Make a list of emergency contact numbers, print it out and display it clearly in your home so that it is visible to all family members.Dial 000 in an emergency for fire, police and ambulance services.
Other key contacts:
State Emergency Service (SES)
Phone: 132 500
Gold Coast City Council
Phone: 1300 130 854 - general enquiries
Phone: 1800 637 000 - after hours emergency
Phone: 1800 606 000 – Disaster Hotline (during disasters only)
Bureau of Meteorology
(Brisbane Office)
Phone: (07) 3239 8700
Telephone (Telstra)
Phone: 13 22 03
Electricity (Energex)
Phone: 13 19 62
Gold Coast Hospital
Phone: (07) 5519 8211
Missing Persons
Phone: 1800 000 634
Pound - Animal Welfare League
Phone: (07) 5581 7600
RACQ
Phone: 13 19 05
Counselling Lifeline
Phone: 13 11 14
Crime Stoppers
Phone: 1800 333 000
Citizens' Advice Bureau
Phone: (07) 5532 9611
Taxi
Phone: 13 10 08
Buses
Phone: (07) 5574 5111
Traffic Info line - Gold Coast Traffic Management Centre
Phone: 13 19 40
Other important numbers include:
- your local GP or doctor's surgery
- hospital
- veterinary practice
- local family contact
- interstate family contact
- local primary School
- local high school
- mum's workplace
- dad's workplace
- local Council office
- neighbours
