Victorian policy

Environment and Practical Conservation

Review Victorian timber and forestry restrictions using published evidence on conservation, sustainable harvesting, regional employment and industry viability.
Support community-led conservation and wildfire mitigation.
Oppose carbon taxes and market-distorting subsidies.
Protect productive agricultural land from speculative rezoning.
Reform water markets to prioritise local and environmental needs.
Restore genuine landcare and habitat protection programs based on practical outcomes.
Launch Conservation First – A Real Environmental Strategy focused on restoring rivers, bushland, biodiversity and practical land-management outcomes.
Review and, where justified, repeal specific gas and forestry restrictions or subsidies that harm affordable energy, sustainable industry or energy security, while preserving environmental safeguards.
Support genuine carbon sequestration through tree planting, water protection, and land management.
Partner with farmers, not punish them—respect local expertise in managing natural resources.
Repeal excessive planning overlays that prevent families from managing fire risk or clearing invasive species.
Fund a long-term coordinated program for invasive weeds and feral pests, with local Landcare groups, councils, landholders and Traditional Owner ranger groups.
Propose a shared federal–state conservation fund of $500 million for practical pest, weed and habitat projects.
Expand fuel-reduction and bushfire-preparedness work in designated high-risk areas in cooperation with fire agencies and landowners.
Rehabilitate degraded rivers, wetlands and catchments; strengthen responses to unlawful dumping and harmful discharges.
Audit the active management needs of Victorian national and state parks, including invasive species, track maintenance and conservation access.
Strengthen tree protection in suitable subdivisions, including a proposed 30% tree-canopy target.
Improve conservation education, vocational land-management training and recycling and waste enforcement.

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