A track through tall eucalypts near Olinda Falls

Wood smoke in the Dandenong Ranges

Less smoke starts with dry wood and a clean flue. A neighbour's smoke is a matter for the council.

We connect you with a local firewood supplier who works in the hills.

Olinda Forest. Photo: Nick Carson, CC BY 3.0

The heater

EPA Victoria points to three Australian standards: AS 4012 for a heater's output and efficiency, AS 4013 for its emissions, and AS 2918 for installation. Its advice is a heater that meets the standards, installed by a professional. Knox council asks for a heater certified to AS 4012 and 4013, installed by a licensed person under the Building Act.

Owners also carry the general environmental duty: run the heater so it makes as little smoke as it reasonably can.

Checked 25 October 2026 against EPA Victoria: manage smoke from wood heaters, Knox City Council: wood heaters and woodsmoke and EPA Victoria: remember where smoke goes (30 June 2025).

Less smoke

Dry, seasoned, untreated hardwood, a clean flue before winter, and nothing painted or treated in the firebox. The seasoning guide has the detail.

Checked 25 October 2026 against EPA Victoria: manage smoke from wood heaters.

A neighbour's smoke

EPA says smoke from a neighbour's heater goes to the local council, not to EPA. Knox and Cardinia both say to talk to the neighbour first.

Yarra Ranges: Burning-off and smoke questions to the council on 1300 368 333.
Knox: The neighbour, then the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria, then the council's health services on 9298 8000.
Cardinia: The neighbour, then the council. Widespread smoke goes to EPA.
Maroondah: Incinerators have been banned since 1995, and burning off needs a permit and a property over 1 ha.

Checked 25 October 2026 against EPA Victoria: manage smoke from wood heaters, Yarra Ranges Council: wood heaters, burning off and air quality, Knox City Council: wood heaters and woodsmoke, Cardinia Shire Council: burning and Maroondah City Council: burning off.

Ask for a quote

Tell us where you are and what needs doing, and we'll contact you as soon as possible.

Suburb

Anything else? Optional

How much you want, whether it should be split small for the heater, and how close a truck can get to where it's stacked.

Photos Optional, up to 4

A photo of the driveway and where the wood will be stacked helps with the quote.

Your name

Phone

Your name, number, what you write and your photos reach us by email, and go to no one else. We keep the email for record keeping purposes, and a note of the time, the page, the suburb and the job, so we can count requests. Privacy.