Support after a flood or storm

Returning home after a flood or storm

After a flood or storm you will need to check your home for structural damage, gas leaks, contaminated water, damaged septic tanks and more. Helpful information:

• VicEmergency: recover from flooding
• VicEmergency: recovering from a storm

Restoring power to your property

If there has been significant damage to your property, make sure a licensed electrician checks that it is safe to turn your power back on.

After a power outage, restoring power is usually the responsibility of your local electricity distribution company, who own and maintain the poles and wires bringing power to your home.

Personal support to recover from a flood or storm

Counselling and support is available from:

• Lifeline phone 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue phone 1300 224 636
• Kids Helpline phone 1800 551 800
• SANE Australia phone 1800 187 263

Flood emergency plan

The Flood Emergency Plan is a sub-plan of the Mitchell Shire Municipal Emergency Management Plan (MEMP) and Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (MHWP).

The aim of the Plan is to reduce the risk of harm caused by flood events within Mitchell Shire.

View the Mitchell Shire Flood Emergency Plan along with all other Emergency Management plans.