Bushfire clean up on Kangaroo Island and other affected areas in South Australia has reached a significant milestone with the final house cleared and ready to rebuild.

On KI 220 properties have been cleared, with more than 20,100 tonnes of waste removed and more than $9.2 million committed to rebuilding.

Across the state more than 450 fire-affected properties have been cleared, with most of the work carried out by local contractors, helping keep the money in local communities.

Federal Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud says the federal and state governments have gone dollar for dollar in funding the clean up.

“Cleaning up after a bushfire can be a very emotional time and we wanted to make sure there was one less thing to worry about so we committed to clear sites to allow the affected communities to begin rebuilding at no cost to homeowners.”

State Minister for Environment and Water David Speirs says while the clean up of some fencing and sheds will continue, all residential homes that were affected by the summer’s bushfires have now been cleared.

“I want to thank the people of South Australia in these affected regions for their patience and for their resilience in such tough times.”

The next stage in bushfire recovery is a rollout of targeted mental health and wellbeing assistance.

State Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade says the $2.61 million package builds on the initial response to provide support for long-term recovery in the Adelaide Hills, Yorketown and Kangaroo Island communities.

The funding will support partnerships with NGOs and philanthropic organisations to provide programs and support.

Small community grants will also be available to support mental health and wellbeing projects within communities affected by bushfires.

“These targeted community supports will be offered over four years to ensure better mental health and wellbeing for all communities impacted by the summer’s fires,” Mr Wade says.

"Importantly, this initiative, led by Wellbeing SA, is being developed in close partnership with the impacted communities using a community co-design process.

“The new program will utilise education, training and network building to support the medium to long-term recovery of bushfire impacted communities.

Wellbeing SA Chief Executive Lyn Dean says research has shown there are higher rates of mental health, domestic violence, substance abuse, child abuse and suicide in communities that experience a disaster, specifically bushfires.

“Anyone impacted by the fires can be at risk – not just those with existing mental health issues – and this initiative is designed for 100 per cent of the population in the fire-affected areas, to try to avoid them developing mental health issues as a result of the bushfires.”

Anyone needing support can contact 1300 032 186 or visit saregionalaccess.org.au and follow the links for online counselling.