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A key component in the development of the Victorian Earthquake Hazard Map was the integration of new geophysics data derived from deployments of Australian Geophysical Observing System seismometers in Victoria with a variety of publicly available datasets including seismicity catalogues, geophysical imagery and geological mapping. This has resulted in the development of a new dataset that constrains the models presented in the VEHM and is also is provided as a stand-alone resource for both reference and future analysis.   The Victorian Earthquake Hazard Map VEHM  provides a Victorian focussed Victorian-focussed  earthquake hazard estimation tool that offers an alternative to the nationally focussed 2012 Australian Earthquake Hazard Map \cite{burbidge20122012}. The major difference between the two maps is the inclusion of active fault location and slip estimates in the VEHM. A significant difference in hazard estimation exists between the two maps even without including fault-related seismicity, which is primarily due to a number of differences in seismicity-analysis described in the Discussion section of this report, again resulting in a higher fidelity result in the VEHM. These differences make the VEHM a more conservative hazard model.  The Victorian Earthquake Hazard Map VEHM  currently exists as a series of online layers (http://vicquakehazmap.org/) and resources \href{http://vicquakehazmap.org/}{resources}  to help assist those in engineering, planning, disaster management. This is a dynamic dataset and the inputs will continue to be refined as new constraints are included and the map is made compatible with the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) software, due for release in late 2014. The VEHM was funded through the  Natural Disaster Resilience Grants Scheme (NDRGS) Scheme. The NDRGS  is a grant program funded by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department under the National Partnership Agreement on Natural Disaster Resilience signed by the Prime Minister and Premier. The purpose of the National Partnership Agreement is to contribute towards implementation of the National Strategy for Disaster Resilience, supporting projects leading to the following outcomes: \begin{enumerate}