Jacinta Allan is under pressure to outline how she will protect the Victorian community after admitting she was warned about the return of ISIS brides months ago.

Ms Allan refused to reveal details of the return of ISIS brides on Tuesday after it was revealed most of the 11 brides and 23 children returning from Syria would be resettling in Victoria.

However a spokesperson for the Victorian Premier has since admitted that the government was warned about the group’s possible return as far back as September.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has admitted she was warned about the possible return of ISIS brides in September. Picture: Mohammad Alfares/The Australian

Despite having known about the issue for the past five months, Ms Allan said on Tuesday she had not bothered to raise the matter with Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.

The comments sparked outrage from the Opposition, with Liberal leader Jess Wilson accusing the Premier of having “done nothing to stop ISIS brides settling in Victoria”, thereby putting community safety at risk.

Syrian refugees who fled to Australia following the rise of ISIS have also raised alarm about the return of the ISIS brides.

Assyrian Australian Orshina Kanoun was one of the 12,000 refugees granted special passage to Australia eleven years ago to flee the brutal atrocities that were then being committed by the terrorist group.

Speaking to Sky News Australia earlier this week, the young woman said she had developed a “passion, appreciation and love” for Australia, as she pleaded for the government not to allow the group of ISIS brides to return.

Socio-Cultural Syriac Association president Mukhles Habash has also spoken out about the fear spreading through his community, revealing he had warned the Australian Federal Police about the implications of the ISIS brides return.

“The association emphasised that all its members are ­direct or indirect victims of this terrorist organisation, and that the wounds of the past remain present in the memories of our families,” he said.

“The presence or return of individuals linked to such ­extremist ideology could threaten the sense of safety for our children in the future, ­especially as there is no place further than Australia we could turn to if this sense of ­security is lost.”

Ms Allan has insisted community safety is her top priority when it comes to the ISIS brides issue, as she pledged to “work very closely with communities” who were impacted.

“Community safety is my framework in engaging in these discussions because I can understand … communities who have fled this evil regime,” she said.

“Whether it’s the Assyrian, the Lebanese, the Chaldean, Middle Eastern Christian communities… they’ve come here because we are a safe place for them to raise their family, to live the peacefully, to practice their faith without persecution.”

However Ms Allan refused to outline what community safety measures the government would take, leading the opposition to demand she come clean on the issue.

“Premier Jacinta Allan must immediately explain what measures are being taken to protect the community and what specific safeguards and supports are in place to manage any children from this cohort that may arrive in Victoria,” the Victorian Opposition said in a press release.

Shadow multicultural and multifaith affairs minister Evan Mulholland said Victoria’s social cohesion had “never been at a lower ebb”, adding that allowing ISIS brides to settle in the state posed an “unacceptable risk”.

“Victoria has proudly welcomed Assyrian, Chaldean, Yazidi, Alawite, Shia Muslim, and Druze communities. It is our first duty to protect them and make them feel safe,” Mr Mulholland said.

“Victorians want nothing to do with ISIS, or anyone who would willingly join their cause.

“The State and Federal Governments need to ensure the safety of our multicultural communities who suffered at the hands of ISIS.”