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This section of the VRO website is a collaborative effort between the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) (external link) and Department of Primary Industries (DPI). DSE has wide ranging responsibilities for the management of plant and animal issues across Victoria, including the conservation of native flora and fauna, and the control of pest plants and animals. Visit the Plants and Animals section of DSE's website (external link) for up to date information. Biodiversity conservation and management is a fundamental part of DSEs integrated programs - find out more on DSE's Biodiversity page (external link) - including information on: Natural Landscapes, Bushfire Recovery, Rivers and Wetlands, Natural Seascapes, Rural Landscapes, Urban Landscapes and Victoria's Biodiversity Strategy. |
| A landscape is made up of basic elements - climate, geology, topography, vegetation, fauna and humans - biophysical characteristics that can be used to identify differences between different landscapes. A landscape approach to conservation emphasises that all components of the landscape are important - not just single (usually rare or threatened) species or communities. | ![]() |
![]() Landscape Zones | Landscape Zones are the practical planning units used in Bioregional Biodiversity Strategies. They are the units used to specify local goals for native biodiversity. Each zone captures areas of common vegetation types and landscape characteristics, and provides an intermediate planning scale between Bioregions and property scale. It is at the landscape scale that many ecological processes occur and therefore this is a useful level at which to plan for maintenance of these processes and conservation of biodiversity. They also provide a manageable size in which to work, and are more readily recognised or identified by local communities. Landscape Zones are shown on this map and can be clicked on to reveal information on: Landscape Plans, Practitioner Reports and Local Area Biodiversity Plans that relate to each of these zones. These can also be viewed from the links provided below. More landscape zone plans will be made downloadable as the information becomes available. |
| North Central | North East | Goulburn Broken |
| Muckleford Landscape Planning | Alpine Landscape Planning | Longwood Landscape Planning |
| Wedderburn Landscape Planning | Kiewa Landscape Planning | Barmah Landscape Planning |
| Bendigo Landscape Planning | Lower Kiewa Landsape Planning | Buxton Landscape Planning |
| Cobaw Landscape Planning | Lower Ovens Landscape Planning | Central Creek Landscape Planning |
| Corack Landscape Planning | Mid King Landscape Planning | Chesney Landscape Planning |
| Gunbower Landscape Planning | North East Landscape Planning | Dookie Landscape Planning |
| Heathcote Landscape Planning | Omeo Landscape Planning | Goldfields Landscape Planning |
| Jarkilin Landscape Planning | Ovens Landscape Planning | Graytown Landscape Planning |
| Leaghur Landscape Planning | Ovens & King Landscape Planning | Hughes Creek Landscape Planning |
| Lalbert Landscape Planning | Upper Murray Mitta Landscape Planning | Jamieson Landscape Planning |
| Maryborough Landscape Planning | Lake Eildon Landscape Planning | |
| Mitiamo Landscape Planning | Mallee | Lake Mountain Landscape Planning |
| Moliagul Landscape Planning | Murray Scroll Belt Landscape Planning | Reedy Lake Landscape Planning |
| Moorookyle Landscape Planning | Manangatang Landscape Planning | SW Goulburn Landscape Planning |
| North Central Landscape Planning | Milewa-Carwarp Landscape Planning | Samaria Landscape Planning |
| Pyrenees Landscape Planning | Nangiloc-Colignan Landscape Planning | Southern Goulburn Landscape Planning |
| Quambatook Landscape Planning | Robinvale-Nyah Landscape Planning | Strathbogie Landscape Planning |
