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Our Vision

Growing Victoria Together – the Victorian Government’s vision

Growing Victoria Together 2 is a 10 year vision that articulates what is important to Victorians and the priorities that the State Government has set to build a better society. It is based on careful discussion and consultation with many groups in the community.

The Victorian Government's vision is that by 2010 Victoria will have:

• a thriving economy
• quality health and education
• a healthy environment
• caring communities
• a vibrant democracy.

The Department of Justice plays an important role in the delivery of Growing Victoria Together 2 by helping to build:

• friendly confident and safe communities
• a fairer society that reduces disadvantage and respects diversity
• more quality jobs and thriving innovative industries across Victoria
• greater public participation and more accountable government.

Our Vision

In line with Growing Victoria Together 2 the department’s vision is for a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria, where rights are protected and diversity embraced.

We will achieve this by working together with the community and other government agencies to:

• protect the rights and freedoms of all people through a fair and just system of criminal justice
• provide an accessible, equitable and responsive civil justice system
• preserve civil order through the prevention and detection of crime
• protect individuals and property through the prevention and suppression of fires, flood and major incidents
• provide coordinated emergency services
• provide a safe, just and humane correctional system
• provide an effective framework for fair trading and business affairs
• regulate policy and advocacy services to achieve a responsible, safe and sustainable environment for gambling and racing.

Our Mission

To provide a Justice policy and organisational management focus for the Victorian Government.