Volunteers from Victoria's marine search and rescue (MSAR) sector recently volunteered their time, with more than 30 attending our annual MSAR conference at the Victorian Emergency Management Institute (VEMI) in Mount Macedon.
EMV recently hosted the All Sectors Resilience Network Forum, involving members of Victoria’s eight critical infrastructure Sector Resilience Networks (SRNs).
After the extreme weather event in June 2021, we established a Learning Review with the Victoria State Emergency Service. Its goal was to capture lessons of state-wide, multi-agency significance.
A series of improvements have been made to the VicEmergency website, app and social media channels, in line with a national approach to emergency information and warnings.
The latest Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for December 2020 to February 2021 indicates an ‘average’ fire season for the state, which is in line with earlier predictions from the September-November 2020 outlook.