Legal support
If you have legal issues because of flooding, including help with tenancy, insurance or property damage, parenting arrangement or bail, we can give you free information and advice or help you find a lawyer. Call 1800 113 432, weekdays 8 am to 6 pm.
We also have legal information on our website, including how to make an insurance claim after a flood or a .
Help in your language
Emergency relief centres
For the location and opening hours of relief centres, visit the Vic Emergency .
Support for tenants
If you are a tenant and have been given a notice of eviction, call Tenants Victoria's Floods priority line on (03) 9411 1444. Calls are answered by lawyers, advocates and intake workers with specialist knowledge of Victorian rental laws. More information is available on the Tenants Victoria .
Financial support
The Personal Hardship Assistance helps people experiencing financial hardship in emergencies.
Lost documents
For support if you have lost identity documents such as birth, death or marriage certificates because of the floods, visit the Births deaths and marriages Victoria .
Returning home after a flood
For information about returning home after a flood, including information in your language, visit the Vic Emergency .
Reviewed 29 December 2023