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Community members are allowed to collect firewood on permitted Indigo Shire Roads, with a permit, at certain times during the year.
The firewood collection season is now open and will run until Monday 30 June.
Roadside firewood is an affordable fuel source but these benefits need to be balanced with risks including:
Only Indigo Shire residents with a permit are eligible to collect firewood from permitted roads within the Indigo Shire Council area
If you are an Indigo Shire resident you can apply for a permit to collect firewood for personal use only. Firewood can only be collected from roads included on the permitted roads list below.
Collection is NOT ALLOWED on roads managed by Regional Roads Victoria (RRV). To view the roads managed by Regional Roads Victoria, click here.
Roads not listed below contain vegetation with critical and high conservation value and firewood collection is prohibited.
View the list of permitted roads
Authorised Council officers will assess each application taking into consideration other works that may be going on at the time. No firewood collection will be permitted on roads that are classified as high or critical conservation value.
Please apply for your firewood collection permit by completing our Firewood Collection permit application form.
Firewood collection seasons are usually:
However, the opening and closing dates may be modified based on conditions and consultation with the CFA.
DELWP also offers designated firewood collection areas on crown land, check the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action for further information.
From time to time our operations team clears trees that are suitable for firewood, as a result the Indigo Shire has established a Community Woodlot. The Community Woodlot has been operating since 2007 in partnership with the Beechworth Correctional Centre to provide a source of low-cost firewood for Indigo Shire pensioners and concession cardholders.
Due to prisoner team time constraints it is difficult to facilitate distribution over the whole of the Shire area and direct delivery is not guaranteed. However recipients can arrange for collection from those depots where the wood is prepared. If you are part of a community organisation that would like to assist in helping with the distribution of wood within your local community, please contact us.