Victorian North East Regional Forest Agreement

​​​​​The North East Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) is one of five RFAs in Victoria. The Australian and Victorian governments originally signed the North East RFA on 9 August 1999, establishing the framework for the sustainable management of the forests in the North East RFA region.

The North East RFA was varied on 30 March 2020 with an extension until 30 June 2030 (see Media Release), as it has proven to be a strong and effective framework for the sustainable management of the North East RFA region’s forests. The extension was formalised following assessment, public consultation and independent review.

The extensions to the Victorian RFAs deliver the right balance of economic, social and environmental outcomes, paving the way for the continued sustainable management of the state’s public and private native forests and plantation estates.

The North East RFA variation includes two Annexures: Annexure 1 is the RFA marked up with the changes that have been made; Annexure 2 is a ‘clean’ version of the RFA as varied without the mark up.

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2020 North East RFA variation PDF	203	2.3 MB

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The updated North East Land Tenure and Zoning Map (December 2019) identifies the extent of the comprehensive, adequate and representative reserve system in the North East RFA region.

A report has been prepared to summarise the key changes that have been made to the Victorian RFAs as part of the modernisation and extension process.

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Modernised Victorian RFAs – what’s changed	2	32

The 1999 North East RFA

The Australian and Victorian governments signed the original North East RFA on 9 August 1999. The agreement was for a duration of 20 years and an interim extension was signed to align expiry of the North East RFA with that of other Victorian RFAs on 31 March 2020.

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North East RFA PDF	54	135 KB
North East RFA DOC	54	267 KB

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The North East Land Use Map (August 1999) PDF [3.5 MB, 1 page] identified the extent of the comprehensive adequate and representative reserve system in the North East RFA region at the time of signing.

Extension of the East Gippsland, Central Highlands and North East RFAs

On 26 March 2018, the Australian and Victorian governments extended the timeframe of three Victorian RFAs - the East Gippsland, Central Highlands and North East - to 31 March 2020.

This lined up the expiry dates for all five Victorian RFAs and allowed the governments to adequately consider the independent reviewer’s report on the third five yearly review of the Victorian RFAs, undertake public consultation, prepare further detailed assessments of RFA matters and negotiate modernised, extended agreements for all five RFAs.

The Amendment documents for the North East RFA can be accessed below. The amendments for the East Gippsland and Central Highlands RFAs can be accessed from their respective pages at the following:

• East Gippsland
• Central Highlands

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Amendment to the North East RFA (March 2018) PDF	4	267 KB
Amendment to the North East RFA (March 2018) DOCX	4	36 KB

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Historical Publications

Many historical publications informed the development of the North East RFA and continue to underpin the management of forests covered by the agreement.

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Comprehensive Regional Assessment:

Directions or Options Report:

Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management Report:

Environment Reports:

Factsheets:

Resource Reports:

Social Report:

Annual Reports: