Distribution of habitat groups in Victoria prior to 1750
Current distribution of habitat groups in Victoria
THE STATE • • • • •
Royal Commission target (to scale of map) 390,000 ha/year
Based on DSE map, 2009
Recorded fire history Victorian public land 1933-2010 F IR E H e c ta r e s T r e a t e d 1 ,5 0 0 , 0 0 0
1 ,2 0 0 , 0 0 0
Future annual fuel reduction target: 390,000 ha 6 0 0 ,0 0 0
3 0 0 ,0 0 0
99
-2 0
0 20 0 01 -0 20 2 03 -0 20 4 05 -0 20 6 07 -0 20 8 09 -1 0
8
6
-9 97
19
19
19
95
-9
4
2
-9
-9
19
93
0 19
91
8
-9
19
89
6
-8
19
87
4
-8
19
85
2 19
83
-8
0
-8
-8
19
79
19
81
8
6
-7
19
77
4
-7
19
75
2
-7 73
19
19
71
-7
0
8
-7
19
69
6
-6
19
67
4
-6
19
65
2
-6
19
63
0
-6
19
61
8
-6
19
59
6
-5
19
57
4
-5
-5
19
53
19
55
2
0
-5
19
51
8
-5
19
49
6
-4
19
47
4
-4
19
45
2
-4
-4
19
43
0 19
41
8
-4
19
39
6
-3
19
37
-3 35
19
33
-3
4
0
19
H e c tare s
9 0 0 ,0 0 0
Ye a r
Fuel reduction burns Fuel Reduction Burns
Bushfires Bushfires
Figures from annual reports tabled in Parliament
Bushfire Royal Commission Implementation Monitor (BRCIM) The report states “ The BRCIM questions the rolling target as the most effective way to increase the level of planned burning across the State as working towards a pre-determined target may diminish the State’s ability to focus on risk reduction in high risk areas. The BRCIM advocates that the State reconsider the planned burning rolling target of five per cent as the primary outcome as part of the planned burning reform program. It is considered that the most important objective of the planned burning program must be to address public safety risks in line with the VBRC’s [Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission] intentions.” Bushfires Royal Commission Implementation Monitor’s (BRCIM) Final Report, 2012