In a life threatening emergency dial Triple Zero (000)
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
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ACT State Emergency Service
Emergency help
during flood or storms
Since 1996, the proportion of secondary students surveyed reporting ever having severe sunburn that has blistered has significantly declined (p for trend <0.0001).
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