Emergency Recovery Resource Portal
A place for people engaged in recovery to access recovery related resources and guidance.
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About this portal
The Emergency Recovery Resource Portal (ERRP) provides a central point of access to key recovery resources and guidance for the disaster recovery workforce. Its purpose is to better enable community-led recovery and resilience practices.
Are you recovering from the impacts of a recent emergency?
If you are recovering from the impacts of a recent emergency and are looking for services or information to support your recovery then please visit the Emergency Recovery Victoria website.
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Understanding what recovery is and means
As toolkit #1 under the Disaster Recovery Toolkit for Local Government, this document provides a broad context and understanding of recovery from disaster.
This guide is for people, organisations and governments engaged in disaster recovery.
The National Principles for Disaster Recovery can be used by communities, governments and recovery agencies to guide efforts, approach, planning and decision-making throughout recovery.
Start post-disaster recovery planning at a local level
This document assumes that recovery readiness will have occurred and builds on this preparatory work by addressing the factors contributing to recovery success.
This handbook aims to provide a comprehensive guide to community recovery in Australia.
The Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) is a cost sharing arrangement between the Commonwealth and State governments to support relief and recovery activities following an eligible disaster.
Know who to talk to and how to engage with people
This guide on communication is for people or organisations working and managing information in a post-emergency or disaster environment.
The State Emergency Management Plan outlines the emergency management arrangements for Victoria to inform all levels of planning - state, regional and municipal.
This report was developed by members of Community Recovery Committees from the 2009 Victorian Bushfires.
Other featured resources
This guide provides an overview of best practice in psychological first aid following disasters and traumatic events and outlines how psychological first aid can be operationalised in Australia.
This report presents an overview of the key learnings in the 10 years since the 2009 Victorian bushfires.
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Updated 14 October 2025
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If you are a disaster recovery practitioner in Victoria, and would like to stay informed and support improvements to the ERRP, please consider becoming an ERRP stakeholder.
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