Government responds to flood inquiry report

It supports 16 in full, 43 in principle and six in part. It doesn’t support a further two of the recommendations and the remaining six are under review.

‘The Victorian Government wishes to acknowledge the significant contributions of community members who made submissions and gave evidence to inform the final report, including those still feeling the flood event's impacts,’ the response said.  

The comprehensive inquiry by the Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee investigated and made findings and recommendations relating to:

• Flood governance arrangements
• Planning and flood risk
• Flood mitigation infrastructure
• Flood emergency warnings
• Resourcing and the response of the State Emergency Service (SES)
• Flood relief and recovery

The Committee published an interim report at the Echuca sitting of the Legislative Council in April 2024 and delivered its final report in July 2024.

The inquiry received nearly 900 public submissions and held two open mic sessions, as well as 12 days of public hearings.

You can read the government’s full response to each of the 73 recommendations.