General information

Medical standards in Australia are among the best 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 very much less expensive than travel cover sold 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 closest Public Hospitals to the city are:

Herston Royal Children's Hospital (Herston Rd, Herston) Ph: (07) 3636 7000

Herston Royal Women's Hospital (Bowen Bridge Rd, Herston) Ph: (07) 3253 8111

South Brisbane Mater Misericordiae Hospital (Raymond Tce, South Brisbane) Ph: (07) 3840 8111


The closest Private Hospitals to the city centre are:

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

Spring Hill St Andrews Hospital (Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill) Ph: (07) 3831 6660


The closest Medical Centre to the city centre is:

City Travellers Medical Service - 7 Day Medical Service (Level 1, 245 Albert Street, City) Ph: (07) 3211 3611


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 (Lutwyche Rd) Ph: (07) 3253 8111

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

The national telephone number for all emergency services in Australia including Ambulance, Fire, and Police is "000".

Ph: 131 111

Smoking is not permitted in Queensland:

• within 4m of non-residential entrances
• between the flags at patrolled beaches
• within 10m of children's playground equipment open to public
• at any major sport 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.