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🤝 BUSHFIRE RECOVERY SUPPORT HUBS 🤝
🏘️ If you were impacted by the Longwood bushfire, please contact Council and register with us. Even if you are unsure about eligibility for support, registering helps us understand who has been affected.
💬 Council staff and support agencies are also available to help you access relief, recovery, and any payments or services you may be eligible for.
📍 Register in person at the Bushfire Information Hubs at Yea Library or Alexandra Library during office hours or call (03) 5772 0333 at any time.
ℹ Stay up to date with attending agencies and support services at murrindindi.vic.gov.au/bushfirehub
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The Yarck Hall Committee recognised some special efforts at the inaugural pot luck dinner last night.
There was Kylie who jumped in to support some of Yarck's most impacted farmers with stock management and fencing. And Izabella (St. Mary's, Alexandra) and Guneet (Alexandra Secondary College) dedicated a chunk of their school holidays to configuring, sorting, and tidying the community-led Hub at Yarck. Thank you.
#MurrindindiHero
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One of the quieter impacts of disaster often goes unnoticed.
It’s the small rural businesses that unintentionally become casualties of generosity.
And before anyone jumps generosity matters.
It always will.
I’ve seen the very best of people step up after fires and floods.
Free meals. Donated goods. People giving whatever they can. That kindness is powerful and needed.
But here’s the hard bit.
When recovery stretches on, local cafés, pubs, shops, mechanics and suppliers can be left without customers.
Trade drops. Bills keep coming.
Some never reopen.
When that happens, communities don’t just lose a business they lose connection, jobs and another layer of resilience.
Recovery isn’t just about what we give away.
It’s also about what we keep alive.
So if you can:
👉 Buy local
👉 Eat local
👉 Shop local
👉 Support the businesses that support your town every day
Generosity doesn’t stop at the relief phase.
It continues every time we choose to spend in our own community.
That’s how towns recover. Together.
#SupportLocal
#RuralCommunities
#BushfireRecovery
#FloodRecovery
#CommunityFirst
#TheUnbreakableFarmer
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A community meeting for the Longwood - Berrys Lane fire will be held on:
📆 Thursday 5 February 2026
📍 Yea Town Hall, 27 High St, Yea VIC 3717
🕙 4pm
🔗 This meeting will be livestreamed to the Murrindindi Shire Council Facebook page and shared on the VicEmergency - Hume Facebook page.
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