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The Victorian Court of Appeal’s judgement regarding the Victorian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s (VEOHRC) Independent Equity and Diversity Review of MFB and CFA was handed down last week and means that the report will not be released at this time

Victorians are being urged to act now and begin summer season preparations early as part of Fire Action Week.

Fire danger ratings are now available for all weather districts across Victoria and provides a four-day forecast to help Victorians plan and make decisions around their safety.

The relocated State Control Centre (SCC) is, today, officially up and running.

A test of the Emergency Alert system will take place today to a targeted number of landlines in the Macedon Ranges as part of routine testing of the technology used for automatic calls to landline phones.

Victoria’s fifth community fire refuge at Lavers Hill is officially open.

More than 60 multi-agency personnel attended a workshop last week to discuss how Victoria's night fire suppression operations would be implemented ahead of the 2018-19 summer.

This summer, Victoria is working to have night fire suppression as part of its firefighting arsenal.

Victoria will welcome back its aerial firefighting fleet this summer, with a suite of 49 aircraft available to help protect communities.

Victorian emergency management personnel who assisted in managing out of control fires in the United States have returned home today.