A hazard is a source of potential harm. A hazard event is another term for emergency.
Some assurance activities examine system-wide risks that span across multiple hazard types, including reviews into the emergency management functions of sector organisations.
Examples of such assurance activities include the Review of 10 years of reform in Victoria’s emergency management sector and the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.
| Publish year | Assurance activity | Summary | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | A monitoring and evaluation framework for disaster recovery programs (External link) | A framework that sets an outcomes-based approach seeking to ensure disaster recovery programs can be evaluated for their effectiveness and that evaluations are undertaken in a consistent manner. | Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience |
| 2018 | Critical Infrastructure Resilience – Implementation Progress Report 2017 (External link) | A report outlining the progress of the Victorian Government and industry partners in implementing Victoria’s critical infrastructure resilience arrangements in 2017-18. This includes examples of good practice such as information sharing and cross-sector exercising; as well as improvement opportunities for further consideration. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |
| 2018 | Community Resilience Strategy Year One Outcomes Report (External link) | A report presenting key highlights, activities and outcomes for VICSES from implementing the strategy in 2016-2017 and the KPIs to measure achievement against the strategic objectives. | Victoria State Emergency Service |
| 2017 | Municipal Emergency Management Collaborations Learnings Report (External link) | 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. | Local Government Victoria |
| 2017 | Emergency Management Operational Review 2016–17 (External link) | 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. | Emergency Management Victoria |
| 2017 | A Pathway to Infrastructure Resilience: Advisory Paper 2: Guidance for asset owners and operators in the short term (External link) | A research paper that recommends a whole-of-system, all-hazards approach to resilience planning that focuses on strengthening an infrastructure asset, network and sector, as well as the place, precinct, city, and region that the infrastructure operates within. | Infrastructure Australia |
| 2017 | Critical Infrastructure Resilience - Implementation Progress Report 2016 (External link) | A report examining the first year of implementation of the new emergency risk management arrangements for critical infrastructure resilience in Victoria that came into came into effect on 1 July 2015, with a particular focus on the outputs required under the Emergency Management Act and the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |
| 2017 | Review of connecting with and preparing communities for major emergencies in Victoria (External link) | A review of engagement programs of Victoria’s two volunteer based statutory bodies, CFA and VICSES, that take a lead role in preparing communities for bushfires, floods and storms. The report makes three recommendations related to improving sector connections with communities to enhance preparedness and resilience for major emergencies. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |
| 2017 | CERA Findings Report 2016–17 (External link) | 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. | Victoria State Emergency Service |
| 2017 | Critical Infrastructure All Sectors Resilience Report 2017 (External link) | 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. | Emergency Management Victoria |