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SGV | ADVISORY | Surviving the Heat

[Edited extract from public address]

Heat kills more Australians than any natural disaster and can affect anybody.

Its important to know who is at risk and how you can prepare yourself and others.
To find out what to do to survive the heat, visit our Better Health Channel website.

Read this 2pp Fact Sheet.

With extreme heat the fire risk also increases, for up-to-date information on fire and heat warnings visit VicEmergency.

Looking for health or medical advice?
We recommend that you:

  • talk to your doctor
  • dial triple zero (000) in an emergency
  • ring NURSE-ON-CALL Tel. 1300 60 60 24 for expert health advice from a registered nurse 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (for the cost of a local call from anywhere in Victoria - calls from mobile phones may be charged at a higher rate).

MORE:
State Government of Victoria
Department of Health and Human Services
Address: 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Tel: 1300 650 172