Find a firewood collection area

The 2025 autumn firewood collection season is open from Saturday 1 March until Monday 30 June.

Please view the Regional State Forest maps to identify firewood collection areas in your region and information that may be specific to your region. You can download and print an updated map of where firewood can be collected in your area.

There is no guarantee that firewood will be available for collection in the domestic firewood collection area after it has been opened.

If there is a high fire danger risk, the firewood collection season may be shortened to reduce risk. Do not enter the forest on days of Catastrophic fire rating.

Some firewood collection areas may close at short notice due to a planned burning activity. New firewood collection areas may also open throughout the season.

Most people follow the rules and do the right thing by our environment, there are penalties for those who don’t. Read about firewood regulations and penalties here: Conservation Regulator website.

Find firewood collection areas in your region, either use the interactive map or search bar below. To print maps, set your printer to A4 or A3 and to 'fit printable area'. Firewood collection area maps can be optimised for viewing by downloading the PDF maps onto mobile devices and then using geo-referenced maps on location via the free Avenza Maps Mobile App.

Barwon South West Region

Our forests are very dry, and the risk of bushfire remains high. Additional collection areas will be opened as the fire risk across the landscape reduces. Please check this website for updates.

There are 10 firewood collection areas available across the Barwon South West region for the opening of the autumn collection season.

The firewood resource is a mixture of natural fall, by-product from hazard tree treatment from planned burn preparation, and a limited amount of production.

There are 3 collection areas in the Far South West.

UPDATE 08/03/2025 Mt Cole SF – Substation East collection area is now open.

There are 7 collection areas in the Otways.

UPDATE 03/03/2025 Deans Marsh – Seaview Road collection area is now open.

Access to firewood collection areas may be disrupted at short notice due to planned burning or other forest management operations - check https://plannedburns.ffm.vic.gov.au/ for planned burns in the area.

Observe all access, regulatory and safety related signage in the forest. Respect the environment and be careful of your own safety when collecting firewood.

Firewood collection areas may be closed if conditions become unsuitable or the resource is fully utilised.

Determinations for the firewood collection areas in the Barwon South West region were published in the Victorian Government Gazette G9 pp288-291 27th February 2025.

Firewood plans (maps) that have been lodged in the Central Plans Office can be viewed at www.landata.vic.gov.au.

Gippsland Region

This autumn there are 72 firewood collection areas available across the Gippsland region.

Make the most of firewood collection opportunities early in the season with most collection areas in Gippsland providing only low quantities of firewood from natural fall.

We are making available firewood from storm recovery and bushfire risk reduction works where possible throughout Gippsland but the public are reminded there is no guarantee supply will remain throughout the season.

Access to firewood collection areas may be disrupted at times due to work on roads, tracks and strategic fuel breaks.

Latrobe District (West Gippsland)

Latrobe District has undergone some minor changes to the Rawson, Tanjil Bren, Tanjil South and Thomson firewood collection areas from the spring 2024 collection season.

The Boolarra and Baromi Block (Mirboo North) collection areas are again included with high volumes of accessible firewood from recent storm recovery works. Wood will also be made available from bushfire risk reduction works within the Tanjil South collection area on Merv Track and Mt Carmel Rd.

These collection areas may be subject to temporary closure at short notice due to ongoing forest works. Please do not enter closed roads or work areas.

Reasonable quantities of wood is still available on the McConachys Road Coupe map. The Yinnar and Wombat Ridge Coupe collection areas have been removed this season due to low quantities of suitable wood.

Macalister District (Wellington LGA)

The Alberton West and Stockdale maps and areas south of Stockdale Rd on the Briagolong map remain removed for this autumn collection season due to the lack of availability of firewood on the ground.

We have added defined roadside collection within the Carey State Forest on the new Carey firewood collection area map this season.

There will again be quantities of firewood placed on Old Rosedale Rd in the Woodside collection area from strategic fuel break construction works.

Tambo District (East Gippsland)

Within Tambo District the Bruthen, Bullumwaal Nicholson, Colquhoun, Lower Tostaree and Splitters firewood collection areas have undergone some minor changes from the spring 2024 collection season.

Collection area within the Colquhoun Regional Park has been removed off the Colquhoun map due to firewood from bushfire reduction works being depleted in previous seasons.

Following bushfire risk reduction works we have included additional roads with suitable firewood as follows:

Splitters collection area, Splitters Range Rd added. Lower Tostaree collection area, Circle Rd added. Bruthen collection area, Pipe Dump Rd added. Bullumwaal Nicholson collection area, Milkies Run Rd added.

Snowy District (Far East Gippsland)

Snowy District has undergone some minor changes to the Bendoc East, Bonang and Cann Valley Drummer firewood collection areas from the spring 2024 collection season.

The following roads have a higher likelihood of firewood following bushfire risk reduction works.

Cann Valley Drummer collection area: Bellbird Track, Butter Track, Box Ridge Track, Cemetery Track, Axemans Track, and Bear Track.

Orbost collection area: Ostlers Gap Road, WSM Road, Back Break Track, Painted Line Track, and Stoney Creek No.1 Track.

Bendoc West collection area: Border Track, The Fives Road, and Clive Track.

Victoria Government Gazette

The determination of firewood collection areas in the Gippsland Region was published in the Victoria Government Gazette No.G9 Dated Thursday 27 February 2025, pages 291 to 293.

Grampians Region

Firewood collection areas across Grampians Region will open for Autumn firewood collection season 1 March and will close on 30 June.

This autumn there are 13 firewood collection areas opening on the 1st of March, with more planned later in the season. The firewood resource is a mixture of natural fall, by-product from hazard tree treatment from planned burn preparation and recovery operations, and a limited amount of fallen green firewood.

