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The outstanding contribution of the state’s emergency services personnel has been recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours List.

Three Victorian resilience initiatives have taken home top prizes at the 2022 National Resilient Australia Awards.

Real Time Monitoring and Evaluation (RTM&E) teams recently travelled to the state’s flood zones – the Loddon Mallee Region during October and the Hume Region in November, as well as completing virtual deployments in November and December.

Victoria has welcomed a Black Hawk helicopter, capable of holding up to 4,000 litres of water and dropping fire retardant and foam, to bolster the state’s fleet of firefighting aircraft.

Victoria’s recent wettest October on record, coupled with reduced fuel loads following the 2019-20 bushfire season and the continued wet outlook is contributing to the forecast of below normal fire potential for eastern parts of the state this summer, according to the Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Summer, released today.

Victoria’s volunteer emergency services will benefit from $14 million in grants following the announcement of the 2022-23 Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) grants.

‘Lessons Management Update’ provides an overview of the implementation of lessons management in the Victorian emergency management sector.

A memorial at Treasury Gardens has opened to honour Victorian emergency services personnel who have lost their lives while serving the community.

From 1 September, fire danger ratings in Victoria will change in line with the Australian Fire Danger Rating System, which will be the same in every state and territory across Australia.

Victoria’s emergency management sector is working together to prepare for the higher risk weather season.