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Emergency Recovery Victoria to host Mooroopna community drop-in session

In Summary

ERV will be at the Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre (MEAC) on Wednesday 29 May 2024 from 12pm to 7.30pm to speak with residents affected by the December 2023 storm and January 2024 flood.
Residents can receive information on private property clean-up, mental health services, financial help, legal support, business support, insurance claims, and coping with stress.
Council’s Manager Flood Recovery, Carla Dixon, urges all impacted residents to attend and share their experiences to help shape ongoing support programs.
For immediate assistance or inquiries, residents can register online at www.vic.gov.au/recovery-support or call the Emergency Recovery Hotline at 1800 560 760.

ERV will be at the Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre (MEAC) on Wednesday 29 May 2024 from 12pm to 7.30pm for a community drop-in session. The team are wanting to speak with community members about the impact they have, and continue to experience, as a result of the storm and flood events, and the clean-up assistance they require.

ERV’s private property clean-up team will be available to give residents information about clean up on private properties and any support assistance they may be eligible to register for. Information will also be available for residents regarding:

Accessing mental health and wellbeing services
Applying for payments and getting financial help
Finding services to support your recovery
Getting legal support
Getting support for your business
Progressing an insurance claim
Tips to help you or your family cope with stress

Council’s Manager Flood Recovery, Carla Dixon, encouraged impacted community members to attend the drop-in session and speak to the ERV representatives to find out what assistance is available.

“This is an important session to give Emergency Recovery Victoria and Council further information about the impact of these storm and flood events and what assistance was needed by residents in the days, weeks and months following,” she said.

“The information gathered will help inform an ongoing support program, and will ensure it is tailored to address the needs of the community. I encourage anyone who was impacted by the December 2023 storm event or the January 2024 flood event to drop in to MEAC at any time during the session and have a chat to the team.”

If you need immediate recovery support, or have questions about recovery support, you can register online at www.vic.gov.au/recovery-support or call the Emergency Recovery Hotline on 1800 560 760.