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      Address: 8 Nicholson St, Melbourne 3000
      Phone: 136 186
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      Address: 30-38 Little Malop St, Geelong 3220
      Phone: 03 8624 5704
      Open: 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

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Forests and Reserves

We manage Victoria’s parks and reserves, state forests, waterways, coasts and marine environments, with Parks Victoria, VicForests, water authorities and committees of management.

Managing crown land

We manage Victoria's public land, including parks, catchments and alpine resorts.

Crown land leases, licences, and permits

Crown land reserves support a wide range of amenities and uses including caravan and camping parks.

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Campfire Safety

Find out what you can and can't do with campfires this summer.

Recreational activities

From the serene to the extreme, there are many ways to experience Victoria's great outdoors.

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Forest management

We manage Victoria's 3.14 million hectares of State forest, and provide policy guidance for a further 3.98 million hectares of parks and conservation reserves.

  • State of the Forests Report
  • Forest management plans
  • Forest sustainability
  • Victorian Forest Monitoring Program
  • Legislative framework and regulations
  • Public safety zones
  • Forest audits
  • Forest reports
  • Forest Protection Survey Program
  • Timber harvesting and threatened species management
  • Forest management zoning accountability framework
  • Code of Practice for Timber Production 2014

Joint management

Joint Management ensures that the knowledge and culture of the Traditional Owner group of the appointed land is recognised in the management of that land.

  • Joint management
  • What we do
  • Aboriginal cultural heritage
  • Agreements with Traditional Owners
  • Native Title and the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010

Land management

We are responsible for management of Victoria's public land, covering over 4 million hectares, including parks, reserves, alpine resorts, and catchments.

  • Joint Management
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Initiatives

The latest information about work DELWP is doing to enhance Victoria's forests and reserves.

  • Anglesea Futures
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We acknowledge and respect Victorian Traditional Owners as the original custodians of Victoria’s land and waters, their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it. We honour Elders past and present whose knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practices.

We are committed to genuinely partner, and meaningfully engage, with Victoria’s Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities to support the protection of Country, the maintenance of spiritual and cultural practices and their broader aspirations in the 21st century and beyond.

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