Productive and effective land management

We deliver effective management and governance of Victoria’s public land to protect its social, economic and environmental values and maximise its use by all Victorians. Our partnerships with Land Use Victoria, Parks Victoria and other stakeholders is essential for our success.

Increase the sustainable management of public and private land

We will:

modernise policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks to ensure effective management of state forests, coasts and other Crown land
support land managers in their stewardship of public land and private owners in managing environmental values

Outcome measures	Result 18–19	Target 19–20
Hectares of land added to the public estate for public purposes	104.2	130

Increase participation of Traditional Owners in land management decision making and practices

We will:

support Traditional Owners in finalising Traditional Owner Settlement Act agreements
contribute to and facilitate the development and completion of joint management plans

Outcome measures	Result 18–19	Target 19–20
Number of Traditional Owner Land Management Board appointments	1	1

Increase public value benefits from government land

We will:

identify opportunities to increase public value from government land in Victoria
increase the accessibility and use of government land data sets to inform decision making
improve information and advice on the Victorian Government’s land holdings for better decision making
deliver effective management of our state forests, coasts, parks and other Crown land to provide for a broad range of community uses and values

Outcome measures	Result 18–19	Target 19–20
Number of visits to the public land estate managed by the department’s portfolio agencies (Parks Victoria) (BP3 - DOI)	130.73m	103-105m
Number of approved user registrations for GovMap	1,218	1,757

Increase the quality and accessibility of land administration

We will:

deliver innovative and authoritative land administration and land information services
enhance our core spatial data information services and help government, industry and the community generate value from it

Outcome measures	Result 18–19	Target 19–20
Percentage of property transactions lodged electronically	95%	95%
Number of spatial data sets downloaded	188,239	260,000

Links to additional information
Marine and Coastal Act implementation Managing Crown Land Crown land leases, licences and permits Land Use Victoria Victorian Government land use policy and guidelines — Unlocking public value from government land State of the forest report Parks Victoria — State of the parks report