Community engagement for vegetation management

The research project has been developed by CFA R&D in collaboration with Safer Together staff, as well as agency and community stakeholders. The broader project has been broken down into six phases.

Vegetation management is increasingly important in Victoria due to climate change and land use changes. As bushfires become more frequent and intense, collaboration between public and private stakeholders is crucial. Understanding how agencies and communities currently engage in vegetation management is essential for making this transition.

This research is assisting Safer Together’s continued efforts to improve community safety by identifying, developing, and assessing the effectiveness of the community engagement activities Safer Together undertakes within vegetation management.

The research is investigating how different agencies involved in Safer Together practice community engagement for vegetation management and how key community stakeholders would like to be engaged in Victoria’s vegetation management program in the future.