central Plans Office can be viewed at www.landata.vic.gov.au.
This spring there are 70 firewood collection areas available across the Gippsland region.
There have been multiple changes to firewood collection areas in Gippsland this season. The public are reminded to check this season’s updated firewood maps.
Make the most of collection opportunities early in the season.
We are making available firewood from storm recovery and bushfire risk reduction works where possible, but there is no guarantee supply will remain throughout the season.
Access to firewood collection areas may be disrupted at times due to work on roads, tracks and strategic fuel breaks.
Victoria Government Gazette
The determination of firewood collection areas in the Gippsland Region was published in the Victoria Government Gazette as Special Gazette Number S463 Dated 28 August 2025.
Firewood collection areas across Grampians Region will open for spring firewood collection season 1 September and will close on 30 November.
This spring there are 23 firewood collection areas opening on the 1st of September, with more planned later in the season. The firewood resource is a mixture of natural fall, by-product from hazard tree treatment from planned burn preparation and recovery operations, and a limited amount of fallen green firewood.
There are 17 collection areas in the Midlands district. An additional 4 Firewood Collection Area will be opening in Midlands District at the start of October. Several of the domestic firewood collection areas are in locations which have been impacted by windstorm in the Wombat State Forest and the Bayindeen bushfire in Mt Cole State Forest.
There will be 6 collection areas in the Wimmera district opening from the 1st September with an additional 4 areas opening at the start of October at Wail and Stawell. Some areas in the Wimmera have delayed openings due to ongoing bushfire recovery works. DECCA is bringing in additional firewood from windstorm recovery areas in the Wombat State forest and these areas will come on line at the start of October.
Roads may be closed at short notice to manage safety issues relating to either the bushfire recovery across the Grampians region or storm recovery works occurring in the Wombat State Forest.
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.
Please check the website to see which sites are open before you head out to collect firewood.
For further information on current road closures, please visit - Forest and road closures
This Spring 118 firewood collection areas will be opened in the Hume Region from 1st September. One area subject to seasonal road closures will be available after 30th October. An additional 10 firewood collection areas may be opened if timber becomes available.
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.
Murray Goldfields District
This spring there is a reduced supply of domestic firewood available and fewer firewood collection areas will open.
Further firewood collection sites will be made available throughout the season. As sites open, they will be listed on the Find a firewood collection area webpage.
To prioritise local communities' access to available firewood, collection from designated firewood areas in state forests in parts of Central and Northern Victoria will be limited to residents of specific local shires. Please verify you are eligible to collect before you arrive.
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 Central Victorian state forests
- Buloke Shire Council
- Greater Shepparton City Council
- Mt Alexander Shire Council
- Campaspe Shire Council
- Hepburn Shire Council
- Northern Grampians Shire Council
- Central Goldfields Shire Council
- Loddon Shire Council
- Pyrenees Shire Council
- Gannawarra Shire Council
- Macedon Ranges Shire Council
- Strathbogie Shire Council
- City of Greater Bendigo
- Mitchell Shire Council
Residents from outside the above Local Government Areas cannot collect firewood from designated firewood collection areas in state forests in Central Victoria.
This spring there are 4 firewood collection areas opening on 1 September, with more planned for later in the season.
For the 2025 Spring firewood collection season, access to red gum firewood will be from Benwell State Forest. Only residents from Campaspe Shire Council, Gannawarra Shire Council, Loddon Shire Council and Swan Hill Rural City Council can collect from Benwell State Forest.
Firewood collectors may be asked to prove their address when collecting firewood.
DEECA cannot guarantee the availability of dry firewood. Most of the firewood available during the spring season is green and will need to be stored for 8 to12 months before burning. Green firewood is from recently felled trees which still contain moisture and must dry out before use.
Financial assistance is available for people on low incomes who buy firewood. Learn more: Energy concession and support.
Mallee District
Parks Victoria key messages:
Domestic Firewood Collection Areas are closed this spring.
Residents of the Rural City of Mildura and Swan Hill Rural City are eligible to collect firewood in firewood collection areas when they open in the autumn 2026 collection period.
- Domestic firewood on public land is a limited resource that needs to be carefully managed. It is important for forest health, wildlife habitat, public safety and the sustainability of firewood resources that local communities rely on, that they are managed this way.
- Many animals rely on fallen timber and tree hollows for habitat. Crevices under logs and hollows in trees provide safe places for mammals, reptiles, birds and invertebrates to live and are the perfect place to protect their young from predators. Fallen timber and tree hollows also have value far beyond basic shelter, providing food resources and recycling nutrients in the ecosystem as it decays.
- We encourage the community to consider where the firewood they get comes from. Victorians are urged to ask questions before they buy, to avoid inadvertently supporting illegal firewood operators and to reduce the impact of these illegal activities on our environment.
The domestic firewood collection area determination and all subsequent amendments are published in the Victorian Government Gazette.
This Spring, there are 19 firewood collection areas that will be available within the Port Phillip Region.
Medium volumes of firewood are available from 2024 storm recovery by-product at Pioneer Creek Road Domestic Firewood Collection Site, situated on Pioneer Creek Road, close to the Noojee-Yarra Junction Road intersection.
Medium volumes of firewood by-product from planned burning preparatory works are available at Pauls Range and McMahons collection areas.
Low volumes of firewood by-product from these works are available at MB Fireline, Patrol Rd, Xanthorrea Track and Worlleys Track collection areas.
The remaining Port Phillip natural falls roadside collection areas will continue to provide low firewood volumes for the duration of the Spring collection season.
Access to firewood collection areas may close at short notice for scheduled planned burning but will otherwise be available from 1st September until 30th November 2025.
Please note that the Worlley's Track, Crusher Track, Mississippi and Torbets collection areas include some seasonally closed roads. These roads will be closed from 13th June 2025 and reopen on the 31st October 2025.
The domestic firewood collection area determination and subsequent amendments are published in the Victorian Government Gazette.
Firewood collection areas by region
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Page last updated: 08/09/25