Energy Safe Victoria

AusNet pleaded guilty and was fined $70,000.

A company has been convicted and fined $15,000 after employees caused a gas leak.

Victorians are being urged to remain vigilant when warming their homes.

Energy Safe Victoria has launched its Electrical Roadshow, travelling to 10 locations over the next 6 weeks to meet with the electrical industry.

Wind farm operators across Victoria are having their turbines scrutinised as the state’s energy safety regulator clamps down on safety risks.

A 33-year-old man endangered lives and left more than 2,100 homes and businesses without power when he felled a large gum tree.

Following a detailed investigation, Energy Safe Victoria (Energy Safe) has found that there is no case to prosecute AusNet Transmission under the Electricity Safety Act 1998.

Two lift companies have been convicted and fined a combined total of $930,000 following separate investigations by Energy Safe Victoria and WorkSafe Victoria into the death of an apprentice electrician working unsupervised in 2021.

A crane driver who injured himself and a co-worker when he struck powerlines has been spared penalties he admitted to illegally operating a vehicle near an overhead powerline in inner Melbourne 2 years ago.