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Victoria will have 50 aircraft available for the summer season to fight fires from the air and help keep communities safe. 

The Resilient Australia Award winners were announced this week, celebrating the best initiatives in building the whole of community resilience to disasters and emergencies around Victoria. 

East and West Gippsland will be a focus for emergency services this coming summer, as very dry conditions over consecutive years results in an above-normal bushfire conditions.

The MSAR eNews August edition is now available with the latest news from Victoria's marine search and rescue sector

The August edition of Resilient Recovery eNews is now available, keeping you updated with news on the AIDR conference, community recovery grants and more.

Marine Search and Rescue in Victoria has received a total of $1.9 million of funding of Parliamentary Accounts and Estimates Committee for the 2019-20 financial year.

Emergency services are encouraging people to take care if they are visiting the snow this winter.

Emergency services and theatre don’t always overlap, but they will when the Come From Away stage show launches in Melbourne next month.

The EM Update June edition is now available with the latest news from Victoria's emergency management sector.

Last night the Firefighters’ Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2019 passed through the Upper House and will become legislation in Victoria.