Help support Victorians affected by the floods

All hazards

Risks spanning across multiple hazard types and across the emergency management system.

Biosecurity

Exotic animal and plant disease outbreaks and pest incursions can have significant economic, community and environmental impacts.

Bushfire and other fires

Bushfire and other fires have potential consequences including loss of life and property, and damage to infrastructure and environment.

Climate change

Risks include more days of extreme heat, harsher fire weather, less rainfall and rising sea levels.

Communications disruption

Communications services are crucial in keeping communities safe, connected and informed before, during and after emergencies.

Cyber security and ICT systems failure

Risks relating to the confidentiality, availability, integrity of information and data and disruption of services.

Energy supply disruption

Reliable energy supplies are critical to many social and economic activities.

Flood

Major flood events have occurred in Victoria every 10 to 20 years, with much of the increasing risk created by human settlement.

Hazardous material incident

Potential risks relate to many places where Victoria’s hazardous materials are manufactured, stored, transported, used and disposed.

Heatwave

Heatwaves are considered to be the ‘silent killer’ of extreme weather events and are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in Australia.

Public health emergency

Risks may relate to the delivery of public health services, with impacts on community health and wellbeing and potential for loss of life.

Supply chain disruption

Geopolitical, environmental, economic, societal and infrastructure-related shocks can expose supply chains to wide ranging consequences.

Terrorism and extremism

Attacks carried out by individuals or non-state groups with ideological, political or religious goals can result in loss of life, severe injury and/or material damage.

Water supply disruption

Risks include collection, storage, treatment, delivery, availability and allocation of water for consumption and environmental, recreation and cultural uses.

Workforce and resourcing

Risks may relate to human resource supply and skills to support emergency management operations.

Be smart in how you help people affected by floods

GIVIT is working with the Victorian Government and managing donations for the Victorian flood recovery.

100% of publicly donated funds received will be used to purchase essential items and services.

Please do not send unrequested donations to impacted areas.

Donating funds, goods and services

GIVIT captures all donation offers online, where you can see and give exactly what's needed.

If you would like to donate something to those affected by the Victorian floods, you can arrange it through givit.org.au/storms-and-flooding (External link)

Emergency services generally can not collect, store or distribute donations.

If you have a specific item to offer go to givit.org.au/donate-items (External link)

Recovery support for people and communities affected by the Victorian floods

Call the Flood Recovery Hotline on 1800 560 760 for help with:

a range of clean-up services
finding somewhere to stay
financial, mental health and other support.

The recovery hotline is open from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm every day. Press 9 for an interpreter.

Please note the hotline is receiving a high volume of registrations and calls.

Information about available support is also online vic.gov.au/2022-flood-recovery (External link)

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