April 6th, 2022New riverside camping sites online

The first of hundreds of new riverside camping spots are now online with the hundreds more of the Croown Land sites to be added progressively in the coming weeks.
Up to 50 more will come online by the end of April, with newly available sites to be listed on the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) website once they are identified as suitable for camping.
The new sites can be accessed by foot from designated parking areas around the townships of Seymour, Tallarook, Murchison and Molesworth. Future sites may be able to be accessed by vehicles, depending on location.
The sites are coming online gradually as part of a staged approach, following a comprehensive consultation process where more than 1100 submissions were received on draft regulations.
Rigorous public land value assessments were conducted by DELWP to ensure the sites are safe – and are followed by Traditional Owner assessments of each site to ensure they are culturally appropriate for camping.
Further sites along the Goulburn, Broken, Ovens, Campaspe, Loddon, and Murray Rivers are currently being assessed for inclusion in the program.
The public can already lawfully access licensed river frontages for recreation such as fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
A 24-hour hotline (13FISH) is available for the public to report any illegal or antisocial behaviour.
For more information visit: forestsandreserves.vic.gov.au/land-management/managing-crown-land/access-to-crown-water-frontages