Emergency services


Flood victim’s heartbreak: ‘don’t be complacent about the risk’

No one had higher stakes in the findings of the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry than Grantham father Matthew Keep, who lost three family members at Grantham that terrible January day, writes Amanda Gearing.

Flood inquiry: Grantham victims’ patience wears thin

Grief and loss are giving way to anger and frustration amongst flood survivors of the rural towns in the Lockyer Valley as the Queensland Flood Commission hears from senior police, disaster management staff and flood survivors. Amanda Gearing reports from Grantham.

This emergency response is brought to you by … Telstra

Last week, Crikey received a curious query from a Victorian reader peeved at a recent call to Telstra’s triple-0 emergency service. It seems that emergency service call centres must say “thank you Telstra!” to every single call.