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.

A review of the response to Coolaroo fire examining the effectiveness of emergency management improvements introduced following the 2014 Hazelwood mine fire; improvements applied included rapid deployment of air quality monitoring to inform health advice for local community and making information available on the EPA website.

A progress assessment of implementation of recommendations and affirmations from the 2014 and 2015–16 Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry reports. The report concluded significant progress to improve emergency planning and coordination, health outcomes and mine rehabilitation in the Latrobe Valley following the Hazelwood mine fire.

A high-level whole-of-state summary of the resilience of Victoria’s critical infrastructure sectors. This report draws on the collaboration between portfolio departments and industry throughout 2016–17 to improve the resilience of Victoria’s critical infrastructure and manage emergency risks.

A summary of observations, findings, and recommendations into management of investigations into planned burn breaches for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. This process has led to the improvement of DELWP’s risk assessment process for planning its bushfire fuel management on public land and its internal assurance processes.

The second and final annual progress report on implementation of recommendations from the 2015 Review of performance targets for bushfire fuel management on public land and the 2015 Independent Investigation of the Lancefield-Cobaw Fire. The report signals the completion of the move from a hectare-based fuel reduction target, to a risk reduction target.

A report capturing feedback directly from the community and identifying key lessons from the 2018 South West fires, it identified areas of ongoing concern including perceived fire risks associated with vegetation management, roadside vegetation, and power distribution systems.

A review that found power outages were not due to the combination of high heat and humidity increased power demand as Victorians attempted to cool their homes, nor due to insufficient supply, but rather a series of separate issues associated with localised network assets overloading from sustained high demand.

A framework describing a whole-of-government approach to monitoring and evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of actions outlined in the Adaptation Plan - a statewide, cross-sectoral, whole-of-government plan for Victoria’s response to climate change.

A progress report on the actions set out in the Victorian Government’s Cyber Security Strategy 2016–2020. This strategy aimed to improve the cyber resilience and governance in government and major infrastructure and service providers, and included a whole of government Cyber Incident Response Service.