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The Victorian Government has partnered with Bendigo Bank and The Salvation Army to establish the Victorian Bushfire Appeal, with 100% of donated funds going directly to communities in need.

A State of Disaster has been declared by the Premier Daniel Andrews for parts of the State for the next seven days.

A contingent of emergency management personnel from the US have arrived to assist in managing Victoria’s ongoing and significant fire threat.

Parts of the Wimmera and Mallee and East and West Gippsland are forecast to experience above-normal bushfire potential over the summer, according to the update of the Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook, released today. 

New guidelines for preparing the State Emergency Management Plan have been released.

Human rights start with you – Human Rights Week 2019 

Victoria’s summer aviation fleet was launched today, marked with a fly-over by one of the newest members of the fleet, Marty.

Chief Fire Officer of the Edmonton Fire Rescue Services in Canada, Ken Block, has been appointed as Victoria’s first Fire Rescue Commissioner.

The December edition of Resilient Recovery eNews is now available.

As of 1 December 2019, the responsibility for the administration of Victoria’s Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements has moved to Emergency Management Victoria (EMV).