State of Alert declared for ACT

A State of Alert has been declared for the ACT. For more information on what this means, what you need to do, support available and service changes please go to the ACT Emergency Services (ESA) website. You can also follow the ACT ESA on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates.

Heavy smoke from bushfires burning in NSW is currently impacting the ACT

Keep up to date with the latest health advice through the ACT Health website (www.health.act.gov.au).

In a life threatening emergency dial Triple Zero (000)

Emergency Contact

In a life threatening emergency dial Triple Zero (000)

triple zero 000

ACT Public Hospitals

Canberra Hospital

5124 0000

Calvary Hospital

6201 6111

Mental Health

Call Mental Health Triage on

1800 629 354

(free call except from mobiles or public phones) or

6205 1065

Poisons Hotline

For a poison emergency in Australia call

131126

Drug and Alcohol Help Line

The Drug and Alcohol Help Line is available 24-hours, 7 days a week on

5124 9977

Health Protection Service

For after hours urgent public health matters including environmental health, radiation safety, food poisoning and communicable disease management phone:

(02) 6205 1700

healthdirect

24 hour health advice

1800 022 222

ACT State Emergency Service

Emergency help
during flood or storms

132 500

Community Services

Committees

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The following committees are supported by the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.