Utilities Apps in Australia

BOM Weather and Emergency Plus are the two national downloads with the clearest traveler value. BOM Weather is the Bureau of Meteorology's official forecast, radar and warning app. Emergency Plus displays coordinates and location tools that can help a caller tell Triple Zero where help is needed. It does not contact emergency services for you, and an emergency call still needs coverage from at least one mobile network. Australia does not have one national bushfire and hazard app. Install the official alert app only for the states on your itinerary: Hazards Near Me NSW, VicEmergency, Emergency WA, Alert SA and TasALERT. Set watch zones around accommodation and planned routes, allow notifications and check that location and background permissions are suitable. Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory rely on their own current warning websites and channels rather than an equivalent single app in this list. An app alert is never the only warning source. Follow emergency-service websites, local radio, road authorities, park closures and instructions from police or fire services, especially when weather, bushfire, flood, cyclone or heat conditions are changing quickly. Keep a charged battery pack and save the address and coordinates of remote accommodation. Triple Zero (000) is for urgent police, fire or ambulance help. A mobile can also dial 112. Calls are free, but a handset cannot connect where no carrier has coverage.