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Victorian flood recovery support to NSW has come to a close, with a taskforce of 44 emergency service personnel returning yesterday.

A team of swift water rescue specialists and support staff from Victoria are deploying to Queensland today, following widespread flooding in the south-east of the state.

The AFL community is celebrating emergency services in Gippsland today, with Hawthorn taking on Collingwood for six ‘quarters’ of AFL action at the Morwell Recreation Reserve.

Crew of the CH47 Chinook helicopter have taken the opportunity to get to know the Victorian landscape – by day and night to build on their safety skills, and train in controlled circumstances.

Emergency Services volunteers go above and beyond to protect the Victorian community and the Victorian Government is helping to recognise these efforts and boost volunteer numbers across the state through its 2021–22 Valuing Volunteers Program grants.

The emergency management sector is well-represented on the Australia Day Honours List 2022.

A review has begun into the Victorian Preparedness Goal (VPG) and Victorian Preparedness Framework (VPF).

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

The latest addition to Victoria’s firebombing fleet is ready to hit the skies to support firefighting efforts across the state, to help keep communities safe this summer.

Victoria’s new Water Safety Strategy 2021-25 has been launched, with a focus on shared responsibility between people managing and using the state’s water environments, including pools, beaches, rivers, lakes and dams.