Overview
- Infrastructure Victoria released an asset-level map of climate hazards across $318 billion in state assets, finding more than $57 billion at risk by 2030.
- Roads, rail, energy and health carry the largest exposure, led by roads at about $20.2 billion and rail at $10.3 billion in 2030.
- Bushfire is the biggest single hazard, with floods and extreme heat close behind, and total exposure could exceed $71 billion by 2070 under a high‑emissions scenario.
- Risk clusters around Melbourne and regional hubs such as Geelong, Mildura, Shepparton, Portland and Bendigo, threatening travel, power supply and hospital operations.
- The adviser backs fixes like drain clearing, foamed bitumen for flood‑prone roads and rail heat treatments, citing returns of about $5 saved for every $1 spent.