This page contains useful resources to support emergency management planning at all levels, including state, regional and municipal. The information is compiled from a variety of sources including material generally available on the public record, reputable specialist sources and original material. Care has been taken wherever possible to verify accuracy and reliability; however, the material does not provide professional advice. No warranty is provided nor, to the extent lawful, liability accepted for loss resulting from reliance on the contents of this guide or from its use. Readers should apply their own skill and judgement when using the information contained herein.
Emergency Management Planning Reform Newsletter
Subscribe to the Emergency Management Planning Reform Newsletter (External link)
Emergency management planning context
Fact sheet: Emergency services organisations and departments
Fact sheet: Fire prevention planning
Fact sheet: Future of the EMMV
Fact sheet: States of Emergency Under Victorian Law
Fact sheet: Legal Protection for Emergency Volunteer Workers
Emergency management planning hierarchy
Emergency Management Act 1986 (External link)
Emergency Management Act 2013 (External link)
Emergency Management Legislation Amendment Act 2018 and second reading speech
White paper: Victorian emergency management reform
Victorian emergency operations handbook
Continuous review, monitoring and evaluation
Lessons management handbook, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (External link)
Managing exercises handbook, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (External link)
Additional resources
Aboriginal Victoria heritage register (External link)
Australian disaster resilience handbook collection (External link)
Disaster recovery toolkit for local Government
Economic development Australia - economy, jobs and business insights (External link)
Emergency planning handbook, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (External link)
Fact sheet: Financial Arrangements - Government Post-Emergency Assistance Measures
National Emergency Risk Assessment Guidelines (NERAG) handbook (External link)
National map of reported mobile black spots (External link)
National principles for disaster recovery (External link)
Problem solver’s toolkit (External link)
Red Cross resources for agencies (External link)
Victorian preparedness framework
Victoria's registered Aboriginal parties (External link)
The department acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.