Who to Call in Port Fairy
The local services Port Fairy residents and visitors actually need — council, health, emergencies and getting to Warrnambool — grouped with tappable numbers.
The numbers Port Fairy people actually need, grouped by what's happened. Each was checked against the service's own website on 17 June 2026. In any life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero (000) first.
Port Fairy has no emergency department or high school of its own
The nearest hospital emergency department is at Warrnambool, about 28 km away, and the train and most senior schooling are there too. Moyne Health Services in town handles urgent care, aged care and the day-to-day — but for anything life-threatening, call 000 wherever you are.
In an emergency or a hazard
VICSES (State Emergency Service)
Flood, storm and storm-damage help that isn't life-threatening — Port Fairy floods from the Moyne River, so this is the number for rising water, fallen trees and damaged roofs