Emergency Management Victoria

Emergency Management Victoria

Agency overview
Formed	1 July 2014 (2014-07-01)
Type	Statutory authority
Jurisdiction	Victoria, Australia
Headquarters	8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne, Victoria
Minister responsible	Vicki Ward, Minister for Emergency Services.
Agency executives	Tim Wiebusch ESM, Emergency Management Commissioner Jenni Rigby, Chief Executive
Parent department	Department of Justice and Community Safety
Website	www.emv.vic.gov.au

Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) is a state government statutory authority ^{[ citation needed ]} responsible for leading emergency management in Victoria, Australia by working with communities, government, agencies and business to strengthen their capacity to withstand, plan for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Established in July 2014, Emergency Management Victoria plays a key role in implementing the Victorian Government’s emergency management agenda.

Role and responsibilities

Emergency Management Victoria's role and responsibilities include: ^[1]

• maximising the ability of the emergency management sector to work together and achieve joined up outcomes that are community focused
• facilitating key initiatives focused on system-wide reform with integrated policy, strategy, planning, investment and procurement
• ensuring a stronger emphasis on shared responsibility, community resilience, consequence management and post emergency recovery activities
• embedding emergency management across government, agencies and business
• leading and coordinating emergency preparedness, response and recovery with the emergency management sector and community

EMV supports the Emergency Management Commissioner, who has overall responsibility for coordination before, during and after major emergencies including management of consequences of an emergency.

EMV is an integral part of the emergency management sector and shares responsibility with a range of agencies, organisations and departments for ensuring the system of emergency management in Victoria is sustainable, effective and community focussed. Other government departments and agencies involved with emergency management include the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Health and Human Services, Ambulance Victoria and Victoria Police.

Management and reporting

The Emergency Management Commissioner is Tim Wiebusch ESM. ^[2]

The Chief Executive responsible for the day-to-day management of Emergency Management Victoria is Jenni Rigby.

The Minister responsible is Vicki Ward, Minister for Emergency Services.

Commissioners

The following individuals have served as Emergency Management Commissioners:

Ordinal	Name	Title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Craig Lapsley	Commissioner	1 July 2014 (2014-07-01)	7 August 2018 (2018-08-07)	4 years, 37 days	[3]
2	Andrew Crisp AM APM		13 August 2018 (2018-08-13)	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)	6 years, 353 days	[4]
3	Rick Nugent APM		11 September 2023 (2023-09-11)	18 February 2025 (2025-02-18)	1 year, 324 days	[5] [6] [7]
4	Tim Wiebusch ESM		17 June 2025 (2025-06-17)	incumbent	45 days	[8]

Facilities

EMV operates out of several locations including the Southern Cross Tower, State Control Centre (SCC), and the Victorian Emergency Management Institute (VEMI) ^[9] .

There are also eight Victorian Emergency Management Training Centres (VEMTC) around Victoria that carry EMV branding, however these are operated by the Country Fire Authority ^[10] .

A ninth VEMTC existed in Craigieburn and was managed by the now abolished Metropolitan Fire Brigade, however this was rebranded as the Fire Rescue Victoria Training Academy with the formation of Fire Rescue Victoria in 2020, and EMV branding was removed.

References

1. "Emergency Management Victoria, Our role". Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
2. "New Emergency Management Commissioner announced". Emergency Management Victoria (Press release). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
3. Merlino, James (Deputy Premier of Victoria); Lapsley, Craig (7 August 2018). "Statements from the Deputy Premier and Craig Lapsley". Emergency Management Victoria (Press release). Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
4. "New Vic emergency commissioner starts work". SBS News. Australian Associated Press. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
5. "New Emergency Management Commissioner Appointed". Premier of Victoria. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
6. "Statement From The Premier". Premier of Victoria (Press release). 16 February 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
7. Dowsley, Anthony (2 April 2025). "Bolt from Blue:Top Cop Walks" . Herald Sun. p. 5. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
8. "Emergency Management Commissioner Appointed". Premier of Victoria (Press release). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
9. "Contact us". Emergency Management Victoria. 01/08/2025. Retrieved 01/08/2025.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
10. "Contact". Country Fire Authority. 25/03/2025. Retrieved 01/08/2025.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

External links

• Emergency Management Victoria