Need help recovering from the floods? This page contains flood recovery assistance information, contacts and links to get you back on your feet.

Your health and safety

• When returning home safely after a flood, read this information to protect yourself and your family from possible injury, illness or disease.
• Department of Health & Human Services: You and your family should work out an emergency plan in case of flood.
• Cleaning up mould after a flood: This information has been prepared to assist with general information on mould removal in the home.
     

• Emergency Recovery Victoria
  • Translated information about the October 2022 Victorian floods
    Information about the October 2022 Victorian floods is available in other languages, including Arabic (عربى), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), Malay (Bahasa Melayu), and others.
    
• Australian Red Cross
  • Psychosocial Support Community Tools
    The Introduction to Psychosocial Support Community toolkit helps communities support one another during and after crisis.
  • Emergency Preparedness
    If you want to prepare for disasters, have experienced a disaster or are recovering from a disaster, Red Cross has a host of useful emergency management resources that can help.
    Arabic | Chinese | English | Farsi | Indonesian | Spanish | Swahili | Tagalog | Thai | Tok Pisin
• Health Translations Victoria
  • Flood Resource Library
    Find flood-related health info translated in your language.

Videos from recent events and presentations

If you need access to a reliable internet connection or WiFi, and a computer to watch this video, we encourage you to visit your closest library, or get in touch with your nearest Neighbourhood House/Community Centre.

Farmers Day Out
Tallygaroopna

Farmers Day Out
Tallygaroopna

Farmers Day Out was generously funded by the Australian and Victorian Governments in response to the October 2022 flood event which impacted communities in Greater Shepparton.

It was an engaging evening with over 70 community members in attendance. Agronomist Sinead Barker from Meridian Agriculture delivered an insightful presentation covering topics like:

• How to better prepare paddocks and livestock ahead of time for flood events.
• The importance of animal welfare after floods.
• How to identify weeds and strategies to control them after flood events.
• Strategies for pasture recovery and replanting of pasture including species selection.

You can watch the video of Sinead Barker above. Subtitles in multiple languages are available in Arabic (عربى), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), Malay (Bahasa Melayu), Swahili (Kiswahili) by clicking the ⚙ Settings button on the video. 

Dr Rob Gordon: Recovering after a disaster
10 February 2024

Dr Rob Gordon: Recovering after a disaster
10 February 2024

Dr. Rob Gordon returned to Greater Shepparton to share a roast dinner with Bunbartha and surrounding residents at the Tallygaroopna Recreation Reserve. This was an outcome of the Bunbartha Community Recovery Committee and the need to identify and understand the aspects of recovery that we can't see.

We had just under 50 residents attend Rob's presentation which covered recovery themes including:

• Social capital being your greatest asset in recovery
• Making decisions in a strong adrenaline state
• The necessity of pleasure, and leisure in recovery
• Connecting back to your values and routines in the face of disruption

You can watch the video of Dr. Rob above. Subtitles in multiple languages are available in Arabic (عربى), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), Malay (Bahasa Melayu), Swahili (Kiswahili) by clicking the ⚙ Settings button on the video. 

An Evening with Dr Rob Gordon
2 November 2023

An Evening with Dr Rob Gordon
2 November 2023

We were very pleased to welcome Dr. Rob Gordon to Greater Shepparton in November 2023, a distinguished clinical psychologist and renowned expert in helping traumatised communities recover after disasters, to address Community Recovery Support Teams and local organisations.

The event provided an opportunity for reflection, healing, and guidance. Dr. Gordon covered essential flood/emergency recovery topics like:

• Handling anniversaries
• Navigating the second year of recovery
• Preparing for potential future events
• Supporting community on this journey.

Watch the video of Dr Rob above. Subtitles are available in Arabic (عربى), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), Malay (Bahasa Melayu), Swahili (Kiswahili) by clicking the ⚙ Settings button on the video.

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