Life threatening emergencies
Telephone Triple Zero (000).
For life threatening, critical or serious situations only.
State Emergency Service (SES) flood and storm assistance
Telephone the SES on 132 500 for help with a damaged roof, rising flood water, trees fallen on buildings, or storm damage.
Fire
To report a fire telephone Triple Zero (000).
Current information on State-wide fire bans
News and Bushfire Alerts
Tsunami warnings
Visit the Bureau of Meteorology tsunami warnings.
Listen to your local radio and TV announcements.
Telephone 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264).
Weather and warnings
Visit the Bureau of Meteorology web site at www.bom.gov.au.
Alternatively, visit the Bureau's Telephone Weather Services Directory for Queensland.
Also tune to your local radio station for warnings and advice. Details of your local ABC radio frequency and local webpage can be obtained from www.abc.net.au/local.
Health and hospital information
Contact Queensland Health or phone 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84).
Queensland local councils
Visit your local council for information for your specific location or check your local telephone book for your local council contact numbers.
Road conditions and closures
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLDTraffic service for traffic conditions and road closures.
QLD Traffic App - Apple App Store.
QLD Traffic - Google Play
13 19 40 for 24-hour state-wide road reports.
Animal emergencies
Wildlife Hotline:
To report wildlife emergencies, marine strandings and pollution incidents, call the Wildlife Hotline on 1300 130 372.
To report lost or missing animals during times of disaster and emergency events visit the RSPCA lost/found website.
Should you need to report an animal in distress, or you have concerns for the welfare of an animal, please contact one of the following options:
- RSPCA Inspectorate on 3426 9971 or 1300 852 188
- Queensland Primary Industry call centre on 3239 3111
- Your local Police Station
Further information is available at the RSPCA website.
Emergency Animal Disease and Biosecurity Matters:
Refer to Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Phone Companies
Telstra
Web site: https://www.telstra.com.au
Outages: https://outages.telstra.com/
Telephone:
Optus
Web site: https://www.optus.com.au
Outages: https://www.optus.com.au/shop/mobile/network/coverage
Telephone:
Vodafone
Website: https://www.vodafone.com.au
Schools
For information on school closures either contact your children's school directly or visit Education Queensland.