Upper Murray Recovery Hub

The funding to support the Hub’s operations ceased on June 30th 2024 and the Upper Murray Recovery Hub closed.

The Upper Murray Recovery Hub at the former Junior School Campus in Corryong has played a significant role in response to the recovery and the building of community resilience after the Black Summer Bushfire event of late 2019 and early 2020.

The Recovery Hub housed many key government and community agencies in the immediate aftermath of the fire event, co-ordinating responses, service needs, and place for community members to gather and be supported. Since the initial response period, the Hub has been the place where ongoing specific services have been provided i.e. counselling, financial advice, employment and business development, and community organisation meetings. A range of community development and resilience programs, projects, workshops, and events have been co-ordinated from the Hub by the Council Recovery team through the financial support of the state government.

The work of the Recovery team and the eleven Community Recovery Committees in the district, demonstrates that the community resilience is strong, and various community organisations and community leaders have ensured that the Upper Murray communities are well connected and resourced to support each other.

To celebrate the resilience and strength of the Upper Murray community, we held a special Celebration of Recovery Community Event. This was an opportunity for the community, and all the stakeholders associated with the Recovery effort to come together to mark the achievements of the community. The book will be available to browse through at the Tallangatta Library, Tallangatta Neighbourhood House, Corryong Neighbourhood Centre, Corryong Library, and Corryong Visitors Information Centre. If you would like a hard copy of the book, please contact us on 1300 365 222 or email info@towong.vic.gov.au by August 9, 2024.

The future of the actual Recovery Hub building is being considered by Council in conjunction with the Department of Education. There are a number of options being assessed and the community will be advised as any details are developed to a point that can provide some certainty and clarity. It is important to note that any option being considered will focus on community access and services as articulated in a number of community consultations relating to the site. Any ongoing Recovery actions will be managed by Council’s Emergency Management unit as part of its normal business operations.