Firewood Collection
Residents can apply for a permit to collect firewood from municipal roadsides. However, some areas have restrictions or prohibitions on firewood collection, and violations can result in heavy penalties.
Before applying, please read the regulations for firewood collection on roadsides, forests and parks below.
Roadsides and Public Land
Due to habitat loss and personal safety concerns, firewood collection is not permitted on Council managed roadsides without a permit. Permits will only be issued for use during the two firewood collection seasons: 1 March - 30 June and 1 September - 30 November and are subject to conditions including no felling of standing trees - dead or alive. Firewood collection is not permitted on council roadsides of high conservation significance. These excluded roads are listed on the bottom of every permit issued.
No Collection Roads
The following roads have a high environmental significance, therefore firewood collection is not permitted on these roads.
- Acheron: Grannies Lane, Yellow Creek Road, McColl Lane
- Alexandra: Old Fawcett Road, Grannies Lane
- Buxton: Gypsy Lane, Passings Road, Project Road, Retreat Road
- Castella: Campbells Creek Road, Castella Road
- Fawcett: Old Fawcett Road
- Devils River: Skyline Road
- Dropmore: Lades Road
- Ghin Ghin: Old Ghin Ghin Road, Larnoo Road, Old Highlands Road
- Flowerdale: Old Spring Valley Road, Spring Valley Road, Upper King Parrot Creek Road
- Glenburn: Burns Road, Captains Creek Road, Kinglake-Glenburn Road, West Bridge Road
- Gobur: Frees Road
- Highlands: Lades Road, Old Highlands Road, Fassifern Road
- Kinglake: Deviation Road, Extons Road, Gordons Bridge Road, Kinglake - Glenburn Road, Kings Road, Murray Road
- Koriella: Old Fawcett Road
- Maintongoon: Maintongoon Road
- Marysville: Eagles Nest Road, Red Hill Road
- Molesworth: Native Dog Road
- Narbethong: Manby Road East, Nichols Road
- Strath Creek: Upper King Parrot Creek Road
- Taggerty: Blackwood Lane, Cathedral Lane, Swamp Creek Road, Yellow Creek Road
- Taylor Bay: Taylor Bay Right Arm Road, Bolte Bay Road, Eagles Nest Road, Red Hill Road
- Terip Terip: Penny Lane, Burges Road
- Toolangi: Old Toolangi Road, Smiths Road, Spraggs Road
- Yea: Clarks Road, Racecourse Road, Yea Spur Road
- Great Victorian Rail Trail
State Forests
Permits are not required to collect firewood from state forests provided that wood is taken from a designated collection point. Collection points open from 1 March - 30 June and 1 September - 30 November each year.
Collection point locations and conditions of use can be found at the Forest Fire Management Victoria website or by calling the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) on 136 186.
National Parks
Firewood collection is not permitted from National Parks, natural catchment areas and other conservation reserves. Heavy penalties apply.
While permits will only be issued for use during the two firewood collection seasons (subject to conditions), you are welcome to complete an application at any time.
Complete Firewood Collection Application