Planning and building for bushfire protection

This section provides a resource to assist with planning and building for bushfire protection, including links to information such as preparing your property for bushfire.

Bushfire planning provisions and bushfire building regulations ensure that new development is more resilient to bushfire and that landowners can maintain their property in a fire-ready condition.

Read our fact sheet for an overview of the bushfire planning and building requirements and answers to frequently asked questions:

Planning for bushfire protection

Information and advice about planning for bushfire protection including:

  • the bushfire planning provisions
  • Vegetation management
    - application of the 10/30 and 10/50 rules
    - managing roadside vegetation
  • Private bushfire shelters and community fire refuges

More information about planning for bushfire protection

Building for bushfire protection

Information about building requirements and standards in bushfire prone areas and how to find out what controls apply to your property including:

  • what are bushfire prone areas?
  • how to obtain a Bushfire Prone Areas Report
  • view an interactive map showing the location of bushfire prone areas in Victoria
More information about building for bushfire protection

Rebuilding and recovery

Information about rebuilding and recovery after the 2009 bushfires including:

  • bushfire recovery
  • Fire Recovery Unit
  • rebuilding dwellings or replacement buildings
  • Bushfire Response Planning Unit
  • Rebuilding Advisory Service

 More information about rebuilding and recovery after bushfires

More information

Other useful information about bushfire preparedness can be found on these websites:

  • Fire Services Commissioner
    The Fire Services Commissioner drives integration between the fire services, emergency management partners and the community.

  • Country Fire Authority (CFA)
    The CFA provides a range of risk reduction, fire suppression and incident management services to minimise the impact of fires and other emergencies on Victorian communities.

  • Department of Sustainability and Environment
    The Department of Sustainability and Environment is Victoria's lead government agency for sustainable management of water resources, climate change, bushfires, public land, forests and ecosystems.

  • Building Commission
    The Building Commission is a statutory authority that oversees the building control system in Victoria.  For those who currently live, or plan to build, in a bushfire prone area they provide information on the many precautions you can take to help protect your home and maximise your safety.

  • Department of Primary Industries
    The Department of Primary Industries' emergency planning and recovery programs assist Victoria's rural landholders to prepare for natural disasters and support during and after an incident with animal health and welfare, pasture management, pest and animal control, erosion protection, livestock feed planning and other issues.

  • Fire Recovery Unit, Regional Development Victoria
    The Fire Recovery Unit provides a point of contact for information and connection to services within the State Government for bushfire-affected communities. 
  • 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission
    The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission investigated the causes and responses to the bushfires which swept through parts of Victoria in 2009. The Commission delivered its Final Report on 31 July 2010 and is available on their website.


 

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