Release schedule and communications

SDP does quarterly releases. Releases start with any websites using the content.vic.gov.au backend. Other websites will be released in groups after this. Website owners will be notified via email.

Release timings

For 2024 these will be:

  • February

  • May

  • August

  • October.

The SDP community will be notified of the deployment date for their website once the release has passed testing.

Release communications

Emails will be sent a week before the release has been scheduled for your website.

Emails are sent to:

A message will also be placed in the community of practice Teams channel and an alert placed in the Content Management System backend for content.vic.gov.au.

A community of practice meet-up will also be scheduled to walk people through the changes and give an opportunity to ask questions.

If your website owner has changed, please notify us by logging a support ticket.