On 7 December 2021, the Victorian Ombudsman tabled in Parliament the final report following an investigation into decision-making under the Victorian Border Crossing Permit Directions. As a result of the investigation, the Ombudsman made five recommendations with Recommendation 5 being that the Secretary to the Department of Health report publicly on Recommendations 1-4 on or before 31 March 2022.

An overview of the Victoria State Emergency Service Community Safety Program for flood, which demonstrates how VICSES works with communities and partners to achieve more aware, informed and prepared communities; supporting them to understand their flood risk and the relevance of taking action before, during and after emergency events.

A strategy that provides a framework for Victoria Police’s counter terrorism activities centered on the core focus areas of Prevention, Protection, Disruption and Response; identifies the key terrorist-related threats and how Victoria Police intends to address these over the next 4 years; and increases awareness and transparency of Victoria Police’s counter terrorism activities and priorities.

Fire and Emergency Champions of Change Group’s fifth progress report, providing a snapshot update on actions taken, and outcomes achieved against gender equality priorities. This is the first report that provides a five year review of progress on women’s representation in the sector, including in frontline service delivery roles, documenting the progress that has been made since the Group first reported in 2018.

The final Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry progress report, it summarises implementation progress (to July 2022), and finds that 246 actions set out in the Victorian Government Implementation Plan are now either closed or complete, 14 recommendations and affirmations directed to health agencies are complete and 26 recommendations and affirmations directed to coal mine operators are either closed or complete.

An assessment of the Victorian Government’s progress in implementing commitments made in response to the Fiskville Inquiry, the report found two of the five remaining commitments are now complete and that the other three remain in progress.

A report that identifies key emergency risks, interdependencies and resilience improvement initiatives being addressed collaboratively by industry and government across Victoria’s eight critical infrastructure sectors. The report includes activities completed and emergencies experienced between 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022. Climate change, natural disasters and cyber security are some of the top risks highlighted across sectors for the following 12-month period.