The Aboriginal Community Open Meeting will go live from 2pm on Wednesday 3 February 2016.

The Draft Issues & Opportunities Paper has been completed and is available to download and review now.

The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring a robust integrity and accountability system for Victoria. Victorians are entitled to expect that the public sector will act with integrity and be accountable for its decisions. While the primary responsibility to act with integrity lies with public bodies and officers, Victoria's integrity and accountability bodies, including the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC), the Victorian Ombudsman and the Auditor-General, play a critical role by providing avenues for complaint and independent oversight of the public sector.

The Victorian Government wants to hear your views on key issues about the role and operation of these bodies as part of its extensive review of the integrity and accountability system. The Government has developed discussion papers inviting input on:

* IBAC's public examinations and IBAC's role in preventing corruption in the public sector
* the Victorian Ombudsman's continuing role in the Victorian integrity and accountability system, and
* the role of the modern Auditor-General in the Victorian integrity and accountability system

Help us improve Victoria's consumer property laws. The review will:
* identify opportunities to modernise and improve the legislation, taking into account stakeholders’ experiences and industry developments since each Act came into operation
* examine whether the legislation efficiently and effectively regulates the conduct of licensed practitioners involved in the sale of land, real estate transactions and management of owners corporations
* recommend changes to improve the way the legislation operates.

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) conducts electoral representation reviews in three groups, every four years.

The Minister for Local Government has given notice that a review of 26 specific municipalities must be completed before 22 April 2016.

Review of the first group of municipalities commences 4 February 2015, with other groups commencing at various times until 3 February 2016.

Details of the review schedule and key dates for public submissions are available on the VEC website.

We want to gather your ideas about how to make cycling safer and get more people riding a bike.
All types of bicycle riders, as well as people who do not cycle but would like to, are encouraged to contribute to this consultation.

How do we balance protection of communities, infrastructure and valuable ecosystems from bushfires? Help us to incorporate local knowledge and community values in Victoria's bushfire management planning.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning is building a framework for climate change action in Victoria that will be released in 2016.

We want to hear from you about the challenges and opportunities for climate change action, your vision for a thriving and resilient future for Victoria, and how government can work with you to get us there.

The Commission has been asked to review the policies, practices and procedures that energy retailers use to help customers in financial hardship avoid disconnection. It will also assess the regulatory framework governing retailers' obligations.

A consultation paper in April 2015 will invite stakeholder submissions. If you would like to be on the Commission's mailing list for this inquiry please email energyhardshipreview@esc.vic.gov.au

Submissions are now being sought for the parliamentary inquiry into the Country Fire Authority's training college at Fiskville.

*On 10 March 2016, the reporting date was extended to 16 May 2016.