Cobboboonee National Park and Forest Park boundaries
Community Consultation
Over the coming months DSE will guide a process that will gather information from technical and scientific sources, stakeholders and the broader community about the values of the Cobboboonee forest. The consultation process will provide feedback to the Minister of Water, Environment, and Climate Change so he can make a decision about the boundaries. A community panel will work with DSE to ensure the views of the community and other stakeholders are heard and accurately reflected to the Minister.
 Consultation steps | Date |
Community panel established | June |
Initial meetings with stakeholders and newsletter | June |
Written submissions – open | mid - June |
Written submissions – close | 27 July |
Focus groups with: Key stakeholders Randomly selected local community members | August |
Consolidation of community and technical input and analysis Sharing with participants (stakeholders and community) | August/ September* |
Report to Minister | September* |
Engagement about management of National Park and Forest Park | Ongoing |
- *Amended to October
Cobboboonee Engagement process (PDF - 503 Kb) Cobboboonee State forest Basemap A4 (PDF - 571 Kb)Fact Sheets
There are many forms of information that have come together so the best decision can be made for the future of the Cobboboonee forest.
Within this package of fact sheets, information is provided on the policy and legislative frameworks and guidelines relevant to the consultation.
1 Policy and guidelines (PDF - 434 Kb) 2 National park and forest park (PDF - 436 Kb) 3 Gunditjmara and native title ( - 423 Kb) 4 Biodiversity (PDF - 453 Kb) 5 Recreation (PDF - 429 Kb) 6 Forest products ( - 424 Kb) 7 Fire (PDF - 432 Kb)The community consultation process conducted by the Department of Sustainability and Environment and Parks Victoria over the last six months has concluded. It has collected information on proposed Cobboboonee national park and forest park boundaries through written submissions, focused group discussions and comment on the draft consultation report.
DSE and Parks Victoria thank the community and stakeholders for their input and expertise. Information they have contributed including the report on consultation is now being considered by government before a decision is made.
The commitment to establish a national park and forest park in the area of the Cobboboonee State Forest remains a priority for the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
It is expected that the Minister will make an announcement about the boundaries early in the new year. The Minister hopes to personally visit the area to make the announcement as promised during his visit to the Cobboboonee forest in September.
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