Overseas Travel - Be Informed and Be Safe - 10 January 2020

Dear Singaporeans

To update, the State of Disaster for Victoria has been extended for another 48 hours till midnight of Saturday, 11 Jan 20.  New alerts in Victoria have been issued for the region around the fires at Abbeyard and Mt Buffalo.  South Australia has also issued an alert for western side of Kangaroo Island.

• Victoria: http://emergency.vic.gov.au/news-and-media/state-of-disaster-extended-for-48-hours ↗ (opens in new tab) and http://emergency.vic.gov.au/news-and-media/residents-and-visitors-in-east-gippsland-and-north-east-should-leave-now-as-fire ↗ (opens in new tab)

• South Australia: http://data.eso.sa.gov.au/prod/cfs/criimson/1348383.0004643.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter ↗ (opens in new tab)

Please stay safe and monitor updates of the local authorities on bushfire and air quality.  Please be reminded to heed their advice.  

Australian Capital Territory

• ACT Emergency Services Agency http://esa.act.gov.au/actfr/ ↗ (opens in new tab)

• Air Quality in ACT: https://www.health.act.gov.au/about-our-health-system/population-health/environmental-monitoring/monitoring-and-regulating-air ↗ (opens in new tab)

New South Wales Rural Fire Service

• NSW Rural Fire Service: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ ↗ (opens in new tab)

• 'Fire Near Me' app: http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/stay-up-to-date ↗ (opens in new tab)

• Air Quality in NSW: www.airquality.nsw.gov.au/ ↗ (opens in new tab)

Northern Territory

• NT Fire and Rescue Services (http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Fire-and-Rescue.aspx ↗ (opens in new tab))

• Air Quality in NT: http://ntepa.webhop.net/NTEPA/Default.ltr.aspx ↗ (opens in new tab)

Queensland

• QLD Fire & Emergency Services : https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au ↗ (opens in new tab)

• Air Quality in QLD: https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/ ↗ (opens in new tab)

South Australia

• SA Country Fire Service: http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/home.jsp ↗ (opens in new tab)

• Air Quality in SA: https://www.epa.sa.gov.au/ ↗ (opens in new tab)

Tasmania

• Tasmania Fire Service: http://www.fire.tas.gov.au ↗ (opens in new tab)

• Air Quality in Tasmania: https://epa.tas.gov.au/environment/air/monitoring-air-pollution/monitoring-data/real-time-air-quality-data-for-tasmania/all-sites-table ↗ (opens in new tab)

Victoria

• Victorian Country Fire Authority: http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/ ↗ (opens in new tab)

• Air Quality in Victoria: https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/check-air-and-water-quality ↗ (opens in new tab)

Western Australia

• WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services: https://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/ ↗ (opens in new tab)

• Air Quality in WA: https://www.der.wa.gov.au/your-environment/air/air-quality-index ↗ (opens in new tab)