Practical Evacuation, Response and Recovery Information
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The following information is designed to help farmers, horticulturists and animal owners to recover from the floods. If the information you seek is not listed below or if you wish to speak to a DPI staff member about your particular flood recovery requirements, call 136 186. For information on the State and Federal Governments' clean-up and recovery grants and low-interest concessional loans, go to Flood Information for Farmers and Animal Owners Services such as counselling, financial advice and assistance, business advice and support are also available, visit www.floodrecovery.vic.gov.au for further information. For further information on animal welfare or other agricultural advice, contact DPI on 136 186. |
Livestock
- Animal welfare in emergencies
- Drought (Flood) feeding and management of beef cattle
- Drought (Flood) feeding and management of sheep
- Drought (Flood) feeding and management of horses
- Horses and floods
- Flystrike - Management after a wet summer and floods
- Disposing of carcasses
- Flooding increases the risk of haystack fires
- Evacuating with pets
Soils and pastures
- Soils recovery
- Recovery of pastures after floods
- Recovery of pasture after spring floods
- Erosion
- Weeds
Water
- Water damaged fodder - feeding livestock water damaged fodder
- Water quality for farm water supplies
- Water supply for stock containment
Specialty crops
- Checklist for flood recovery – Grapevines
- Management of salinity arising from flooded orchards and the use of bore water
- Managing crop recovery after flooding – Grapevines
- Managing crop recovery after flooding – Stone fruits and almonds
- Vineyards


