The Gillard and Baillieu Governments today announced new funding to boost the performance of the Ford Falcon and the Ford Territory produced here in Australia.

Travellers will receive fire safety messages throughout summer as part of an electronic sign trial in holiday destinations across Victoria, Acting Premier and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Ryan said today.

The Victorian Coalition Government has announced $20,000 in funding today for the inaugural 2012 Pan Pacific Water Polo Championships at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) from 8 – 14 January.

A $23 million upgrade of CFA trucks is giving Victoria's firefighters the best chance of surviving burnovers, Acting Premier Peter Ryan said today.

Acting Premier Peter Ryan today urged Victorians to behave responsibly and take care while using all manner of water craft during the summer holiday period.

Acting Premier Peter Ryan has asked Victorians to make sure their pets are safe during firework displays this New Year's Eve.

Acting Premier Peter Ryan today joined with Victoria Police in urging Victorians to be responsible as they celebrate the beginning of 2012.

Acting Premier Peter Ryan today pledged $250,000 on behalf of the Victorian Coalition Government to Oxfam Australia for its East Africa Food Crisis Appeal.

The Victorian Coalition Government has activated Personal Hardship Grants for Victorians affected by the severe storm that swept parts of the state on Christmas Day.

Minister for Emergency Management, Robert McClelland MP and the Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Ryan today announced that financial assistance will be made available to communities affected by the heavy rain and flash flooding across Victoria on 18 and 19 December 2011.

Former County Court Judge Gordon Lewis AM will become Australia's first independent Road Safety Camera Commissioner, Deputy Premier and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Ryan said today.

One of Australia's leading intelligence figures has been appointed Acting Director of the Office of Police Integrity (OPI).

More than 200 people in bushfire-affected communities have participated in information and consultation sessions across Victoria as part of the Victorian Coalition Government's voluntary bushfire buy-back scheme.

The Victorian Coalition Government will no longer publish a weekly list of rostered mobile road safety camera locations around Victoria after consideration was given to a recent Auditor-General's report into Victoria's road safety camera program.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Peter Ryan today announced that eight new signs were in place on freeways and highways in and out of Melbourne to reinforce the facts that speeding kills and cameras save lives.

The Australian and Victorian governments have today signed an Agreement for Cooperative Arrangements for the Gippsland Region to support the transition of the Latrobe Valley economy.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan and Minister for Skills and Higher Education Peter Hall today announced a new program that will see local Gippsland students gain healthcare qualifications while contributing to the long-term healthcare needs of their local community.

Bairnsdale residents now have better access to crucial justice services at the one location following the completion of the new and expanded Bairnsdale Justice Service Centre.

Victoria's families and communities have made significant progress in recovering from one of the state's worst floods in living memory, according to a new report released by the Victorian Coalition Government.

Premier Ted Baillieu and Deputy Premier and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Ryan today released the Final Report of the Review of the 2010-11 Flood Warnings and Response, undertaken by Neil Comrie AO APM.