Operations Update
HVP have a vision of respecting our communities and having them value us. For this to occur we need to get better at telling our story of economic growth and community support. Our staff identify with the adage ‘We do the right thing when no-one is watching.’ This resonates with us, it is a true reflection of the role of the Australian forester. Our staff are passionate about what we do. We love forests, we live in forests, and we depend on a healthy and sustainable environment to work, earn and live.
On any given day HVP staff may be responsible for more than one hundred operations taking place across our estate. All necessary to ensure we are able to continue supplying our customers with the wood they need to make the products people use every day.
These updates are of operations we consider will have significant general community interest. We also provide notification directly to our neighbours immediately adjacent to harvesting coupes, aerial operations and where we have to undertake burning for residue or fuel reduction.
Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all current operations across the estate.
Should you have further queries or suggestions in relation to these operations please contact us via the contact tab at the top of this page.
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Immediate closure of HVP's Shelley plantation
January 22, 2026
As a result of recent fires and our ongoing recovery program, HVP’s Shelley plantation will be closed to all members of the public until further notice.
Full DetailsVictorian bushfire update from HVP Plantations
January 15, 2026
Over the past week HVP has been actively engaged in bushfire response efforts across Victoria, working closely with authorities to support fire control and the protection of communities and plantations.
Full DetailsThinning Harvest at the Creswick Pine Plantation
HVP Plantations has scheduled a thinning harvest at the Creswick Pine Plantation commencing Monday 9/02/2026. The operation will occur over a period of 3-4 weeks.
Roads around the operation will remain closed for safety reasons during the operation.
During the operation sections of the Djuwang Baring (Creswick Trails) mountain bike tracks will be closed. Please see https://www.djuwangbaring.com/ for further details.
A section of the Goldfields Track (Wallaby Track) will have a detour in place, continuing along Jackass Road.
Drop-in session invitation
January 8, 2026
Invitation to attend an HVP Drop-in session about our draft High Conservation Values Assessment & Plan, and regeneration plans for Fellas Track
Full DetailsNorth East Region Boron Program 2025
HVP Plantations wish to advise of upcoming aerial fertiliser operations in the plantations in North East Victoria.
Myrtleford - Bright, Emu, Merriang, Ovens
Shelley - Jinjellic, Koetong, Railway,
Benalla - Warrenbayne & Blue Range
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