Bushfire Issues
Submission to the 2009 Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission [2mb]
Report of the Bushfire Recovery Taskforce 2007 [PDF:302KB]
State Government of Victoria, 2007
National Parks: Lock em Up and Let em Burn: Grampians and Anakie Fires 2006 [PDF:9.38MB]
The Stretton Group, 2006
Report of the Inquiry into the 2002-2003 Victorian Bushfires [Link to Department of Premiere and Cabinet website]
State Government of Victoria
The Facts Behind the Fire: A Scientific and Technical Review of the Circumstances Surrounding the 2003 Victorian Bushfire Crisis [PDF:3.08MB]
Complied by Barrie Dexter and Athol Hodgson, 2005
Bush Fires: Mountain Forest Management - A Pictorial Survey of Black Friday [PDF:8.29MB]
Wildfire, Ecology and Sociology, 1939
Forests, Fire and the Timber Industry Report [PDF:398KB]
Victorian Association of Forest Industries, 1993
Coroner Maria Doogan's Report into the 2003 Canberra Bushfires [Link to ACT Law Courts and Tribunal website]
ACT Government
Victoria's State of the Forests Report - up to 2003 [Link to ACT Law Courts and Tribunal website]
This is Victoria's first State of the Forests Report, which will now be reported every five years.
Truly ecologically sustainable forest management - world's best practice forestry in Victoria [PDF:4.2MB]
This Seminar was presented to VAFI on the 15 June 2006.
Sustainability Charter for Victoria's State forests [PDF:1.96MB]
Developed under the Sustainability Forests (Timber) Act 2004.
Victorian Forests: The Green Way Forward [PDF:35KB]
Australian Greens Victoria outlines their way forward socially, environmentally and economically.
Continuous Improvement in The Protection of Environmental Values in Public Native Forests in Victoria Since The 1960's [PDF:393KB]
Prepared by Graeme Gooding.
Why plantations are no substitute for native forest timber in Victoria - 20 September 2006 [PDF:52KB]
Prepared by John Cameron and Rob Willersdorf, and presented at a VAFI Seminar on
September 20 2006
Victorian Timber Industry Plantations: A Hardwood Industry Perspective [PDF:129KB]
A report prepared for VAFI by Hamish Crawford - This paper discusses the vexed issue of whether or not plantations can be a substitute for timber native forests in Victoria.
Attracting Investment in Hardwood Sawlog Plantation Resources [PDF:152KB]
Prepared for VAFI by Mark Poynter - Director of Forest & Natural Resource Services and Bernie Pigdon - Director of Prospect Consulting.
Water Issues
Review of Timber Production in Melbourne's Water Catchments [PDF: 884KB]
Compliled by Mark Poynter & Gary Featherston for VAFI
Rural Water Use and the Environment: The Role of Market Mechanisms [Link to Productivity Commission Website]
A report by Productivity Commission.
Water, Wood and Wildlife Part One: Opportunities for the RRG Forests of the Central Murray [PDF:3.24MB]
Compiled by Barrie Dexter and Mark Poynter for VAFI, NAFI, TCA and NSWFPA.
Water, Wood and Wildlife Part Two: The Lifeblood for Sustainable River Red Gum Forests [PDF:1.57MB]
Industry Issues
Impacts of log auctions on the Victorian native hardwood sawmilling industry September 2006 [PDF:205KB]
Study was prepared for VAFI by URS Forestry.
The Allen Consulting Report - Victoria's Forest Industries [PDF:680KB]
An Economic Impact Assessment Report to VAFI March 2006
The Environmental Impact of Building Materials - Victorian Native Forest Timbers [PDF:575KB]
A Discussion Paper By the Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) December 2005
This is a draft discussion paper outlining how the environmental values of timber compare with other building materials.
Overview of Illegal Logging [PDF:171KB]
Prepared by Jaakko Poyry Consulting for the Australian Government - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry September 2005
Prepared for the Australian Government by Jaakko Poyry Consulting (Asia-Pacific) Pty Ltd.
Socio-Economics of the Forest & Forest Products Industry in Victoria [PDF:379KB]
Prepared for VAFI by J.N. Cameron, this report outlines the contribution of the forest industries to trade, regional development and employment.
VAFI Policies
Forest Industries Policy Charter: Vision 2025 - Sustainable Forest Industries in Victoria [PDF:126KB]
Twenty First Century Forest Industries in Victoria [PDF:101KB]
Joint Forest Industries Policy [PDF:44KB]
Vision 2025: VAFI Deliverables [PDF:326KB]
VAFI Submissions
Below is a collection of submissions from VAFI and other industry bodies in regard to forest policy
Submission to the Land and Biodiversity Green Paper [648KB]
Submission to the Victorian Government Bushfire Recovery Round Table [PDF:102KB]
Submission to the Federal Government's Discussion Paper "Bringing Down the Axe on Illegal Logging[PDF:39KB]
Submission to the Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET) Scheme Rules [PDF:46KB]
Submission to Department of Sustainability and Environment Framework of Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management [PDF:427KB]
Comments on the Draft National Climate Change Adaptation Framework [PDF:47KB]
VAFI Submission to the National Emissions Trading Taskforce (NETS) [PDF:50KB]
Submission to Department of Sustainability and Development in Response to Draft Sustainable Water Strategy Central Region [PDF:155KB]
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