Issues of Interest - Detailed View

VFBV Submission to: The River Red Gum Forest Investigation

VFBV on behalf of CFA volunteers has written to CEO – Joan Phillips of the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council regarding concerns raised out of the River Red Gum Forest Investigation.

VFBV has raised concerns regarding a number of specific aspects of the recommendations that potentially will impact on the safety and sustainability of communities adjoining the river red gum forests i.e:

• Access and egress
• Fuel management
• Land management and agency resources
• CFA resources and community impacts
• Cessation of grazing
• Campfires

With the above concerns in mind, VFBV made a number of recommendations relating to these aspects of the management of river red gum forests. A full copy of the submission will be available shortly for your information.

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