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Respond and Recover

Disaster Assist is a resource page from the Australian Government that links to fact sheets for Coping in a Disaster. Click HERE to visit webpage.
Keeping Archives (published By the Australian Society of Archivists) has a section on salvaging archival records. Click HERE to read.

The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials has prepared several resources to assist in recovery of cultural materials:

Salvaging keepsakes after a disaster for after a flood or other emergency
After a Fire for after a fire
Salvaging belongings damaged in a disaster is a webpage providing additional guidance with links to online resources relating to damage caused by flood & water, fire, and mould.

The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials website can help you find a conservator in private practice, who may be able to help to salvage damaged items.