We host annual forums where service providers can get practical advice, guidance and resources on how to prepare for an emergency.
Effective emergency management planning strengthens resilience by ensuring agencies are prepared for major emergencies. This enables fast, coordinated responses that reduce harm and accelerate recovery.
Join our upcoming forum to hear directly from emergency management professionals and discover practical ways you can prepare.
Next forum
Date: Wednesday, 1 October 2025
Time: 10am to noon
Location: online via Microsoft Teams
Register: via Humanitix
Once you've registered, Humanitix will send a confirmation email with a:
- Teams meeting link
- ‘Add to calendar’ button to save the event in your Outlook, Google or Apple calendar. We encourage you to do this, so the event is in your diary.
The forum will be recorded and published on our website. To maximise the benefits of the session, please attend live if you can.
Who can attend
Anyone from the social services sector can attend the forum including agencies funded or regulated by the department. This includes, but is not limited to:
- in-home and community-based services
- residential and home-based care services
- disability services
- local government
- Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.
Forum topics
Topics at the forum include a:
- call to action for high-risk weather season preparedness delivered live by Tim Wiebusch, Emergency Management Commissioner
- chat with psychologists from our Emergency Management Psychosocial Services Panel. They will explore the mental load for agency staff in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies
- case study in emergency preparedness: an agency perspective on undertaking emergency management planning.
Accessibility
We will have an Auslan interpreter and live captioning for the forum. If you have other accessibility requirements, please email EMforum@dffh.vic.gov.au