Victoria’s Bushfire Management Report Card 2024–25

• Introduction

  Bushfires are a natural part of the Victorian environment and managing bushfire risk is everyone’s responsibility. Victoria is one of the most bushfire-prone areas in the world.

• People and community safety

  Communities are more resilient to the impacts of bushfires and bushfire management activities.

• Aboriginal self-determination in cultural fire and bushfire management

  A core commitment of Victoria’s Bushfire Management Strategy.

• Ecosystem resilience and nature conservation

  Strategy Outcome: Fire regimes support healthy and resilient ecosystems and nature conservation in a changing climate.

• Working together, accountability and shared responsibility

  Strategy Outcome: The sector, land managers, communities and industry work together effectively and share responsibility for managing bushfire risk across public and private land

• Enhanced capability and capacity

  Strategy Outcome: Victoria is supported and equipped with the skills, equipment, capability and systems to safely and effectively manage bushfire

• Appendix

  The Appendix includes additional data and information that provides important context or further detail for measures within the Report Card

Updated 3 July 2026