Relief in times of crisis, care when it's needed most and commitment when others turn away. Red Cross is there for people in need, no matter who you are, no matter where you live.
We help tens of millions of people around the world each year and care for local communities in Australia and Asia Pacific.
For more information on our and how you can get involved, visit our website.
Ambulance Victoria (AV) is responsible for providing emergency medical transport, pre-hospital care and non-emergency stretcher and clinic transport services for around 5.2 million people throughout Victoria, an area of almost 227,600 square kilometres. The organisation is also responsible for providing air ambulance services throughout the state. AV is an integral component of the health care system and consequently a significant infrastructure is in place to enable a rapid emergency response and delivery of a high standard of pre-hospital care to the community.
The objectives of AV are as follows:
• to respond rapidly to requests for help in a medical emergency
• to provide specialised medical skills to maintain life and to reduce injuries in emergency situations and while
moving people requiring those skills
• to provide specialised transport facilities to move people requiring emergency medical treatment
• to provide services for which specialised medical or transport skills are necessary; and
• to foster public education in first aid
AV aims to improve the health of the community by providing emergency and health crisis services. In achieving this purpose, AV will seek to be known for:
• excellence in paramedic services for health emergencies and crises
• integrating with and connecting health emergency and crises services
• effective first contact health emergency and crises solutions
In a life-threatening emergency, please call Triple Zero (000).
If it's not life-threatening and you do require care, you can access help through:
Nurse on Call (24/7) - 1300 60 60 24 - https://www.health.vic.gov.au/primary-care/nurse-on-call
Victorian Virtual Emergency Department - https://www.vved.org.au/
Priority Primary Care Centres - https://www.health.vic.gov.au/priority-primary-care-centres
Better Health Channel - https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
Your GP
Pharmacists
Life Saving Victoria's purpose is to save lives and empower communities to safely enjoy water. We employ more than 400 staff and our lifesaving clubs have more than 44,000 members – all of us working towards our purpose and vision. We work with communities, educational institutions, governments, businesses and the broader aquatic industry.