Catastrophic flooding in February and March 2022 affected more than 60,000 people in the Northern Rivers, including loss of life, housing, employment, separation and breakdown of families, loss of physical infrastructure including clean water and sewerage. Many community and health services were also impacted, exacerbating social isolation, disconnection and distress. Responding to the first flood event, a network of local Indigenous and non-Indigenous practitioners established the Northern Rivers Community Healing Hub (NRCHH) for flood-affected through individual and group sessions informed by an Indigenous Healing Framework forcused on an informal and de-clinicalised community space, Cultural connection is provided through yarning circles providing opportunities for connection, grounding, listening, reflection and contributing to people’s sense of safety, capability and confidence to recover and adapt. Additionally cultural connection workshops including weaving circles; self and community care women’s circles; relaxation classes and creative clay therapy also provide opportunities for integration and regulation. The NRCHH offers opportunities for trauma stabilisation and connection within a socio-cultural model of health underpinned by individual and collective wellbeing delivered by a network of Indigenous and non-Indigenous practitioners. Establishing community-driven interventions using an ecological framework and grounded in collaboration, social justice, empowerment, and diversity can enable individual and community-level disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. When people are hurting, they crave connection and belonging. The NRCHH has demonstrated through culturally-informed and trauma-responsive spaces, services and experiences that it can enhance access and build community connection, professional capability, disaster recovery and responsiveness