For serious illness or injury requiring urgent attention, call 000 or go to your local hospital Emergency Department.
During a storm or flood, call 13 2500 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
24 hours a day, call Canberra Hospital on (02) 6244 2222 or Calvary Hospital on (02) 6201 6111.
Emergency numbers
- Police, Fire, Ambulance (24 hrs)
- Emergency calls from mobile phones - 000 (all mobiles) 112 (GSM phones) 106 (text)
- Storms and Floods - 13 2500 (24hrs)
- Police attendance - 13 1444 (24hrs)
- Crime Stoppers - 1800 333 000 (8am to 9pm)
- Poison Emergencies - For a poison emergency in Australia call 131126
- Public health emergencies (including Radiation safety, food poisoning and disease management) - (02) 6205 1700 (24hrs)
- National Security Hotline - 1800 123 400 (24hrs)
Emergency services
- ACT Policing - (02) 6256 7777 (24hrs)
- ACT Emergency Services Agency - 000 (Emergency), (02) 6207 8455 (Reporting a storm or flood incident) or (02) 6207 8451 (General inquiries)
- ACT Ambulance Service - 000 (Emergency), (02) 6207 9900 (Non-emergency) or (02) 6207 9980 (Enquiries)
- ACT Ambulance Fees and Charges
- ACT Fire Brigade - 000 (Emergency) or (02) 6207 8363 (Enquiries)
- ACT Rural Fire Service - 000 (Emergency) or (02) 6207 8609 (Non-emergency)
Emergency health services
- Health Directorate - 13 2281 (General enquiries, 8am to 8pm Mon to Fri, 9am - 5pm Saturdays)
- Health advice (healthdirect Australia) - 1800 022 222 (24hrs)
- Canberra Hospital - (02) 6244 2222 (24hrs)
- Calvary Public Hospital - (02) 6201 6111 (24hrs)
- Mental Health Crisis Team - 1800 629 354 (24hrs) or (02) 6205 1065 (24hrs)
- Transcultural Mental Health Centre - 1800 648 911 (8.30am - 5.30pm Mon to Fri)
- Alcohol and Drug information service - 1800 422 599 (24hrs) or (02) 6207 9977 (24hrs)
- Family Drug Support - 1300 368 186 (24hrs)
- Sharps (discarded needles) - 13 2281 (8am to 8pm Mon to Fri, 9am - 5pm Saturdays)
Emergency community services
- Domestic Violence Crisis Service - (02) 6280 0900 (24hrs) or (02) 6228 1852 (TTY)
- Canberra Rape Crisis Centre - (02) 6247 2525 (24hrs) or (02) 6247 1657 (TTY)
- Child Abuse Prevention Service - 1800 688 009 (24hrs)
- Child protection (from sexual assault or abuse) - 1300 556 729
- Youthline - 13 1114 (24hrs)
- Lifeline - 13 1114 (24hrs)
- Kids Helpline - 1800 551 800 (24hrs)
- Child, Youth and Family Gateway - 1800 647 831 (9am-9pm 7 days a week, excluding public holidays)
- Pregnancy Crisis counselling - 1300 139 313 (24hrs)
- G-Line (Problem Gambling, Crisis Counselling and Referral) - 1800 633 635 (24hrs) 1800 633 649 (TTY) (24hrs)
- Men's Line - 1300 789 978 (24hrs)
- OzHelp Foundation (suicide prevention) - (02) 6251 4166 or 0412 507 593