There are 13 collection areas in the Midlands district.

Due to ongoing fires in the Wimmera District declaration of designated Firewood Collection Areas will be delayed this Autumn Season.

Several of the domestic firewood collection areas are in locations which have been impacted by windstorm in the Wombat State Forest and the Bayindeen bushfire in Mt Cole State Forest.

Roads may be closed at short notice to manage safety issues relating to either the bushfire recovery across the Grampians region or storm recovery works occurring in the Wombat State Forest.

We ask members of the public to please adhere to these closures for their own safety and the safety of any of our staff who may be working in the area.

Please check the website to see which sites are open before you head out to collect firewood.

For further information on current road closures, please visit - Forest and road closures (ffm.vic.gov.au)

We ask members of the public to please adhere to these closures for their own safety and the safety of any of our staff who may be working in the area.

Victorian Government Gazette

The domestic firewood collection area determination and subsequent amendments are published in the Victoria Government General Gazette.

Hume Region

This Autumn 107 firewood collection areas will be opened in the Hume Region from 1st March. Areas subject to seasonal road closures will be unavailable from or before 12th June. An additional 10 firewood collection areas may be opened if timber becomes available.

Please avoid collecting firewood during or immediately after heavy rainfall for your own safety and to ensure that your car doesn’t become bogged due to muddy tracks. Check overhead for dangerous branches when parking and whilst collecting firewood.

The domestic firewood collection area determination and subsequent amendments are published in the Victorian Government Gazette.

Loddon Mallee Region

Murray Goldfields District

This autumn, there is a reduced supply of domestic firewood available and fewer firewood collection areas will open.

You may need to travel to collection areas further away from your local area.

To prioritise local communities' access to available firewood, collection from designated firewood areas in state forests in parts of Central and Northern Victoria will be limited to residents of specific local shires. Please verify you are eligible to collect before you arrive.

DEECA cannot guarantee the availability of dry firewood. Most of the firewood available during the autumn season is green and will need to be stored for 8-12 months before burning. Green firewood is from recently felled trees which still contain moisture and must dry out before use.

Financial assistance is available for people on low incomes who buy firewood: www.ffm.vic.gov.au/firewood/energy-concession-and-support.

Central Victoria

Designated Firewood collection areas in State forests in Central Victoria will be restricted to residents of specific local councils.

These rules aim to ensure that local communities have greater access to available firewood into the future. While firewood is free to collect, supply is not unlimited. This means firewood needs to be managed responsibly to ensure environmental sustainability.

Residents from the following Local Government Areas can collect firewood from Central Victorian state forests

Residents from outside the above Local Government Areas, cannot collect firewood from designated firewood collection areas in state forests in Central Victoria.

Firewood collectors may be asked to prove their address when collecting firewood

Map of the domestic firewood collection restrictions for state forests in Central Victoria (PDF, 1017.0 KB)

Murray Goldfields District firewood collection areas overview map (PDF, 2.1 MB)

River Redgum Forests

Gunbower State Forest

Opening of the Gunbower State Forest designated firewood collection area is delayed to 1 April 2025 due to fire risk. Red gum firewood for the 2025 Autumn firewood collection season is available at Gunbower State Forest.

Restrictions are in place for firewood collection in Gunbower State forest. Only residents from Campaspe Shire Council, Gannawarra Shire Council, Loddon Shire Council and Swan Hill Rural City Council can collect from Gunbower State Forest.

Firewood collectors may be asked to prove their address when collecting firewood.

Mallee District - Robinvale - Parks Victoria

Residents of the Rural City of Mildura and Swan Hill Rural City are eligible to collect firewood in the Robinvale firewood collection areas during the autumn 2025 collection period.
Domestic firewood on public land is a limited resource that needs to be carefully managed. It is important for forest health, wildlife habitat, public safety and the sustainability of firewood resources that local communities rely on, that they are managed this way.
Many animals rely on fallen timber and tree hollows for habitat. Crevices under logs and hollows in trees provide safe places for mammals, reptiles, birds and invertebrates to live and are the perfect place to protect their young from predators. Fallen timber and tree hollows also have value far beyond basic shelter, providing food resources and recycling nutrients in the ecosystem as it decays.
We encourage the community to consider where the firewood they get comes from. Victorians are urged to ask questions before they buy, to avoid inadvertently supporting illegal firewood operators and to reduce the impact of these illegal activities on our environment.

Mallee District firewood collection areas overview map (PDF, 1.1 MB)

The domestic firewood collection area determination and all subsequent amendments are published in the Victorian Government Gazette.

Port Phillip Region

This Autumn, there are 19 firewood collection areas that will be available within the Port Phillip Region.

Medium volumes of firewood are available from strategic fuel break work and 2024 storm recovery by-product at Pioneer Creek Road Domestic Firewood Collection Site, situated on Pioneer Creek Road, close to the Noojee-Yarra Junction Road intersection.

Medium volumes of firewood by-product from planned burning preparatory and strategic fuel break works are available at Pauls Range and Crusher Track collection areas.

Low volumes of firewood by-product from these works are available at MB Fireline, Patrol Rd, Xanthorrea Track and Worlleys Track collection areas.

The remaining Port Phillip natural falls roadside collection areas will continue to provide low firewood volumes for the duration of the Autumn collection season.

Access to firewood collection areas may close at short notice for scheduled planned burning but will otherwise be available from 1^st March until 30^th June 2025.

Please note that the Worlley's Track, Crusher Track, Mississippi and Torbets collection areas include some seasonally closed roads. These roads will be closed from 13th June 2025 and reopen on the 31st October 2025.

The domestic firewood collection area determination and subsequent amendments are published in the Victorian Government Gazette.

Firewood collection areas by region

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Page last updated: 28/02/25