Help to support recovery.

Emergency events can be very challenging for the people directly affected and they can also impact the wider community. The recovery phase usually starts after the immediate danger has passed and can extend over months, years or a lifetime depending on the impact. Compounding or successive events add complexity and length to people’s recovery. Emergency events can be traumatic and overwhelming and can cause emotional and financial stress.

This section provides helpful links and information to assist you.

TasRECOVERY

When an emergency has an impact on you and your community, TasRECOVERY can help connect you with the support, advice and services you need.

They also provide information on:

  • Emergency Recovery Grants
  • Financial Assistance
  • Insurance
  • Legal information

Recovery Advice for Specific disasters

Bushfire

Flood

Storm

Landslide

House Fire

Coping after a crisis – Red Cross

Requiring emotional & psychological support is normal. Everyone will feel different in the days, weeks and months that follow a disaster. It is important to understand how you and those around you feel and behave in case extra support is needed.

There are lots of resources you can access to understand how to support yourself, your family and the community after a disaster.

Supporting your community | Australian Red Cross

Coping after a crisis | Australian Red Cross

Returning home and coping after a crisis | Australian Red Cross

Resources for parents and caregivers | Australian Red Cross

Maintaining wellbeing in the face of long-term stress | Australian Red Cross

Support Services

Helping you find the health, financial and community services you need, when you need them.

In tough times, help is always available.

Supporting each other

Find new ways to connect and support each other locally.

Local Connections
Visit our Community page to find community programs and groups in your area.

Local Business and services directory
The Huon Valley Local Business and services directory has great information on a wide range of local community groups and community services.

Every Day can be Neighbour Day
Neighbours Every Day provides free, simple, practical tools to create belonging in your community every day of the year.

Form a Bushfire-Ready Neighbourhood Group
Organise community working bees, share information and resources, connect and communicate with a Bushfire-Ready Neighbourhood Group.


Huon Beings
A beautiful local documentary series that captures the diverse stories of people living in the Huon Valley.

BE CALM
BE CALM supporting people to understand and manage climate anxiety by engaging with nature, advocating for change, and connecting with like-minded people within the Huon Valley.

Additional recovery resources

Disaster Relief Australia
Provides disaster response to those affected by natural disasters, be they domestic or international.

By pairing the skills and experiences of military veterans with emergency responders, medical professionals, and technology solutions, Disaster Relief Australia aims to provide the greatest service and impact possible.

BlazeAid
A volunteer-based organisation that works with families and individuals in rural Australia after natural disasters such as fires and floods. Working alongside rural families, our volunteers help to rebuild fences and other structures that have been damaged or destroyed.

AIDR Community Recovery Handbook
The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) develops, maintains and shares knowledge and learning to support a disaster resilient Australia.

National Emergency Management Agency
In the face of devastating fires and floods, the Australian Government combined the efforts of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency and Emergency Management Australia, to create a single, enduring, end-to-end agency to better respond to emergencies, help communities recover, and prepare Australia for future disasters.

Phoenix Australia
Australia’s National Centre of Excellence in Posttraumatic Mental Health.

Resilience & Recovery Tasmania
Outlines Tasmania Recovery arrangements.

Recovery Capitals
Recovery Capitals, or ReCap, supports wellbeing after disasters with evidence-based resources for people and organisations engaged in recovery.

Department of Home Affairs
Coordinates efforts to respond to and recover from disasters and emergencies. Dept. Home Affairs lead the Australian Government disaster and emergency management response and work to build a disaster resilient Australia that prepares and responds to disasters and emergencies.

Also in Emergency Management Hub