VicForests Timber Allocation Areas in Victoria, April 2019 Amendment

Spatial data specifying the extent and location of timber resources allocated to VicForests for harvesting and sale in State forests of Victoria. The dataset reflects the April 2019 amendment to the Allocation Order 2013, gazetted on 24 April 2019. It was published by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.

Use Cases

• Map timber harvesting zones based on the spatial extent and location data.
• Analyze forest stand type distribution across allocated areas.
• Monitor changes in timber resource allocation following the 2019 amendment.
• Integrate spatial forestry data with other land-use datasets.

Strengths

• Data is based on a gazetted legal amendment (April 2019) to the Allocation Order 2013.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (DWG, MIF, DXF, WFS, SHP, EXTENDED TAB, GDB, WMS, TAB).
• Published under a CC-BY-4.0 license, permitting reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-09 05:42:43.798481; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Time Range

Reflects the April 2019 amendment.

Geography

State forests in Victoria, Australia.