Review of the 2010–11 Flood Warnings and Response

This Review has provided the opportunity to conduct a detailed examination of the emergency management
arrangements in Victoria in the context of the 2010–11 floods. It has also provided the opportunity to revisit
several of the findings and recommendations of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. It is noteworthy
that the Floods Review and the Royal Commission have both revealed significant shortcomings in Victoria’s
emergency management arrangements.
The recommendations in this report will support the major reform program announced on 12 September 2011
with the release of the government’s green paper Towards a More Disaster Resilient and Safer Victoria and the
companion document Victoria Prepared: An Action Plan. Importantly, I have concluded that there is presently
a palpable appetite and momentum for reform in Victoria’s emergency management sector.