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 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.
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| Document | Pages | File size |
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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] identifies the extent of the comprehensive adequate and representative reserve system in the North East RFA region.
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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MoU for the extension of the Victorian RFAs PDF
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MoU for the extension of the Victorian RFAs DOCX
| 8 | 72 KB |
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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 will line up the expiry dates for all five Victorian RFAs and allow 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 20 year 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:
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Amendment to the North East RFA (March 2018) PDF
| 4 | 267 KB |
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Amendment to the North East RFA (March 2018) DOCX
| 4 | 36 KB |
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Victorian RFAs five-yearly reviews
It is a requirement of the North East RFA that its performance is reviewed every five years. The details of the North East RFA review process is outlined in the agreement.
The Victorian Government has reported on its five RFA 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 North East RFA and continue to underpin the management of forests covered by the agreement.
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Comprehensive Regional Assessment:
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Directions or Options Report:
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Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management Report:
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Environment Reports:
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Factsheets:
Comprehensive Regional Assessment factsheets:
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Regional Forest Agreement factsheets:
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Background (no date) PDF | 2 | 20 KB |
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Background (no date) DOC | 2 | 24 KB |
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Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management (no date) PDF | 2 | 10 KB |
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Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management (no date) DOC | 2 | 27 KB |
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Environment and Heritage (no date) PDF | 5 | 16 KB |
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Environment and Heritage (no date) DOC | 5 | 31 KB |
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Highlights (no date) PDF | 2 | 10 KB |
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Highlights (no date) DOC | 2 | 54 KB |
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Jobs and forest industries (no date) PDF | 3 | 12 KB |
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Jobs and forest industries (no date) DOC | 3 | 27 KB |
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Resource Reports:
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Social Report:
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Social Assessment Report (1998) PDF | 124 | 5.0 MB |
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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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