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Tuesday 19 December 2023

VEAC has published its interim assessment of the state forests in the Central Highlands

VEAC has published its interim assessment of the state forests in the Central Highlands. The interim report assessing the values of the Central Highlands IPAs is now available.  The report will inform community engagement to be carried out by the Eminent Panel for Community Engagement. The final report including an economic assessment will be submitted to the Minister by 31 July 2024.

Wednesday 16 August 2023

Read the story of VEAC and its predecessors in this 50 year timeline

Take a look at the timeline we prepared for our 50th anniversary in 2021 showing some of the major events that have influenced and contributed to public land use planning in Victoria, beginning with the Little Desert campaign.  Milestones and key recommendations over the 50 year work program of the LCC, ECC and VEAC are highlighted.

Friday 5 May 2023

VEAC has published two reports providing advice on aspects of public land use information

Two reports providing advice on aspects of public land use information are now available. This technical advice was requested by the previous Minister and submitted to the Minster for Environment Ingrid Stitt MP on 28 April 2023. The reports include an assessment of the available data on recreational activities on Victoria’s public land as well as advice on improvements to the VEACRecs25 dataset on agreed public land use decisions.  View the reports here

Monday 17 April 2023

Bill Borthwick Student Scholarships 2023 announced

VEAC received an outstanding range of applications this year.  The recipients of the 2023 scholarships can be viewed here.

Tuesday 17 January 2023

Bill Borthwick Student Scholarships 2023 - Call for applications

The scholarships were announced in March 2011 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first meeting of the Land Conservation Council (LCC).  They honour the vision of the Hon. Bill Borthwick, Victoria's first Minister for Conservation from 1973-1979 and Deputy Premier from 1979 to 1982.  VEAC has established the annual scholarships for tertiary students to assist in the costs of research relating to public land in Victoria, including terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. Find out more here.

Tuesday 9 August 2022

Reports released for Strathbogie Ranges and Mirboo North Immediate Protection Areas

The recommendations for the future use of the Strathbogie Ranges and the Mirboo North Immediate Protection Area can be found in the report of the Eminent Panel for Community Engagement released on 8 August 2022.  VEAC’s completed assessment is also available updating the reports published in March to inform the panel’s community engagement.   VEAC’s report also contains an assessment of the economic implications of the Panel’s proposed land use changes.

Tuesday 5 April 2022

Bill Borthwick Student Scholarships 2022 announced

VEAC received an outstanding range of applications. The successful projects involve topics ranging from an Aboriginal stone quarry to identifying biodiversity refuges and protecting them from extreme disturbance events. The recipients of the 2022 scholarships can be viewed here. 

Friday 1 April 2022

VEAC has published two reports on the values of the Mirboo North and Strathbogie Ranges Immediate Protection Areas

The reports assessing the values of the Strathbogies and Mirboo North IPAs are now available. The full report including an economic assessment will be submitted to the Minister by 31 May 2022.

Wednesday 1 December 2021

VEAC receives request from Minister to assess forests in Strathbogie Ranges and Mirboo North

VEAC has now received the formal request from Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio to undertake the first phase of the scientific assessment of the values of areas identified as Immediate Protection Areas (IPAs) in eastern Victorian forests and protected from timber harvesting since November 2019. Phase 1 will assess IPAs in the Strathbogie Ranges and Mirboo North. The second phase is expected to commence in 2022 and will include IPAs in the forests of the Central Highlands and East Gippsland.

Friday 13 August 2021

Government responds to VEAC’s Assessment of Victoria’s Coastal Reserves recommendations

The Victorian government has accepted or accepted in principle all 9 recommendations in VEAC’s Assessment of Victoria’s Coastal Reserves Final Report. The Government Response was tabled in State Parliament on Thursday 5 August 2021. You can read the response here


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