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The majority of stakeholders argued that the current targeted level of prescribed burning, approximately 130,000 hectares per annum, undertaken by DSE and its partner agencies is insufficient to mitigate the impacts of future bushfires and provide the level of fire needed to promote healthy ecological outcomes. The Committee agrees with these stakeholders and recommends a significant increase in the level of prescribed burning to mitigate the risks associated with future bushfires.
The Committee notes that its recommendation for a substantial increase in prescribed/ecological burning may have a significant impact on the community and require a cultural change in some community attitudes. It believes this increased level of prescribed burning will be of such benefit to the environment and the Victorian community that a unified commitment to promoting this change is essential.
