Firewood in Menzies Creek
Menzies Creek is split between two councils, Yarra Ranges and Cardinia, and the burning rules change at the line.
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Two councils, one town
Menzies Creek is named after James Menzies, a gold digger who worked the area in the 1860s. Its station opened with the Gembrook line in 1900. The town was once in the old Shire of Sherbrooke. It is now split between Yarra Ranges, with a little over half the area, and Cardinia, with the rest. Your address decides which council's rules apply.
On the Yarra Ranges side, each address has an urban, bushland or rural burning category, and the council's page looks it up. Heater smoke goes to the council on 1300 368 333. On the Cardinia side, burning off is allowed only to reduce bushfire fuel, and a smoky neighbour is something to raise with them first and the council second.
Checked 25 October 2026 against Wikipedia: Menzies Creek, Vicmap Planning, the state's zone and overlay maps (DataVic), measured across the suburb, Yarra Ranges Council: burning off, Yarra Ranges Council: wood heaters, burning off and air quality and Cardinia Shire Council: burning.
Rural blocks under the overlay
The planning map shows no residential zone in Menzies Creek. Half is green wedge land and about a third Rural Conservation. The Bushfire Management Overlay covers most of it, and CFA's woodpile advice applies: keep the stack at least 10 m from the house. The erosion overlay covers about a third, so check the drive before the truck comes.
Checked 25 October 2026 against Vicmap Planning, the state's zone and overlay maps (DataVic), measured across the suburb, CFA: Landscaping for Bushfire (version 3, June 2022) and CFA: preparing for bushfire season.
No collecting on the Cardinia side
There are no firewood collection areas anywhere in Cardinia. This spring's are all State forest areas in the Yarra district, around Powelltown and Warburton. The collecting guide has the seasons and the limits, and the buying guide covers what a delivered load should come with.
Checked 25 October 2026 against Forest Fire Management Victoria: find a firewood collection area and Conservation Regulator: collecting firewood.
East and west of Menzies Creek
- Selby
- Settled at the same time, a short way west. All Yarra Ranges.
Checked 25 October 2026 against Wikipedia: Selby, Victoria and Vicmap Planning, the state's zone and overlay maps (DataVic), measured across the suburb.
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