Staying connected

Community Information Hubs

Community Information Hubs have been installed across the Shoalhaven to provide you with emergency information specific to your location, from emergency agencies including the Australian Federal Police, NSW Rural Fire Service and NSW State Emergency Services.

Community Information Hubs are located at all 21 council-owned community halls, including all four (4) showgrounds, four (4) Holiday Haven tourist parks and one (1) community-owned facility at Wandandian Progress Hall.

Find a Community Information Hub near you

Up-to-date information

For live radio updates, tune into 97.3FM ABC Radio Illawarra

 Platform Provider URL 
Websites

SES

RFS

www.ses.nsw.gov.au

www.rfs.nsw.gov.au

Social Media

NSW Rural Fire Service 

NSW RFS - Shoalhaven

NSW SES

facebook.com/nswrfs

facebook.com/nswrfsshoalhaven

facebook.com/NSW.SES

 Apps

Hazards Near Me

Get Prepared App

Hazards Near Me app | NSW Government

Get Prepared app | Australian Red Cross

Fire danger ratings

Fire danger ratings give you an indication of the consequences of a fire if one was to start at that time. The higher the fire danger, the more dangerous the conditions. 

You can search fire ratings by town, suburb or postcode on the Rural Fire Services NSW website.

View Fire Danger Ratings for your area

Emergency Contacts

In case of life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero (000) for Police, Fire or Ambulance. If you have a speech or hearing impairment, call 106.

Are you prepared for an emergency?

Situation/Service Phone Number Website
Injury or Health Crisis 000 ambulance.nsw.gov.au
Motor Vehicle Accident 000 police.nsw.gov.au
Police 000 police.nsw.gov.au
Police - Non-Emergencies 131 444 police.nsw.gov.au
Police Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 police.nsw.gov.au
Household Fire/Hazmat 000 fire.nsw.gov.au
Bushfire 000 rfs.nsw.gov.au
Shoalhaven RFS District Office (02) 4424 4424 rfs.nsw.gov.au
Bushfire Survival Plan   rfs.nsw.gov.au
Bushfire Information Line 1800 679 737  
Pandemics or Heatwaves
health.nsw.gov.au
Flood, Storm and Weather Warnings   bom.gov.au
Storm/Flood 132 500 ses.nsw.gov.au
Power Outages 131 003 endeavourenergy.com.au
Main Road Closures 132 701 livetraffic.com
Local Road Closures 1300 293 111 shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au
Shoalhaven City Council After Hours 1300 293 111 shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au
Shoalhaven Hospital (02) 4421 3111  
Milton Hospital (02) 4454 9100

Need to print these contacts?

You can download a printable version of emergency phone contacts and useful apps and websites below.

Download the Emergency Contacts page