Victorian Bushfire Emergency Contacts

• Emergency Services - Life threatening emergency, or to report a fire, Call 000.

• CFA/DSE information line on 1800 240 667 if new fires are seen. Please consider how urgent the call is as the CFA is inundated.

• DSE - Updates on significant fires. Maps and details of current bushfires. Please note - due to unprecedented demand on this website, DSE is requesting that people who do not need to access this information for reasons of personal safety, please refrain from doing so. Listen to ABC or local radio station for updates.

• Safety Victoria Emergency Contacts for a list of other emergency contact numbers such as gas, electricity. Also SES number is - 132 500.

•  Bushfire Legal Help website and Free Legal Advice for Bushfire Victims - 1800 113 432

• Missing family or friends call Red Cross Family Reunification on - 1800 727 077

• If you can offer accommodation phone the Department of Human Services Hotline - 1800 006 468

• Victorian Department of Human Services Emergency Grants and Temporary Living and Re-establishment Grants. Contact your local Council to make an application.

• Centrelink Victorian Bushfires Disaster Recovery Payment - 180 2211
  • $1,000 per eligible adult and $400 per eligible child, as a direct result of the Victoria fires.
  • Enquires may also be made regarding other State and Commonwealth funds for bushfire vicitims.

• Australian Red Cross Donations Victorian Bushfire Appeal click to access or phone - 1800 811 700.

• RSPCA emergency pet and livestock assistance. Or contact you local council for assistance with pets and livestock feeding and agistment. 

•  VFF are conducting a VFF fodder distribution programme to Whittlesea and East Gippsland - phone on 1300 882 833.

• Wildlife Victoria for injured wildlife only call - 1300 94535

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