Bushfire recovery progress

Find out more about the recovery progress after the 2019-20 Eastern Victorian bushfires.

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Recovery progress

Since its establishment in January 2020, Emergency Recovery Victoria has:

  • established a dedicated recovery support program to link individuals and families with individualised support, including access to emergency accommodation
  • cleaned up 736 bushfire-affected properties across Victoria, including the removal of 75,000 tonnes of debris
  • rolled out a range of grants to address recovery needs
  • operated 8 Community Recovery Hubs to make it easier for people to access the services they need
  • established the Short-Term Modular Housing program to get people back on their land and in their communities as they begin the rebuilding process
  • developed wrap-around support for Victorians seeking to rebuild
  • established and facilitated 22 Community Recovery Committees so communities can plan and lead their own recovery
  • coordinated a range of support programs and initiatives across the 5 lines of recovery: People and wellbeing, Aboriginal culture and healing, environment and biodiversity, business and economy and buildings and infrastructure
  • released the State Bushfire Recovery Framework and Plan to guide the coordination of recovery efforts
  • partnered with the most impacted councils from the fires – those of East Gippsland, Towong and Alpine Shires, to support them to have the capacity and capability needed for local planning, coordination and support.

Some of our key achievements include:

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