There are a lot of safe ways to travel the world and indeed Australia. No matter what your choice of vehicle, you will be looking at several things when you decide to replace the usual daily routines with an adventure on the road.
Most people want to be safe when they are on the move. There are a lot of ways to look at this and although it might depend on your personal circumstances, generally the communities you visit anywhere in Australia have basic if not comprehensive support services in place.
Most have local doctors, hospitals or at least a range of health professionals to call upon. You might be seeking specialist advice and if so you will need to check out the availability of specialist services before you leave.
In many rural and regional areas of Australia, the local health centre have video conferencing facilities for on line medical consultations or some specialists have monthly or regular visits to these areas.
Apart from local directories, there are a range of on line resources that can help you find a service or health professional in your area.
If you need police, fire, ambulance or the assistance of the SES (State Emergency Service), you will find these are available anywhere you go. However, be sure that the emergency fits the service you need. For emergency assistance only to police, fire and ambulance in Australia, you will need to ring '000' or zero, zero, zero. The SES is a service that assists people during an extreme event such as flooding, cyclones, tsunamis or earthquakes. The SES in each state are generally staffed by volunteers and the contact number for the SES is 132500.
Tailoring your trip to your own interests as well as making sure you and your family are safe, can take a bit of preparation and forethought. You might want to add to the following list of things to consider before you go so that if you do need help you can get it straight away.
Most people want to be safe when they are on the move. There are a lot of ways to look at this and although it might depend on your personal circumstances, generally the communities you visit anywhere in Australia have basic if not comprehensive support services in place.
Most have local doctors, hospitals or at least a range of health professionals to call upon. You might be seeking specialist advice and if so you will need to check out the availability of specialist services before you leave.
In many rural and regional areas of Australia, the local health centre have video conferencing facilities for on line medical consultations or some specialists have monthly or regular visits to these areas.
Apart from local directories, there are a range of on line resources that can help you find a service or health professional in your area.
If you need police, fire, ambulance or the assistance of the SES (State Emergency Service), you will find these are available anywhere you go. However, be sure that the emergency fits the service you need. For emergency assistance only to police, fire and ambulance in Australia, you will need to ring '000' or zero, zero, zero. The SES is a service that assists people during an extreme event such as flooding, cyclones, tsunamis or earthquakes. The SES in each state are generally staffed by volunteers and the contact number for the SES is 132500.
Tailoring your trip to your own interests as well as making sure you and your family are safe, can take a bit of preparation and forethought. You might want to add to the following list of things to consider before you go so that if you do need help you can get it straight away.
- Make a list of health professionals and emergency services in the areas you are going to
- Ensure that all of the family know where this list is
- Leave your trip plan with a relative or friend
- Have contact numbers read for road assistance
- Keep in touch with the weather through www.bom.gov.au
- Link up with other on line resources to check out up to date information about services.
- Prepare an emergency kit and ensure that you have water, dry food, torch, radio, batteries etc
- Make sure you have a first aid kit and that the family can apply first aid
- Check out where the technology you use will work in the areas you are visiting
- Carry out a safety drill with your family
- Ensure the vehicle you are driving is safe and roadworthy
- If you are in a club or have friends along the way, make sure you have their details
- Have local maps that show shops, schools and key landmarks
- Key public areas are often used as shelters in an emergecy, so know where these are
- Check out the local radio stations in each area
- If you or your family take medication, list this in your emergency kit or have extra on hand
- Know where the high ground is in any location you are travelling in
- Check out the SES website in the state you are travelling so that you can plan accordingly.
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