Extreme Weather, Floods and Fires Threaten to Compound Victoria’s Road Woes

Extreme weather, floods and fires threaten to compound Victoria’s road woes

Bushfires, extreme heat and floods will increasingly damage Victoria’s already stressed infrastructure in the coming decades, and put additional pressure on an already stretched budget.

The parts of Victoria adding the biggest share to disaster damage bills

At least $57 billion worth of infrastructure in Victoria is vulnerable to more frequent and severe bushfires, floods and extreme heat. This figure is expected to grow.

Bushfires, flooding and extreme heat: State warned of massive climate impact on essential services

A state has been warned climate change-linked weather hazards endanger almost a fifth of the value of major infrastructure assets.