As if for a thousand years
Subtitle: A history of Victoria's Land Conservation and Environment Conservation Councils
By: Danielle Clode.
Contributors: Environment Conservation Council (Victoria); Victorian Environmental Assessment Council.
Publisher: Victorian Environmental Assessment Council
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Melbourne
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Environment Conservation Council (Victoria) -- History; Land Conservation Council, Victoria -- History; Conservation of natural resources -- Australia -- Victoria -- History
Other titles: As if for a thousand years : a history of Victoria's Land Conservation and Environment Conservation Councils
Description: 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 the state of Victoria in Australia "as 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 interference, 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 chances, remaining a stable and conciliatory force in the battle over public land in Victoria, Australia.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references ( p. 140-147) and index.