Victorians are being urged to prepare for the upcoming summer fire season, with Fire Action Week starting today.

Protective Services Officers (PSOs) will be able to be deployed to shopping centres, sporting precincts and other highly populated areas to help prevent crime and support community safety, under new laws passed by the Parliament.

Today, and on the strength of that success, we’ve been able to progress a number of changes.

Jeremi Moule has today been appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC), heading up our efforts as we respond to – and recover from – this pandemic.

Victoria’s biggest ever level crossing removal construction blitz is on track to finish two weeks early, with trains running on the new Upfield elevated rail line from November 2.

More than 1,300 Victorian small businesses and sole traders have registered to receive free professional mentoring to help them plan and navigate their way through to the other side of the pandemic.

With almost 620,000 Victorian households living in rentals, a new report released today gives valuable insight into the market in Victoria – showing who is renting, where they’re renting, and what kinds of issues they’re facing.