Victoria Prepared
Victoria's emergency services are among the best in the world, but like many places, Victoria will continue to face significant emergency risks. Victoria needs a modern 'all-hazards' (both natural and man-made) emergency management system to better prepare us for the future.
Share your views
The Victorian Government is interested in your views on how Victoria can better prevent, mitigate, respond to and recover from emergencies.
You can share your opinion on the questions and options contained in the discussion paper Towards a More Disaster Resilient and Safer Victoria (PDF 1.55 mb).
View the Green Paper
Part B: Issues & challenges (HTML)
Part C: The way forward (HTML)
The government has already taken steps to improve emergency service delivery and further measures will be actioned before the next fire season. Some of these key measures are summarised in the Green Paper's companion document Victoria Prepared: An Action Plan (PDF 263 kb).
The action plan also provides an overview of the Green Paper.
View the Action Plan
Victorian Prepared: An Action Plan (HTML)
How to have your say - lodging your response
There are several ways you can respond to the discussion paper.
- submit your comments in a simple online form
- email your response at greenpaper@justice.vic.gov.au
- mail your response to
Green Paper
Department of Justice
Reply Paid 87276
Melbourne VIC 8060
Consultation process
The consultation is open until 14 November 2011.
Timeline for Reform
Following consultation on the Green Paper (and the release of the Final Report of the Victorian Floods Review due 1 December 2011), a policy proposal will be developed and released in the form of a White Paper in 2012, with the ultimate aim of introducing major reforms in 2012.
Questions
Do I need to provide my name and details?
You do not need to provide your full name and address in order to respond, but we do ask you to provide your postcode.
If you would like to be kept informed of updates, please provide your email address.
Will my submission be publicly viewable?
Please note that responses will be treated as public documents and may be quoted and attributed in reports, websites or other materials published by the Victorian Government. If you do not wish to have your name and response published, please clearly mark your submission "in confidence".
Contact
Please contact the Victorian Government Bookshop on 1300 366 356 if you would like a printed copy of the discussion paper mailed to you.
Need more information?
The Final Report of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission is available at www.royalcommission.vic.gov.au
The Interim Report of the Review of the 2010-11 Flood Warnings and Response is available at the Victorian Flood Review website www.floodsreview.vic.gov.au
The National Disaster Resilience Strategy can be viewed here on the DPC website.
Last updated on Tuesday, 20 September 2011