Bushfire Recovery
The Department of Human Services is responsible for helping Victorians recover after the bushfires.
Who to speak to
- Community service hub staff will provide you with immediate and ongoing assistance.
- Victorian Bushfire Case Management Service provides a case manager to assist with the range of services and supports available.
- Victorian Bushfire and Storm Information Line - call 1800 240 667 for a wide range of bushfire information.
Financial assistance
- For individuals
- For business and primary producers
- Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund - information about payments available
Accommodation and personal support
- Accommodation and clean-up assistance
- Health and safety information
- Emotional support for coping with stress, loss and grief
Additional information
- Additional support and services - replacing documentation, tax and stamp duty issues
- Information from other organisations on bushfires
- Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority - information about the current recovery and rebuilding efforts
The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Interim Report was tabled in Parliament on Monday 17 August 2009. The Commission's Interim Report and Executive Summary are available from the Royal Commission Website.
Copies of the Interim Report and Executive Summary can be ordered from Information Victoria on 1300 366 356 or bookshop@diird.vic.gov.au, and will be available from libraries in fire-affected areas from Wednesday 19 August.