This post is a work in progress and will be updated as we find more information.
If you have other disability-related information for this list, please email comms [@] pwd.org.au.
IDEAS and Every Australian Counts also have great lists.
Skip to: Advocacy | Air quality | Accommodation | Blackouts and electricity | Communications | Financial help | Fire preparation and planning | Heatwave information | Legal help | Mental health | NDIS | Local regional support groups
Advocacy
- Wayfinder Hub – 1800 843 929
- National Disability Advocacy Finder
Aids & equipment
A temporary Bushfire Crisis Relief Exchange site for people with disability to donate or find accessible disability equipment in good working order and related non-perishable consumables.
Air quality
- Air quality maps:
- Bureau of Meteorology air pollution roundup
- ACT Health info and advice
- NSW Health bushfire smoke page
- Victoria Emergency Face mask information
- ACT Health air pollution page
- CHOICE on indoor air quality options
- Information about bushfire smoke in many community languages
Accommodation
Help with finding a place to stay
Government agencies
- NSW Housing
- Victoria Housing
- South Australia Housing
- Queensland Housing
- ACT Housing
- NT Housing
- Housing Tasmania
Tenancy help
NSW
Queensland
- Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority Natural Disasters Factsheet
- Tenants QLD advice and referral service
- Their fire factsheet (PDF only)
Victoria
- Tenancy Assistance and Advocacy Program
- Tenants Victoria
- Tenancy Plus (for social housing)
ACT
WA
- Tenancy WA
- Their Natural Disasters Factsheet (PDF only)
NT
Tasmania
Blackouts and electricity
Lung Foundation resources for power blackouts
Communications
National Relay Service Emergency information
Financial help
- Australian Government disaster recovery assistance
- Red Cross emergency grants
- Income support for households affected by natural disasters: a quick guide
Fire preparation and planning
- How to make a person centred disaster plan
- More on planning from NSW Emergency
- ABC emergency planning article
General information
- I’m OK (NSW) Bushfire information
- NSW Rural Fire Service Bushfire Factsheets (pdf only)
- Queensland Fire and Emergency Services has a large collection of resources in Easy English and in community languages.
Accessible bushfire preparation information
Easy Read:
Auslan:
Heatwave information
- Heatwave info from I’m OK
- Heatwave tips from Red Cross
- CID’s Easy Read info on heatwaves
- Beat the Heat from IDEAS
Legal help
- Find a community legal centre
- NSW Legal Aid Disaster Response Hotline: 1800 801 529
- Victoria
- South Australia
- Insurance legal help
Mental health
Australian Psychological Society bushfire factsheets.
Government agencies:
NDIS
Latest bushfire information and support
Local regional support groups
Support group for Shoalhaven people with disability who use peg feeding – Facebook