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The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) was a body that provided independent advice to the State Government of Victoria, Australia. VEAC was granted the power to "conduct investigations and assessments, provide advice and make recommendations relating to the protection and ecologically sustainable management of the environment and natural resources of public land" (Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001). VEAC was established under the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001..[1], replacing the Environment Conservation Council (ECC), which in turn replaced the Land Conservation Council (LCC) which operated from 1971-1997 [2]. VEAC was abolished in 2026 when the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001 was repealed [3].
The scope of the VEAC legislation was initially proposed to include assessments and recommendations about private land, although this was subsequently amended to focus solely on public land [4].
VEAC established the Bill Borthwick Scholarship to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the LCC and to honour the Hon Bill Borthwick , the Minister for Lands and Minister for Conservation during the establishment of the LCC [5], [6].
The recommendations of VEAC and its predecessors have led to the protection of most of the national parks that exist today in Victoria. The most recent declared parks in Victoria (as of 2026) were the Wombat-Lerderderg national park, Pyrenees National Park and Mount Buangor national park [7], which were recommended by VEAC in their Central West Investigation [8].
Other investigations that led to the declaration of new national parks included the River Red Gum Forests Investigation [9],[10] leading to the creation of the Barmah, Gunbower, Lower Goulburn River and Warby Range-Ovens River national parks [11], [12].
Land-use change can be controversial and many VEAC investigations and assessments led to public debate about appropriate land use classifications for public land [13], [14], [15]
A history of the ECC and LCC by Dr Danielle Clode was published in 2006 [16].
References
[edit]- ↑ State Government of Victoria. "Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001". Victorian Legislation. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. "Victorian Environmental Assessment Council". The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Swinburne University. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Legislative Council (19 Feb 2026). "Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025". Hansard. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ anon (16 Nov 2001). "Rights protected". The Riverine Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ VEAC. "Bill Borthwick Student Scholarships". Victorian Environmental Assessment Council. Victorian Environmental Assessment Council. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Clode, Danielle. "As if for a thousand years". Danielle Clode.
- ↑ DEECA (2026). "New parks in Central West Victoria". Forests and Reserves. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ VEAC (2021). "Central West Investigation". Victorian Environmental Assessment Council. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ data.gov.au. "Final VEAC boundary for the River Red Gum Forests Investigation". Australia’s public data. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ VEAC (2008). "River red gum forests investigation". Victorian Environmental Assessment Council. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ VNPA (2009). "River red gum & Murray River parks". Victorian National Parks Association. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ ADA (July 2019). "Call for direct action on VEAC Central West recommendations". ADA News. Australian Deer Association. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Morton, Adam (15 Sep 2008). "Fight over push to save red gums". The Age. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ SSAA (3 Jan 2024). "Fighting to save public land access for outdoor recreation". SSAA Victoria News. Sporting Shooters Association of Victoria. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Cox, Timothy (15 Jan 2024). "Great Forest National Park proposal closer to reality following VEAC interim report release". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Clode, Danielle (2006). As if for a thousand years. Melbourne: Victorian Environmental Assessment. ISBN 9781741524635. Retrieved 17 April 2026.