Who to Call
Health, roads, council and fuel — the numbers Birdsville actually needs, with tappable links.
The numbers worth keeping on your phone before you drive out here — health, roads, the council and fuel. Birdsville is small and a long way from everything, so the service set is unusual; this lays it out plainly.
No hospital in town
The clinic is nurse-led, with a flying doctor in town every second Wednesday. For anything serious, call 000 — it reaches the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The nearest hospital is Mount Isa, about 670 km away.
Mobile coverage stops at the edge of town
Telstra and Optus reach only about 20 km out. On the tracks there is no signal — carry a satellite phone or a personal locator beacon.
In an emergency
Police, fire, ambulance
For a serious illness or injury this also calls in the Royal Flying Doctor Service
- Phone
- 000
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Aeromedical emergencies and evacuation — reached through 000
- Website
- www.flyingdoctor.org.au/