Despite substantial monetary and non-monetary investment in disaster recovery support services by community organisations, little is known about their processes and efforts. This study investigates how a community organisation in Queensland supports disaster-affected people in disaster recovery, providing deeper insights into the disaster recovery system, the organisation’s role in supporting recovery, and what recovery looks...

This paper shows that research often tends to focus on engagement and not outcomes when it comes to understanding the role of community organisations in disaster recovery. Nonetheless, the authors found that there are a number of best and emerging practices to help communities understand recovery, prepare for recovery, and manage recovery in the aftermath...

This discussion paper has been released to generate public input into the formation of the Academy of the Social Sciences' Decadal Plan for Social Science Research Infrastructure 2023-32.