Residents able to Collect Firewood

Following the recent storms experienced in the Rural City of Wangaratta, residents are able to collect wind damaged timber from various roads throughout the municipality. Firewood permits will only be available for the below listed roads.

Council permission is not required for these roads but residents still require a permit from the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE). DSE permits are available from DSE's Beechworth, Ovens and Wangaratta offices, Beechworth Visitor Information Centre and the general stores located at Moyhu, Whitfield and Eldorado.

* Rose River
* Upper Rose River
* Paradise Falls Road
* Smalls Road
* Miller Road
* Edi Cheshunt Road
* Lake Buffalo – Whitfield Road
* Black Range Road
* Edi Meadow Creek Road
* Carboor Upper Road
* Moyhu Meadow Creek Road
* Carboor Everton Road (weekend only)
* Oxley Meadow Creek Road
* Allans Lane
* Milawa Bobinawarrah Road
* Box Forest Road
* Whorouly Carboor Road
* Kneebones Gap Road
* Meadow Creek Hall Road
* Powells Lane
* Whorouly Bowmans Road
* Bowmans Murmungee Road
* Bobby Lane
* Ferguson Lane
* Sinclair Lane
* Lee Morrison Road
* Cemetery Lane, Everton
* Diffeys Road
* Horsehoe Gap Road
* White Post Road
* Boralma Tarrawingee Road
* Petticoat Lane
* Morrison Road
* Boland Road
* Boundry Borrhaman North Road
* Egans Road
* McLeans Road
* Chisholm Street
* Kellys Gap Road
* Moloneys Road
* Myrrhee Whitlands Road
* Boggy Creek Road

Collection of timber from these roads will only be available until 30 September 2005. As VicRoads is responsible for managing the main roads in the Rural City of Wangaratta any requests to access timber on these roads needs to be directed to VicRoads.

For further information about the collection of firewood please contact Council's Sustainability Program Coordinator, Karen Jones, on 5722 0888.