Victoria Statewide Communications Strategy

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The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) supports land management, emergency response, environmental protection, and water services across 237,000 km² of Victoria—requiring reliable, interoperable radio communications in some of the state’s most challenging environments.

Whilst the Emergency Services Communications Strategic Framework (ESCSF) set a long-term modernisation direction, questions emerged around the practicality, risk, and affordability of its transition pathways. DEECA engaged our consultants to provide independent assurance on how best to maximise value from investments in existing communications assets to maintain operational readiness whilst aligning with long-term strategic and funding objectives of the ESCF.

Our consultants undertook a comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of DEECA’s telecommunications environment and delivered a pragmatic interim wireless communications strategy. The strategy prioritised critical infrastructure investment, established a defensible multi-year funding roadmap, extended asset life, and reduced operational and transition risk.

This approach enabled DEECA to make confident, well-informed executive decisions—protecting mission-critical communications today while creating a clear, low-risk pathway toward future communications modernisation.