An assessment of the Victorian Government’s progress in implementation of commitments made in response to the Fiskville Inquiry, the report noted the completion of some commitments related to occupational health and safety and environmental compliance at CFA’s training centres, and satisfactory progress made towards remaining commitments.

A public inquiry into the preparation and planning undertaken for fire seasons focusing on the work of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, and its agencies, including Parks Victoria.
This report considered causes of bushfire ignitions, fundamental principles of bushfire fuel management with a focus on planned burning, other bushfire mitigation measures with a focus on evacuation policies, the effect of climate change on the bushfire season and emergency management coordination arrangements with a focus on the concept of shared responsibility and relevant legislative frameworks.

An independent review of the national electricity market to take stock of its current security and reliability and to provide advice to governments on a coordinated national reform blueprint. The Blueprint for the Future Security of the National Electricity Market delivers a plan to maintain security and reliability in the National Electricity Market in light of the significant transition underway, including due to rapid technological change.

An overview of the CERA (Community Emergency Risk Assessment) program and findings as at June 2017. The report found that the top three most common hazards identified across Victoria were heatwave, bushfire and storm.

A review of the effectiveness of accreditation processes and approaches to rostering personnel into Level 3 Incident Management Teams. The review makes a number of observations and two recommendations, focusing on AIIMS Level 3 incident management for Class 1 emergencies.

An independent study to improve the sector's understanding of various formal and informal ways in which local governments come together under a 'collaborative model' in emergency management. It provides baseline information and insights about the structure, processes and challanges faced by the collaborative groups.

An identification of different types of value provided by emergency management volunteers, including supporting measures and data, for effective policies, practices and decision-making. The report details potential approaches and methods to develop a more robust view of the value of volunteers, volunteering and volunteerism.

Part of an ongoing cycle of learning and improvement, this review aims to highlight good practice, changes and improvements that occurred across the Victorian emergency management sector during 2016–17. It summarises the assurance activities conducted and their outcomes.

An audit of the effectiveness of ICT disaster recovery processes of Victoria Police and four departments providing essential government services. This report concluded that the audited organisations did not have sufficient assurance that they can recover and restore all their critical systems in the event of a disruption or disaster.

An assessment of the implementation progress of the Victorian Emergency Management Strategic Action Plan Update 2016-19. The report details actions completed during the year including introducing new capability, approaches and resources across critical infrastructure; emergency management education; service delivery standards; and information sharing.