How much fuel reduction burning is done in Victoria?
In 2007-08, some 464 fuel reduction burns took place over 153,000 hectares of public land in Victoria, for public safety and ecological purposes. These burns were done in all areas of public land, including extensive burns in many national parks. This was an increase on the burning done in recent years, with an average of 350 management burns per year between 2003 and 2007. Since 2003, a combination of management burning and wildfire has burnt nearly three million hectares of native vegetation in Victoria, which is close to half Victoria’s public land.
