The West Victorian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) is one of five RFAs in Victoria. The Australian and Victorian governments originally signed the West Victorian RFA on 31 March 2000, establishing the framework for the sustainable management of the forests in the West Victorian RFA region.
The West Victorian 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 West Victorian 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 West Victorian 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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| Document | Pages | File size |
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2020 West Victorian RFA variation PDF | 238 | 3.8 MB |
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The updated West Victorian Land Tenure and Zoning Map (December 2019) identifies the extent of the comprehensive, adequate and representative reserve system in the West Victorian 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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| Document | Pages | File size |
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Modernised Victorian RFAs – what’s changed | 2 | 32 |
The 2000 West Victorian RFA
The Australian and Victorian governments signed the original West Victorian RFA on 31 March 2000. The agreement was for a duration of 20 years and was due to expire on 31 March 2020.
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| West Victorian RFA PDF | 69 | 275 KB |
| West Victorian RFA DOC | 69 | 743 KB |
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The West Victorian Land Use Maps identified the extent of the comprehensive adequate and representative reserve system in the West Victorian RFA region at the time of signing.
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Land Use Map 1 (March 2000) PDF | 1 | 1.4 MB |
| Land Use Map 2 (March 2000) PDF | 1 | 2.2 MB |
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Historical Publications
Many historical publications informed the development of the West Victorian RFA and continue to underpin the management of forests covered by the agreement.
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Comprehensive Regional Assessment factsheets:
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Background to the RFA (no date) PDF | 2 | 27 KB |
| Environment and Heritage (no date) PDF | 3 | 32 KB |
| Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management (no date) PDF | 2 | 29 KB |
| Jobs and Forest Industries (no date) PDF | 3 | 30 KB |
| Tourism and Recreation (no date) PDF | 2 | 26 KB |
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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| Social Assessment Report (December 1999) PDF | 172 | 902 KB |
| Heywood PDF | 1 | 363 KB |
| Colac PDF | 1 | 360 KB |
| Daylesford PDF | 1 | 360 KB |
| Dunkeld PDF | 1 | 360 KB |
| Apollo Bay PDF | 1 | 345 KB |
| Ballarat PDF | 1 | 360 KB |
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Annual Reports were required for the first five years of each RFA. Victoria reported on their RFAs collectively in these reports:
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