Firewood Collection

Armchair beside a fireplace

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:

  • Impacts to biodiversity: road reserves are important habitat for native species, and fallen dead logs provide habitat for native fauna.
  • Spread of weeds: inadequate weed hygiene practices can result in the spread of weeds from one road reserve to other areas where the weed might not have been established.
  • Occupational health and safety risks to people collecting firewood, e.g. through operating chainsaws.
  • Traffic hazards from vehicles and people operating the road reserve.
  • Amenity impacts to residents adjacent to the collection area.

Only Indigo Shire residents with a permit are eligible to collect firewood from permitted roads within the Indigo Shire Council area