Emergency Alert. Be Warned. Be Informed.

Only call 000 (TTY 106) if you are in critical need of emergency services (police, fire or ambulance)

This website does not contain emergency information or warnings.If you require emergency information, click on your State or Territory below.

Emergency Alerts are sent by emergency services to landline telephones based on the location of the handset, and to mobile phones, based on the billing address. In the case of an emergency, you may receive a voice message on your landline or a text message on your mobile phone. If you receive an Emergency Alert and want more information, follow the instructions in the message or find your local emergency service on this website.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I know that the message is authentic?

0444 444 444 is the number assigned to Emergency Alert. This number will always be displayed in the message header or caller identification.

When will I be able to receive a message on my mobile phone based on the location of the mobile phone at the time of the emergency?

On 13 January 2012, the Federal Minister for Emergency Management, Robert McClelland MP and Acting Victorian Premier Peter Ryan announced that the Victorian Government has signed a contract with Telstra to enhance the national Emergency Alert telephone warning system to deliver a Location Based Warning System to the Telstra network by November 2012. Negotiations with the other two telecommunications carriers are continuing. For more information on receiving telephone-based emergency warnings, please see the fact sheet receiving telephone-based emergency warnings.

How many times has Emergency Alert been used?

Since Emergency Alert became operational on 1 December 2009 it has been used 344 times and issued approximately 7.2 million messages. The system has been used in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory for a range of emergencies. These include storm, flood, tsunami, bushfire, storm surge, chemical incident and missing person emergencies.

(Current as of 7am 17 January 2012)