Please visit this page regularly to ensure that you have knowledge of the current designated Neighbourhood Safer Places near you. It is important to understand that locations are added and removed from this list by municipal councils from time to time.

Please ensure you read the important information below before you search for Neighbourhood Safer Places.

Searching for your nearest Neighbourhood Safer Place:

• The search box below allows you to search by Municipality, Township or Postcode.
• To see a full list of NSPs, leave the search fields empty.
• To find out which municipality you are in, visit the Vic Gov Land website and search 'places'.
• Use the map icon in the search results to view the NSP location on Google Maps.

Neighbourhood Safer Places are not designed to replace a personal bushfire survival plan. CFA advises that everyone should have a written Bushfire Survival Plan.

Neighbourhood Safer Places are municipal council designated buildings or spaces within the community that may afford some protection from radiant heat, the biggest killer during bushfire.

They are a place of last resort in bushfire emergencies only. They are a last resort shelter that may assist people when there is imminent threat of bushfire and they have no plan, or their planned options are not possible.

They are not locations to relocate to when leaving early. On days when there is advice to leave early people should relocate well away to an area of lower risk either the night before or early in the morning.

The degree of safety afforded by Neighbourhood Safer Places will depend on a number of factors, including the intensity of the bushfire.

Please be aware of the following risks associated with Neighbourhood Safer Places:

• Travelling to a Neighbourhood Safer Place is inherently dangerous with traffic congestion, poor visibility, fire activity, heavy smoke and accidents or fallen trees that may block the route there.
• There is no guarantee that you will not be mentally traumatised, injured or killed when travelling to or sheltering at a Neighbourhood Safer Place.
• You are likely to experience extreme conditions such as; heat, high winds, fire noise, embers, radiant heat, smoke and ash sheltering at a Neighbourhood Safer Place.
• There is no guarantee that emergency services will be present.
• There will be no provision for pets.
• There will generally be limited parking. Large numbers of vehicles may further compromise what little protection the area affords.
• There will be limited capacity. No amenities (eg. food, drinks, toilets) will be provided.
• Neighbourhood Safer Places will not exist in all communities. In some instances there may not be a Neighbourhood Safer Place identified in your local area or close to your home.

For more information on Neighbourhood Safer Places, please read these Questions and Answers.