Four years after Marysville was devastated by the 2009 Victorian bushfires a local institution, El Kanah Guesthouse, has reopened its doors.

Kinglake Memorial Reserve has officially re-opened four years after the devastating events of the 2009 Victorian bushfires.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Bushfire Response Peter Ryan today released the Victorian Bushfire Recovery Four Year Update.

Community alerting sirens are now in place across the Dandenong Ranges, ready to warn residents of life-threatening emergency incidents, Acting Premier and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Ryan announced today.

Victorians need to remain on alert for bushfires tomorrow and Friday as the mercury again begins to rise, Acting Premier Peter Ryan has warned today.

Victorian fire services personnel will fly out of Melbourne today to assist with the bushfires in Tasmania.

Acting Premier and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Ryan is urging Victorians to heed the severe fire danger warning with high temperatures and dry conditions across the state for the next few days.

The Victorian Coalition Government will continue to support Victorians rebuilding after bushfire, by extending the role of full-time officers at the Rebuilding Advisory Service (RAS) within the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD).

Firefighting aircrane Elvis is in position at Essendon airport and ready to be deployed to protect Victorian lives and property this summer.

The townships of Toolangi and Castella today marked significant milestones on their journey to recovery, following the 2009 Victorian bushfires, with the opening of several new and redeveloped public facilities in Murrindindi Shire.

The Victorian Coalition Government has received a positive response to its voluntary Bushfire Buy-back Scheme with more than 100 landowners choosing to sell properties in some of Victoria’s worst affected bushfire areas.

A recent survey by the Victorian Coalition Government shows that a large majority of people who lost their principal (owner-occupied) place of residence during the 2009 bushfires have now moved into permanent accommodation, Deputy Premier and Minister for Bushfire Response Peter Ryan announced today.

Community Fire Refuges will be piloted at three sites in the Yarra Ranges this fire season as the Victorian Coalition Government continues to implement measures to better prepare Victoria for the threat of bushfires.

In another embarrassing blunder, Labor's Deputy Opposition Leader James Merlino has been caught out fabricating fictional Bushfires Royal Commission (VBRC) recommendations in an attempt to mislead Victorians over bushfire safety.

The Victorian Coalition Government has today unveiled the details of a new model to fund Victoria's fire services as part of the most significant state-based tax reform in decades.

An independent report outlining the Coalition Government's progress in implementing the recommendations of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission (VBRC) was tabled in State Parliament today.

The Victorian Coalition Government today acknowledged the contribution of the Department of Sustainability and Environment's (DSE) Chief Fire Officer Ewan Waller who has announced he will not seek to renew his contract when it expires later this year.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Bushfire Response Peter Ryan today announced that $33 million would be allocated in the 2012-13 Victorian Budget to deliver more security for people living in bushfire-prone areas and boost the state's capacity to combat bushfires.

The Ferny Creek Bushfire Alert Committee will receive $14,500 from the Victorian Coalition Government to support vital improvements to the region's bushfire alert system.

Landowners who believe they meet the criteria of the Victorian Coalition Government's $50 million voluntary bushfire buy-back scheme can officially submit applications from today.