Network Outage Review - interim report

Network Outage Review - interim report

Summary of activity
A review into the transmission and distribution businesses operational response to the 13 February 2024 Storms, it identifies improvements for better community outcomes in an environment of more frequent and intense weather events that challenge our networks. This includes quick response on the ground relief, compensation and adjustments to regulatory frameworks, which were made for a time when our distribution businesses operated in a ‘steady state’.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Independent
Risk topic
Energy supply disruption
Misogyny, Racism and Violent Extremism in Australia

Misogyny, Racism and Violent Extremism in Australia

Summary of activity
The Australian counter-terrorism strategy now recognises violent extremism as coming in many forms, and as politically, religiously, or racially-motivated. This report finds robust evidence of underlying drivers to radicalisation that can help us better understand the causes of violent extremism and formulate more responsive interventions to prevent violent extremism
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Academia
Risk topic
Terrorism and extremism
Review of Victoria's water safety arrangements

Review of Victoria's water safety arrangements

Summary of activity
An assessment of whether Victoria’s current water safety arrangements are helping to lower the drowning toll and deliver the Victorian Water Safety Strategy 2021–25 outcomes. The report found that overall, Victoria’s approach to drowning prevention is proactive and evidence-based, however, there are opportunities to improve the coordination of initiatives and the overall oversight of our approach to water safety.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Inspector-General for Emergency Management
Risk topic
Public health emergency
2023-24 Major Incidents Report

2023-24 Major Incidents Report

Summary of activity
The eighth Major Incidents Report provides an annual record of major incidents that have been identified as significant by the emergency management sector during the 2023–24 financial year. This report identifies 30 major incidents, with 5 case studies selected for in-depth discussion.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Australian Government
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
National Emergency Management Agency
Risk topic
All hazards
Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria

Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria

Summary of activity
The 2022 flood event impacted 81% of local government areas across Victoria, particularly in Northern Victoria and the Maribyrnong river catchment area. The Committee’s final report has concluded there needs to be a more integrated, community centred and accessible approach to emergency management, from planning through to recovery.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Parliament of Victoria
Risk topic
Flood
Boots on the ground: Raising resilience

Boots on the ground: Raising resilience

Summary of activity
A report that examines Australia's disaster preparedness, response and recovery models, and explores plausible alternative models to current ones. It identifies key challenges in Australia's disaster response such as the lack of empowerment for local communities, inadequate funding for local councils and coordination as well as communication challenges.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Parliament of Australia
Risk topic
All hazards
Victoria’s Critical Infrastructure All Sectors Resilience Report 2023

Victoria’s Critical Infrastructure All Sectors Resilience Report 2023

Summary of activity
The eighth report published under Victoria’s critical infrastructure resilience arrangements, it identifies key emergency risks, inter-dependencies and resilience improvement initiatives being addressed collaboratively by industry and government across Victorian critical infrastructure sectors.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Emergency Management Victoria
Risk topic
All hazards
COVID-19 response inquiry: roundtable summary – experience of First Nations people

COVID-19 response inquiry: roundtable summary – experience of First Nations people

Summary of activity
A summary of discussions which brought together key stakeholders from a range of First Nations organisations across Australia who played a key role in the COVID-19 response. Representatives shared their views on the experiences of First Nations people during the pandemic, what the Australian Government did well and what could be improved for a future crisis.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Australian Government
Risk topic
Public health emergency
Network Outage Review - final report

Network Outage Review - final report

Summary of activity
An independent review into the response of Victoria’s network businesses to the 13 February storm event. The review makes 19 recommendations which form a clear pathway for Victoria’s transmission and distribution businesses to prepare better, prevent outages, and to more effectively reconnect and provide support to communities during and after events, and to continuously improve by learning from these experiences.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Independent
Risk topic
Energy supply disruption