Agriculture Victoria - Trees on Farms Utilisation Program 2026 (With Funding Available)

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About Agriculture Victoria - Trees on Farms Utilisation Program

The Trees on Farms Utilisation Program supports Victorian landowners with small farm plantations by providing free plantation assessments to identify commercial opportunities for timber, firewood, and wood-fibre markets. The programme helps growers improve the value of their plantation resources through market connections, supply coordination, and better understanding of timber utilisation options.

• Sponsor Organisation: Agriculture Victoria

Benefits of Agriculture Victoria - Trees on Farms Utilisation Program

• Successful applicants will be assigned a plantation assessor to carry out a farm plantation assessment and produce a farm plantation assessment report.
• The Trees on Farms Utilisation Program will fund the full cost of the assessment.
• Funding will be paid directly to the assessors by DEECA on completion of the service.

Agriculture Victoria - Trees on Farms Utilisation Program Requirements

To be eligible to receive a farm plantation assessment, applicants must:

• own the land on which an eligible plantation is located or have the rights to harvest and sell the plantation’s wood resources.
• allow an on-site visit to the plantation for the assessors to undertake the assessment.
• be willing (and declare that any plantation managers working on the plantation are willing) to participate in an interview with the assessors about the plantation and assessment process.
• maintain current public liability insurance with a minimum of $10 million coverage per occurrence.

A land manager or forestry professional may apply on behalf of a landowner, provided the landowner meets the above eligibility requirements and written consent from the landowner is supplied.

Eligible plantations

To be eligible for inclusion in the program, a plantation must:

• have a net harvest area greater than 3 hectares and less than 30 hectares*
• inlcude trees that were established specifically for wood production prior to 2021
• contain trees planted in a woodlot, shelterbelt or other arrangement optimised for timber production
• not be already allocated or committed for sale
• be located in Victoria.

Plantations established under previous Victorian or Commonwealth plantations incentives schemes are welcome to apply.

Application Date and Process

To apply for the program, landowners must submit an expression of interest (EOI):

• Read the program guidelines carefully to confirm you are eligible. If you would like to confirm your eligibility or have any questions, please email [email protected]

• Select and complete the correct EOI form, based on who is applying:

  • Landowner

  • Land manager (on behalf of a landowner)

  • Forestry professional (on behalf of a landowner)

• Gather the required information including evidence of landowner consent (if required).

• Submit your EOI online.

You will be notified of the application outcome within 2 months of the EOI period closing.

Successful applicants will be required to endorse a letter of acceptance confirming their final intention to proceed with the farm plantation assessment.

To start a new application

• If you are a landowner, click on this link to apply.

• If you are a land manager, click on this link to apply.

• If you are a forestry professional applying on behalf of a landowner, click on this link to apply.

Application Deadline

28 August, 2026

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