Homes destroyed by fire will start to be cleaned up "within weeks" by local contractors thanks to $75 million.
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The money, which is being funded by the Victorian and federal governments, will be spent on the clean up of buildings razed by the bushfires, including areas such as Cudgewa and Corryong, with no cost to the home owners.
Victorian Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville made the announcement on Sunday and said this could save home owners a clean up bill of "up to $50,000".
"All residential or public buildings will be cleaned up on behalf of the state to no cost to residents," she said.
"It isn't until we do these clean ups that people can make decision to rebuild.
"This will be no cost to people whether you are insured or not."
The state has appointed Australian contractor Grocon, which also assisted in the clean up after Black Saturday.
"They have extensive experience and are aware of the risky parts such as asbestos in some of these buildings," Ms Neville said.
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"They will be using local contractors for this work and we encourage contractors and affected residents to register for the clean up today on Grocon's website or by calling 1800 560 760.
"The sooner you register, the sooner we can start the clean up."
Federal Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud joined in on the announcement and put insurance companies on notice to deliver the savings back to customers.
"Don't be tricky with this or we will square up with you," he said.
"Deliver those savings back to those people affected by the bushfires.
"We are going to clean up this country.
"We are going to take that burden away from these people who have been traumatised - this is about making sure we give them that first step in recovery."
While the focus is moving towards the rebuilding stage, the Bureau of Meteorology has warned flash flooding could occur on fire grounds over the next 24 hours.
"It will be very hit and miss but we could see isolated totals of up to 50 to 100 millimetres in some parts of the east including the Alpine areas," meteorologist Dean Narramore said.