As If for a Thousand Years: A history of Victoria's Land Conservation and Environment Counservation Councils

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VEAC, Jan 1, 2006 - Nature - 200 pages

When Bill Borthwick, Minister for Lands, delivered his welcoming speech to the newly formed Land Conservation Council in 1971, he advised them to make their recommendations on public land use for Victoria "is if for a thousand years". And with that, he left them to it.

The Land Conservation Council was to provide a unique framework free from political intervention, where experts could debate public land use issues and recommend fair and balanced public land use, enshrining a representative reserve system for Victoria's remaining natural heritage. This is the story of the Land Conservation Council and how it developed into a leading model for community consultation, surviving dramatic changes to the political and environmental landscape but, despite name changes, remaining a stable and conciliatory force in the battle over public land in Victoria.

 

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TitleAs If for a Thousand Years: A history of Victoria's Land Conservation and Environment Counservation Councils
AuthorDanielle Clode
ContributorsEnvironment Conservation Council (Victoria), Victorian Environmental Assessment Council
PublisherVEAC, 2006
ISBN1741524636, 9781741524635
Length200 pages
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