any change to the natural or existing condition or topography of land including the removal, destruction or lopping of trees and removal of vegetation or topsoil (definition from Planning and Environment Act, 1987)
Australian Government, State Government (Victoria), Victoria State Emergency Service SES, Flood Victoria, Glossary and Abbreviations, Victoria, Australia 2012. http://www.floodvictoria.vic.gov.au/centric/learn_ about_flooding/glossary_and_abbreviations/glossary _of_terms.jsp, (ND Emr/ Flood - Brit) {906}