Emergency Telephone Numbers

State of Victoria - The Emergency Telephone Numbers and information relates to all days of the year including public holidays like New Year's Day, Easter, Australia Day and long weekends.

Australian emergency phone services will be revamped to speed up assistance to people needing urgent help. The triple zero national emergency number will be complemented by a national state and territory emergency services number, 132 500, and a non-emergency police assistance number, 131 444.

EMERGENCY CALLS

Fire Police Ambulance 000 (zero)

Police (but not the sirens) 131 444 or

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Police (Non-Emergency) 131 444

Emergency Services (SES) 132 500

* Non Emergency Calls risk lives!

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

136 169 - Care Ring (Councelling service)

131 176 - Accident Towing

9341 1040 - Dental Hospital Service

131 114 - Life Line : 24 hour service

9674 3000 - Maritime and Aviation Rescue

131 126 - Poisons Information Centre [24 hours]

131 444 - Police Assistance Line

131 638 - Public transport & timetables

Victorian Emergency Services

Gas : Leaks and Emergencies

132 691Multinet Gas

1800 676 300 Envestra

136 707 AusNet Services (was SP AusNet)

Electricity : Power Failure

13 12 80 Citipower

13 24 12 Powercor

13 17 99 AusNet Services (was SP AusNet)

13 16 26 Jemena

13 20 99 United Energy

1300 606 024 Nurse On Call : | AMA Victoria's Doctor Search

Animals : Veterinary

9731 2232* - Melbourne Veterinary Clinic [Werribee]

9328 3021* - Lord Smith Hospital [North Melbourne]

* Emergency only

Australian emergency phone services will be revamped to speed up assistance to people needing urgent help. The triple zero national emergency number will be complemented by a national state and territory emergency services number, 132 500, and a non-emergency police assistance number, 131 444.

'' Having one nationwide number to call when you need assistance in non-life threatening or non-time critical situations will make it easier for people to remember and use wherever they are in Australia,'' federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland said.

Callers to the triple zero service will be directed to the other numbers for non-urgent help from police, fire or ambulance services. Nearly half of all calls to triple zero are non-urgent , Mr McClelland said.