This paper details how the Victorian Government will implement the recommendations of the Bushfires Royal Commission. To honour this commitment, approximately $700 million in additional investment will be made over the next decade in changes to its electricity networks, in addition to the $50 million already committed in the 2011- 12 Budget. This includes an...

This report reviews all options to reduce the risk of catastrophic bushfires from the electricity supply. The Powerline Bushfire Safety Taskforce (the Taskforce) was established to review all options to reduce the risk of catastrophic bushfires from the electricity supply. The Taskforce prepared a report, which was presented to the Victorian Government on 30 September...