Floods October 2022 Relief and Recovery

Find the latest Council information along with links to important information if you, or anyone you know, has been impacted by the October floods.

Flood Recovery Hotline

The Flood Recovery Hotline is a dedicated state-wide hotline to support you with: 

  • navigating available supports 
  • clean-up 
  • temporary accommodation 
  • mental health and wellbeing support 

The hotline is open from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday and closed on weekends and public holidays.

Press 9 for an interpreter.

Goulburn Flood Recovery Service  

Any community member affected by the October 2022 Floods is eligible to receive support from a Flood Recovery Support Worker through the Goulburn Flood Recovery Service. The Recovery Support Worker is your single point of contact and can assist you by providing service navigation, information and advice, referrals for additional support (financial and mental health support) and can provide assistance with paperwork and accessing grants.

Community members can be referred to this service by calling the Flood Recovery Hotline on 1800 560 760. The Goulburn Flood Recovery Service is led by FamilyCare, in partnership with Nexus Primary Health, Primary Care Connect, The Bridge Youth Service, Uniting, OzChild and Connect GV.

Funding acknowledgement

Flood recovery across Murrindindi Shire Council is jointly funded by the Australian and Victorian Governments through Emergency Recovery Victoria.