HVP’s plantations are our workplace and a vital timber resource for Victoria and beyond. We also recognise our plantations also can be used for many recreational activities.
To access a plantation, please consider which of the following matches your purpose for entering HVP land:
- Visitor Induction
- Human Power Pass
- Permit: Event, Film/photo, or Operator
Once a request has been submitted it is then reviewed to check whether it is a permitted use. Permits are also required to be assessed for their compatibility with operations and management activities that may be occurring within the area. Once these checks have been completed applicants will receive a response from HVP.
There is no fee for a Human Power Pass. Permits fees do apply for commercial and non-commercial requests and permits issued.
Please Remember – these are working plantations – you are responsible for your own safety and enter at your own risk. It is a condition of entry to HVP land that all parties abide by the terms and conditions set our in our inductions, passes and permits.
Visitor induction
You need an HVP visitor induction if you answer YES to any of the following:
- I am planning a visit accompanied or hosted by an employee or contractor of HVP Plantations, and they have directed me to undertake a visitor induction for HVP land.
OR
- I am involved in a group that has a permit (event, film, operator), and the organiser has chosen to use individual visitor inductions to demonstrate group members’ acceptance of the terms and conditions for being on HVP land.
OR
- I am employed by (or volunteer with) an agency requiring access through HVP land to conduct duties relating to forest management or emergency services.
E.g. DEECA, FFMV, CFA, SES
Human Power Pass
For approved non-commercial recreational activities such as pedal-powered bike riding, running, walking or horse-riding. The Pass is for individuals or groups of up to six (6) people. No fee applies. You are eligible for a Human Power Pass if you answer YES to all of the following:
- I am accessing HVP land for recreation, AND
- It’s for an activity that HVP allows, AND
- I’m not in a big group that needs an event permit, AND
- I’m not running a business, or working for someone else on HVP land.
HVP Permits
HVP offers the following range of permits to access HVP land for approved commercial and non-commercial activities:
- Event Permit for recreational, educational and community or hobby activities such as sporting competitions, functions, undertaken by groups over six (6) people.
- Operator Permit for recreational, production or hobby activities such as led tours and club activities regularly undertaken by groups of up to 12 people (including the tour operator/leader).
- Film & Photography Permit for filming or photography by a company, institution, group or individual. This includes feature or short films, television, advertisements, news and current affairs, corporate or educational videos, documentaries and student films.
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