The Victorian Government has boosted bushfire recovery funding

BlazeAid volunteers rebuild fences after fires, floods, drought and cyclones.

President Kevin Butler said Bushfire Recovery Victoria, headed up by former police chief commissioner Ken Lay, announced the funding.

"The money will go towards the ongoing costs of running up to 10 or more Victorian BlazeAid camps," Mr Butler said.

Funding would also be used to support the Post and Wire program, where volunteers worked with farmers to refence properties.

"Together, shoulder to shoulder, they install the new fence, with the farmer contributing the gates and strainers," Mr Butler said.

"It's a really good use of getting a lot of bang for the buck."

He said BlazeAid contracts multplied the value of the dollars supplied by the government.

"Each local rural supplier is given a chance to supply and the love is shared around again and again to get that much needed funding into local fire affected communities," Mr Butler said.

"As well, the BRV funding will allow funding of the use of local fencing contractors and earthmoving operators to clear trees from fence lines.

"It's working very, very well, beyond my wildest dreams."

The fencing contractors would put in the strainer assemblies, with volunteers and farmers putting in posts and running the wires.

"This is by far the most productive arrangement, by reducing the cost from the usual $8-$12,000 a kilometre down to $2-4000/km," Mr Bulter said.

Mr Butler estimated hundreds of thousands of kilometres of fencing would have to be replaced, as a result of the fires from Kangaroo Island to the Queensland border.

"There's a hell of a lot of work out there, but volunteer numbers have exploded - we have never had anything like this before."

"We have fencers from New Zealand coming, a group of wheat and sheep farmers from Western Australia are going to Kangaroo Island and there are people from the Harrow footy club bringing up Land Cruisers and a swag of steel posts, as well."

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Mr Butler urged farmers who wanted to help to get in touch with BlazeAid.

"If there are a group of farmers who want to get together and come over for four or five days, if they can get someone to look after their farm, they will make a hell of a difference."

He said he was working closely with BRV.

"This in-kind help to farmers is recorded on the property owners registration sheet, so that the donors ( BRV) know who got what and these records are always available to authorised entities like this and local government, at all times," Mr Butler said.

'We have the responsibility of respecting the donated moneys, to invest them as the donor wanted.

"People are very generous, they will help, but when they see people misappropriating money, they get very disillusioned."

And the Victorian Government has announced it will fast-track payroll tax relief, slash stamp duty, waive water rates and give local councils extra support as part of a major package to help fire-affected communities recover.

Premier Daniel Andrews and Mr Lay announced the $64 million package, which gives councils, businesses and local families hardest hit by bushfires the support they need.

The package includes:

Mr Andrews said it was immediate and practical support, to families and businesses who had been through so much.

"We can't change what these communities have been through, but we're doing what we can make the recovery that little bit easier," Mr Andrews said.

The Government will also establish a $10 million Council Assistance Fund, administered by Bushfire Recovery Victoria, for local governments in State of Disaster areas to access funding for people who have damaged or destroyed property, support businesses subject to annual charges or permits, or to waive other fees or charges.

Eligible councils will be able to determine how best to allocate their funding, which may include rate relief for residents and businesses if they choose.

As part of the package, the Labor Government will also waive administration fees associated with VicRoads registration refunds for vehicles that have been damaged or destroyed, saving owners up to $60.

The Government will also waive associated costs and fast-track requests for birth and wedding certificates destroyed by the bushfires - a small gesture that will make a big difference.

The Government has now invested $250 million towards support for bushfire-affected communities.