Victoria Police received funding through the 2025–26 Victorian State Budget for initiatives published in the 2025–26 State Budget Paper No. 3.
| Initiative ($ million) | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | 2027–28 | 2028–29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establishing a modern integrated tobacco and liquor regulator and supporting effective regulation 1 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 8.9 | 7.7 |
| Embedded Youth Outreach Program 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | - | - |
| National Firearms Register | - | 4.5 | 4.9 | - |
| Operationalisation of the Wyndham Law Courts 3 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| Victoria Police Recruitment 4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | - | - |
| Victorian Fixated Threat Assessment Centre and initiatives to counter violent extremism 5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | - | - |
| Supporting Victoria’s response to family violence 6 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| Improving access to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria 7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Youth Justice Custodial Services – Supporting a safe and effective Youth Justice system 8 | 43.4 | 41.9 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
1 Establishing an integrated tobacco and liquor regulator is a DJCS led initiative. The total output funding allocated to Victoria Police from 2025-26 to 2026-27 is $4.75 million, $1.63 million sourced from existing internal resources and $3.12 million currently held in contingency yet to be released.
2 Continuation of Embedded Youth Outreach Program is a DJCS led initiative. The total output funding allocated to Victoria Police from 2025-26 to 2026-27 is $3.82 million sourced from the DJCS Early Intervention Investment Framework (EIIF) contingency.
3 Operationalisation of the Wyndham Law Courts is a DJCS led initiative. The total output funding allocated to Victoria Police from 2025-26 to 2028-29 is $35.1 million, with an ongoing funding allocation of $10.99 million.
4 Victoria Police Recruitment has a total output funding allocation of $7.4 million from 2024-25 to 2026-27, $4 million sourced from existing internal resources and $3.35 million currently held in contingency yet to be released.
5 Victorian Fixated Threat Assessment Centre and initiatives to counter violent extremism which includes ‘Continuation of Counter Terrorism and Violent Extremism Initiatives’ is a DJCS led initiative. The total output funding allocated to Victoria Police from 2025-26 to 2026-27 is $8.13 million, $3.28 million sourced from existing internal resources and $4.84 million new Victorian State funding.
6 Supporting Victoria’s response to family violence is a Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) led initiative. The total output funding allocated to Victoria Police from 2025-26 to 2026-27 is $1.14 million.
7 Improving access to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria is a Court Services Victoria (CSV) led initiative. The total output finding allocated to Victoria Police from 2025-26 to 2027-28 is $4.92 million to be sourced from existing internal resources.
8 Supporting a safe and effective Youth Justice system is a DJCS led initiative which includes Youth Justice Act (2024). The total output funding allocated to Victoria Police from 2025-26 to 2027-28 is $1.76 million new Victorian State funding.
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