June 28th, 2025Emergency Management Commissioner
Tim Wiebusch ESM is Victoria’s new Emergency Management Commissioner.
Minister for Emergency Services Vicki Ward congratulated Mr Wiebusch on his appointment for a term of five years starting today.
Mr Wiebusch is currently Acting Emergency Management Commissioner and is a highly experienced emergency management professional with more than 30 years’ experience within emergency services and government agencies.
He has extensive experience leading multi-agency and sector responses to major emergencies. Events he’s played a critical coordinating role in include the 2019-20 Eastern Victoria bushfires, June 2021 floods and storms, October 2022 Victorian floods, the 2024 severe weather events and this year’s bushfires.
As Chief Officer Operations for Victoria’s State Emergency Service since 2017, Mr Wiebusch was responsible for overseeing the development of volunteer specialist and incident management capabilities.
His experience extends to supporting transition from response to recovery, including relief operations alongside Emergency Recovery Victoria.
Mr Wiebusch is also an accredited State Response Controller and performed key emergency management roles during the COVID-19 pandemic and as a State Controller for cyber and energy emergencies.
