Brisbane General Information

The standard of medical services in Australia is among the highest in the world.

Overseas visitors should take care to obtain their own medical travel insurance to ensure that they are covered in an emergency. Several Australian-based travel insurers have special cover for visitors which are much less expensive than travel cover sold in other countries.

Visitors from the UK, Italy, Malta, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and New Zealand are entitled to subsidised medical care under reciprocal national health care agreements.

The Public Hospitals closest to the city are:

Herston Royal Children's Hospital (Herston Rd, Herston) Ph: (07) 3636 3777

Herston Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (Butterfield St, Herston) Ph: (07) 3253 8111

South Brisbane Mater Public Hospital (Raymond Tce, South Brisbane) Ph: (07) 3163 8111


The Private Hospitals closest to the city centre are:

Spring Hill Brisbane Private Hospital (Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill) Ph: (07) 3834 6111

Spring Hill St Andrew's Hospital (Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill) Ph: (07) 3834 4444


The Medical Centre closest to the city centre is:

City Travellers Medical Service - 7 Day Medical Service (Level 1, 245 Albert Street, City) Ph: (07) 3211 3612


Other Public Hospitals in the Brisbane area include:

Cleveland Redland Hospital (Weippin St) Ph: (07) 3488 3111

Coopers Plains Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (Kessels Rd, Coopers Plains) Ph: (07) 3275 6111

Ipswich Ipswich Hospital (Chelmsford Ave, Ipswich) Ph: (07) 3810 1111

Logan Logan Hospital (Cnr Armstrong & Loganlea Rds, Meadowbrook) Ph: (07) 3299 8899

Redcliffe Redcliffe Hospital (Anzac Ave, Redcliffe) Ph: (07) 3883 7777

Windsor Rosemount Hospital (Cartwright St) Ph: (07) 3624 1228

Wynnum Wynnum Hospital (Whites Rd, Lota) Ph: (07) 3893 8000

The national telephone number for all emergency services in Australia including ambulance, police and fire brigade is "000".

Ph: 131 111

In Queensland, smoking is not permitted:

• within 4 metres of entrances to non-residential buildings
• between the flags at patrolled beaches
• within 10 metres of children's playground equipment open to the public
• at any major sports stadium
• at restaurants and in any licensed bar or club where drinks or food are consumed either indoors or outdoors.

$150 on-the-spot fines apply for breaches.

*All information is subject to change without notification.