News

Communities in Victoria’s south west continue to move through the recovery from the fire event which started on 17 March and are at various stages.

Heavy rain and damaging winds have hit Melbourne and parts of Victoria this afternoon, with gusts of up to 98km/h recorded at Point Nepean.

The devastating effects of bushfires require an enormous recovery effort with members of the community, businesses and the emergency management sector all working together to play a critical role

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

The National Principles for Disaster Recovery have been updated.

Victorian emergency management volunteers are set to share in $13.34 million in grants to help fund new operational equipment and minor upgrades to buildings.

Empowering communities is an underlying step in building resilience, with Melton and Wyndham City Councils showing that it is not such a herculean task if you persevere.

For a long time the emergency management sector has found it challenging to effectively identify and learn lessons to provide evidence of behaviour or organisational change.

This week EMV participated in the national Diversity in Disaster conference, which focused on how disasters affect people in different ways, particularly how people from diverse or marginalised communities face unique challenges that influence their ability to prepare, respond and recover from emergencies.

Marine Search and Rescue (MSAR) units in Victoria’s south-west will receive new boats as part of funding provided by the Victorian government’s $11.3 million investment in the Marine Search and Rescue sector.