Victorian Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement
The Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) is one of five RFAs in Victoria. The Australian and Victorian governments signed the Gippsland RFA on 31 March 2000, establishing the framework for the sustainable management of the forests in the Gippsland RFA region.
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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Gippsland RFA PDF  |
56 | 199 KB |
Gippsland RFA DOC  |
56 | 498 KB |
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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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| Document | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
| MoU for the extension of the Victorian RFAs PDF |
8 | 1.17 MB |
| MoU for the extension of the Victorian RFAs DOCX |
8 | 72 KB |
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Joint Victorian and Australian Government Consultation
The Australian and Victorian Governments jointly undertook extensive public consultation from 3 May to 7 July 2019 to inform the negotiation of extensions to Victoria’s 5 RFAs, including holding over 45 face to face events between 3 June and 7 July.
In total, 134 written submissions and 733 online survey responses were received, and over 330 participants took part in the face to face engagement sessions.
An independent report on the consultation outcomes across all 5 of Victoria’s RFA regions was released in December 2019.
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| Document | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Report on Joint Consultation on Modernisation of the Victorian Regional Forest Agreements PDF |
95 | 1.9 MB |
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A more detailed summary report of input and discussion at the engagement events was also independently prepared for each RFA region. The Gippsland regional report is published below.
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| Document | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
| Consultation Summary Report – Gippsland RFA PDF |
37 | 1.1 MB |
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Victorian RFAs five-yearly reviews
It is a requirement of the Victorian Gippsland RFA that its performance is reviewed every five years. The details of the Victorian Gippsland RFA review process is outlined in the agreement.
The Victorian Government has reported on its five RFAs collectively:
- Victorian RFAs: five and ten yearly review (combined) (from the RFAs respective signing dates to 30 June 2009)
- Victorian RFAs: third five-yearly review (1 July 2009 to 30 June 2014)
Historical Publications
Many historical publications informed the development of the Gippsland RFA and continue to underpin the management of forests covered by the agreement.
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Comprehensive Regional Assessment:
| Document | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
| Gippsland Comprehensive Regional Assessment Report (September 1999) PDF |
282 | 1.7 MB |
| Map 1: Land Tenure GIF | 1 | 1.4 MB |
| Map 2: Extant Ecological Vegetation Class PDF |
1 | 1.9 MB |
| Map 3: Ecological Vegetation Class – Pre-1750 Exent GIF | 1 | 2.1 MB |
| Map 4: Old Growth Forest GIF | 1 | 2.2 MB |
| Map 5: Commercial Forest Types PDF |
1 | 130 KB |
| Map 5.1: Location of Mills Utilising Hardwood Resources PDF |
1 | 259 KB |
| Map 9: Water Supply Catchments PDF |
1 | 156 KB |
| Map 10.1: Surface Geology PDF |
1 | 3.3 MB |
| Map 10.2: Mineral Occurrences, Goldfields and Coalfields PDF |
1 | 1.6 MB |
| Map 10.3: Composite Mineral Potential PDF |
1 | 1.2 MB |
| Map 10.4: Cumulative Mineral Potential PDF |
1 | 1.4 MB |
| Map 11.1: Location of Town Resource Clusters (TRC’s) PDF |
1 | 190 KB |
| Map 11.2: Location of Case Study Towns PDF |
1 | 162 KB |
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Directions or Options Report:
| Document | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
| Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement Consultation Paper (January 2000) PDF |
1 | 1.2 MB |
| Map: Gippsland RFA – Draft Land Use (March 2000) GIF | 1 | 5.0 MB |
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Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management Report:
| Document | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
| Victorian Statewide Assessment of Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management (July 1997) PDF |
90 | 581 KB |
| Victorian Statewide Assessment of Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management (July 1997) DOC |
90 | 1.8 MB |
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Environment Reports:
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Factsheets:
Comprehensive Regional Assessment factsheets:
| Document | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
| The Gippsland RFA Region (no date) PDF |
2 | 7 KB |
| The Gippsland RFA Region (no date) DOC |
2 | 22 KB |
| Background (no date) PDF |
3 | 12 KB |
| Background (no date) DOC |
3 | 30 KB |
| Jobs and forest industries (no date) PDF |
2 | 10 KB |
| Jobs and forest industries (no date) DOC |
2 | 15 KB |
| Environment and Heritage (no date) PDF |
2 | 14 KB |
| Environment and Heritage (no date) DOC |
2 | 26 KB |
| People and Communities (no date) PDF |
2 | 12 KB |
| People and Communities (no date) DOC |
2 | 27 KB |
| Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management (no date) PDF |
2 | 14 KB |
| Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management (no date) DOC |
2 | 25 KB |
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Regional Forest Agreement factsheets:
| Document | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
| Background to the RFA (no date) PDF |
2 | 29 KB |
| Environment and Heritage (no date) PDF |
3 | 33 KB |
| Jobs and forest industries (no date) PDF |
3 | 32 KB |
| Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management (no date) PDF |
2 | 72 KB |
| Gippsland: RFA Timeline (no date) PDF |
2 | 19 KB |
| Gippsland: The Future of your Forests (July 1999) PDF |
1 | 10 KB |
| Gippsland: Find out about the Gippsland RFA (no date) PDF |
2 | 27 KB |
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Resource Reports:
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Social and Economic Reports:
| Document | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
| Social Assessment Report (February 2000) PDF |
168 | 902 KB |
| Maps PDF |
6 | 1.5 MB |
| Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement Social Impact Analysis (no date) PDF |
10 | 49 KB |
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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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