East Gippsland Shire Council hosted a Boxing Day Storm recovery update meeting on Monday for the Buchan community.
The meeting, held in conjunction with the Buchan, Gelantipy and Districts Renewal Association at Buchan Community Hall, included response and recovery updates from council and other key agencies.
Council's manager of emergency management, Kath Smith, said council has been actively working with the community to help with the cleanup, impact assessments and recovery planning.
"While a significant amount of the damage to public infrastructure was within Parks Victoria and Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation-managed Buchan Caves Reserve, which will remain closed until further notice, council is leading the municipal recovery coordination," Ms Smith said.
"Recovery coordination includes information for community, and coordination of community  recovery services, the clean-up and reinstatement of public infrastructure managed by council, impact assessments, supporting business, and helping the community access support services.

IMAGE: Buchan General Store owners Sally Campbell and Matt Benton are keen to send the message to the wider community that despite the floods, Buchan is open for business.