The West Victorian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) is one of five RFAs in Victoria. The Australian and Victorian governments 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.
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The West Victorian Land Use Maps identify the extent of the comprehensive adequate and representative reserve system in the West Victorian RFA region.
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Memorandum of Understanding for extension of the Victorian RFAs
On 5 May 2018, the Victorian and Australian governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding to ensure that long term extensions and updates to the Victorian RFA framework can be agreed by 31 March 2020.
Both governments have committed to working towards 20-year extensions of Victoria’s RFAs to come into effect from March 2020 that have regard to the outcomes of further assessments and the engagement processes which are set out in the MoU.
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Victorian RFAs five-yearly reviews
It is a requirement of the West Victorian RFA that its performance is reviewed every five years. The details of the West Victorian RFA review process is outlined in the agreement.
The Victorian Government has reported on its five RFAs collectively:
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 Assessments:
Directions or Options Report:
Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management Report:
Environment Reports:
Factsheets:
Comprehensive Regional Assessment factsheets:
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Regional Forest Agreement factsheets:
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Resource Reports:
Social Report:
Annual Reports
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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