Prepare your property for bushfire

Starting to prepare your property?

If you have an established property in a bushfire area, you may want to prepare your property for bushfire.

Planning permit exemptions apply in some circumstances to ensure that landowners with existing homes can take some action.

What bushfire controls apply to my property?

Drawing showing a house with driveway and shed in a rural setting with some trees and hills behind

Have access to permit exemptions to clear vegetation

Planning permit exemptions apply to ensure that landowners with existing homes can take some action to manage and maintain vegetation on their property for bushfire protection.

For bushfire protection, a planning permit may not be required for:

Managing vegetation around dwellings and along fence lines

Have access to permit exemptions to build a private bushfire shelter

To build a private bushfire shelter, a planning permit may not be required:

See more about private bushfire shelters

Other ways to prepare for bushfire

Landowners can prepare for a bushfire event in other ways, such as knowing the location of their local community safer places, having a bushfire plan or learning about bushfire behaviour. For more information, refer to the weblinks below:

CFA - Plan and prepare for fires

Forest Fire Management Victoria