A more flexible system of Native Vegetation Management In March the Bush Broker scheme was launched as a market driven system to register and trade native vegetation credits. FLEXIBLE OFFSET ARRANGEMENTS Bush Broker, Victoria’s native vegetation credit registration and trading system, will facilitate the new approach to native vegetation management. In most cases the clearing …

Regulation & Regional Victoria Overall the Government’s uptake on concepts put into the VCEC (Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission) Report has been outstanding and should make a considerable difference to business. NATIVE VEGETATION A more strategic approach will identify significant native vegetation earlier in the planning processes The new framework will afford land managers with …

Providing guidance on extractive industry proposals The purpose of this practice note is to provide guidance to applicants, operators and the community about extractive industry proposals. The practice note includes an overview of: The extractive industry approval process; Protecting existing extractive industry operations; and Protecting Victoria’s stone resources and Extractive Industry Interest Areas (EIIA). EXTRACTIVE …