| Tennyson Landscape Planning | South East Mallee Landscape Planning | Timmering Dryland Landscape Planning |
| Terrick Landscape Planning | South West Mallee Landscape Planning | Tungamah Landscape Planning |
| Willaura Landscape Planning | Violet Town Landscape Planning | |
| Wingallok Landscape Planning | Port Phillip | Western Goulburn Landscape Planning |
| Craigieburn Landscape Planning | Yarrawonga Landscape Planning | |
| French Island Landscape Planning | Yea Landscape Planning | |
| West Gippsland | Gembrook Landscape Planning | |
| Baw Baw Landscape Planning | Hurstbridge Landscape Planning | Corangamite |
| Black Range Landscape Planning | Koo Wee Rup Landscape Planning | Barrabool Landscape Planning |
| Erica Landscape Planning | Melbourne Landscape Planning | Barwon Landscape Planning |
| Fish Creek Landscape Planning | Mornington Landscape Planning | Bellarine Landscape Planning |
| Grand Rige Landscape Planning | Phillip Island Landscape Planning | Blackwood Landscape Planning |
| Latrobe Landscape Planning | Reefton Landscape Planning | Ballarat Landscape Planning |
| Macalister Landscape Planning | Wallan Landscape Planning | Buninyong Landscape Planning |
| Narracan Landscape Planning | Werribee Landscape Planning | Carlisle Landscape Planning |
| Nooramunga Landscape Planning | Werribee South Landscape Planning | Corangamite East Landscape Planning |
| Prom Plain Landscape Planning | Yarra Landscape Planning | Corangamite West Landscape Planning |
| Stradbroke Landscape Planning | Enfield Landscape Planning | |
| Strzelecki West Landcape Planning | Glenelg | Gerangamete Landscape Planning |
| Tanjil Landscape Planning | Balmoral Landscape Planning | Gherang Landscape Planning |
| Tarwin/Powlett Landscape Planning | Ballan Landscape Planning | Heytesbury Landscape Planning |
| Wilsons Promontory Landscape Planning | Bridgewater Landscape Planning | Leigh Landscape Planning |
| Yarram Landscape Planning | Cavendish Landscape Planning | Moomowroong Landscape Planning |
| Chatsworth Landscape Planning | Mt Elephant Landscape Planning | |
| Wimmera | Cobboboonee Landscape Planning | Otway Landscape Planning |
| Ararat Hills Landscape Planning | Codrington Landscape Planning | Rokewood Landscape Planning |
| Bulgara Landscape Planning | Crawford River Landscape Planning | Sabine Landscape Planning |
| Brim Lawler Landscape Planning | Dergholm Landscape Planning | Steiglitz Landscape Planning |
| Flat Grey Plains Landscape Planning | Dundonnell Landscape Planning | |
| Hindmarsh Landscape Planning | Grampians Landscape Planning | |
| Little Desert Landscape Planning | Gringegalgona Landscape Planning | |
| Meereek Landscape Planning | Harrow Landscape Planning | |
| Mt Cole Landscape Planning | Karabeal Landscape Planning | |
| Northern Footslopes Landscape Planning | Lake Goldsmith Landscape Planning | |
| South West Wimmera Landscape Planning | Lake Mundi Landscape Planning | |
| Telopea Downs Landscape Planning | Lower Glenelg Landscape Planning | |
| West Wimmera Plains Landscape Planning | Merino Landscape Planning | |
| Wimmera Plains Landscape Planning | Mt Eccles Landscape Planning | |
| Mt Talbot Landscape Planning | ||
| East Gippsland | Muirhead Landscape Planning | |
| Bairnsdale Foothills Landscape Planning | Portland Landscape Planning | |
| Bogong Landscape Planning | Rocklands Landscape Planning | |
| Highlands - Far East Landscape Planning | Tower Hill Landscape Planning | |
| Howitt Landscape Planning | Undulating Alluv Landscape Planning | |
| Lower Snowy Landscape Planning | Wannon Landscape Planning | |
| Mitchell Landscape Planning | Unnamed Landscape Planning | |
| Monaro Tableland Landscape Planning | ||
| Red Gum Plain Landscape Planning | ||
| Stirling Landscape Planning | ||
| Tyres Landscape Planning | ||