Inspector-General for Emergency Management

CLOSING SOON

Applications for our Project Coordinator role close Sunday, 23 November.

In this role you’ll be part of a small team that monitors, analyses and reports on the implementation progress of recommendations and agreed actions from major emergency management reviews and inquiries, and the Victorian Emergency Management Strategic Action Plan.

Join our contemporary, energetic organisation and be part of making a significant contribution to the assurance of Victoria’s emergency management arrangements.

Role details and applications:
https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/VG-DJ9578NOV2025
https://www.seek.com.au/job/88347328

JOIN OUR TEAM!
We're looking for a Project Coordinator to join our small team that monitors, analyses and reports on the implementation progress of recommendations and agreed actions from major emergency management reviews and inquiries, and the Victorian Emergency Management Strategic Action Plan.

It's an opportunity to join a contemporary, energetic organisation and make a significant contribution to the assurance of Victoria’s emergency management arrangements.

Applications open until 23 November
https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/VG-DJ9578NOV2025
https://www.seek.com.au/job/88347328

In our rapidly changing environment, the importance of research and of continuous improvement in emergency management has never been clearer.

The challenges our sector and communities face demand more than reactive measures. They call for significant insight, innovation, and adaptability.

The week's Emergency Management Conference provided an opportunity to bring the particularly quiet hero of sector- and practitioner-led emergency management research to the fore.

Our thanks to Ambulance Victoria, Bass Coast Shire Council, CFA (Country Fire Authority), Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Life Saving Victoria, Mornington Peninsula Shire and Victorian Department of Health for showcasing your research, and fostering a culture of shared learning and continuous improvement.

📷 L-R Nick Grant-Collins - Bass Coast, Andrew Brick - Mornington Peninsula, Simon Watson - DEECA, Dr Jim Black - DH, Dr Sarah Harris - CFA, Inspector-General for Emergency Management Dr Emily Phillips, Heather Lakin - IGEM, Dylan Hall - AV, Dr Bernadette Matthews - LSV

📍 Bunurong Country

📅 The Emergency Management Conference 2025 is fast approaching!

Join Inspector-General Dr Emily Phillips on Day 1 as she hosts a session showcasing the impact of sector-led research in shaping better outcomes for communities and the emergency management sector.

Hear from:
Ambulance Victoria
Bass Coast Shire Council & Mornington Peninsula Shire
CFA (Country Fire Authority)
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Life Saving Victoria
Victorian Department of Health

Registrations and online program: https://hpe.com.au/emcmelbourne/

Evaluating and learning from current practices is needed to respond to the challenges of increasing severity, frequency and complexity of emergencies.

IGEM’s Assurance and Continuous Improvement Priorities 2025-2029 reflect system-wide challenges which continue to impact Victorians before, during and after emergencies.

Four priorities will guide IGEM’s system-wide reviews over the next 5 years:
• Training and exercising
• Community preparedness
• Recovery
• Managing consequences

This approach ensures we apply a strategic lens to tailor our assurance and continuous improvement methods.

Read more 👉 https://go.vic.gov.au/3Gigba5

Reflections & Realities – Where will the next 25 years take us?

📅 Emergency Management Conference - 29 and 30 July 2025

Celebrating its 25th year, this year’s conference explores current and emerging realities and trends shaping emergency management - both locally and globally.

The program covers a wide range of topics from emergency incidents, communication and community engagement, to technology, and young people and disasters.

And new to this year’s conference - a focus on sector-led research hosted by Inspector-General Dr Emily Phillips featuring presentations from Ambulance Victoria, CFA (Country Fire Authority), Life Saving Victoria, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Victorian Department of Health, Bass Coast Shire Council and Mornington Peninsula Shire

Full program and registrations: https://hpe.com.au/emcmelbourne/

Today, Thursday, we are looking forward to sharing how IGEM is applying a strategic lens to our assurance and continuous improvement methods.

This approach is enabling us to consider the most appropriate methods to identify system-level opportunities for improvement across the sector.

Thanks to AFAC News, AIDR and National Emergency Management Agency for the opportunity to share our practices.

During National Volunteer Week we are giving a special shout to our friends Victoria State Emergency Service on Wear Orange Wednesday 🙌

This is a particularly special WOW Day with VICSES celebrating 50 years of providing emergency response for floods, storms, rescues and more.

In the last 12 months Victoria State Emergency Service volunteers have responded to over 35,000 requests for assistance to keep our communities safe! WOW!

Thank you to ALL our sector volunteers - for the change you make and for helping create a safer Victoria 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
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It’s National Volunteer Week!

Volunteers from a wide range of agencies play a critical role in emergency management across Victoria, and in connecting communities.

We recognise and thank all emergency management volunteers, their families, and employers for contributing to a safer Victoria before, during and after emergencies 🙌

CFA (Country Fire Authority) Victoria State Emergency Service Australian Red Cross - Emergency Services Victoria VCC Emergencies Ministry St John Ambulance Victoria Wildlife Victoria Life Saving Victoria Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Salvation Army Emergency Services Victoria Ambulance Victoria