The first of two local VMFRP community advisory groups has hit the ground running. The Gunbower National Park VMFRP Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) includes community members and forest users from across the local area.
Expressions of Interest are being sought from community members, forest user groups, Traditional Owners, and industry representatives keen to provide advice and input into two proposed VMFRP sites in north central Victoria.
Victoria’s effort to restore and protect nine areas of high-value Murray River floodplain will prioritise community engagement and consultation, as it moves into the formal environmental assessment process.
Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne has advised the two east Victorian Murray Floodplain Restoration Projects – at Gunbower National Park and Guttrum and Benwell state forests – to submit comprehensive environmental reports as part of their next stage.
The Andrews Labor Government has secured $29 million in Commonwealth funding, enabling the first stage of the Victorian Murray Floodplain Restoration Project to get underway.
The Andrews Labor Government has secured $29 million in Commonwealth funding, enabling the first stage of the Victorian Murray Floodplain Restoration Project to get underway.
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