On 19 December 2015, two bushfires were ignited by lightning strikes in Victoria’s Barwon Otway area.
https://www.igem.vic.gov.au/publications/igem-reports/review-of-the-initial-response-to-the-2015-wye-river-jamieson-track-fire
Community recovery following the 2013–14 Victorian bushfires is a system-wide review identified in the Inspector-General for Emergency Management’s (IGEM) 2015 Annual Forward Plan of Reviews, and is conducted under section 64(1)(b) of the Emergency Management Act 2013.
https://www.igem.vic.gov.au/publications/igem-reports/review-of-community-recovery-following-the-2013-14-victorian-bushfires
IGEM’s first interim progress report of the implementation of recommendations and commitments following the 2015 Lancefield-Cobaw Fire investigation.
https://www.igem.vic.gov.au/publications/publications/lancefield-cobaw-fire-interim-progress-report-february-2016
The Annual Forward Plan of Reviews has been developed in consultation with the emergency management sector and focuses on strategic, emergency management-related systemic issues of significance to all Victorians.
https://www.igem.vic.gov.au/publications/publications/annual-forward-plan-of-reviews-2016
The Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire Implementation Monitor and the Inspector-General for Emergency Management
https://www.igem.vic.gov.au/publications/igem-reports/hazelwood-mine-fire-inquiry-implementation-monitor-2015-annual-report
Government has released and responded to the independent investigation of the Lancefield-Cobaw fire and the Inspector-General for Emergency Management’s report into the review of performance targets for the future bushfire fuel management program on public land.
https://www.igem.vic.gov.au/publications/media-releases/government-responds-to-lancefield-and-sets-out-future-of-planned
An overview of the Inspector-General for Emergency Management's activities is provided in the Department of Justice and Regulation - Annual Report 2014-15.
https://www.igem.vic.gov.au/publications/publications/department-of-justice-and-regulation-annual-report-2014-15
This is the first progress report prepared by the Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM) on the implementation progress of the recommendations and associated actions from the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.
https://www.igem.vic.gov.au/publications/igem-reports/victorian-bushfires-royal-commission-2015-progress-report
A survey helping establish how Victorians affected by the 2014 bushfires experienced the recovery process will be available online for the next two weeks.
https://www.igem.vic.gov.au/publications/media-releases/bushfire-recovery-survey-goes-digital
A new survey will help establish how Victorians affected by the 2014 bushfires experienced the recovery process to help inform better approaches in the future.
https://www.igem.vic.gov.au/publications/media-releases/residents-surveyed-on-bushfire-recovery