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" Working towards the equitable, efficient and sustainable use of water, land and other environmental resources of the Queensland Murray Darling Basin "

Disaster information

Quick links

Want and the latest updates and photos of the 2012 flood recovery effort? Visit www.facebook.com/qmdc.nrm.

If you want to volunteer, contact QMDC Roma on 07 4620 4600.

If you want to offer other support, contact QMDC's Leisl Coggan on 0419 301 959 or click here to read more.

If you need help, please check out the list of available information sheets, contacts and services in the 2012 flood information pack.

Emergency telephone contacts

• Emergency calls - 000
• SES - 132 500
• Roma Fire and Rescue Service - 07 4622 2074
• Telstra faults - 13 22 03

Community support services/counselling

• Australian Red Cross - website
• BeyondBlue - 1300 224 636 or www.beyondblue.org.au
• Community Recovery Centres - 13 74 68 or website
• Dept. of Communities Housing & Homelessness Services - 4615 3560
• Department of Communities www.communityservices.qld.gov.au
• Housing Roma - 4624 1054
• Lifeline - 13 11 14 or www.lifeline.org.au

• Spiritus/Anglicare - 1300 785 853 or Roma 4622 1471 or email info@spiritus.org.au

• Salvation Army - 13 72 58

• Click here for a pdf of useful links

Financial assistance

• Australian Government information line - 180 22 66
• Australian Tax Office emergency support information - 1800 806 218
• Disaster Recovery Hotline - 1800 173 349; or website
• QRAA - 1800 623 946 or www.qraa.qld.gov.au

• Rural Financial Counselling Service (Qld)

  Roma: 4622 5500 or fax 4622 3699

             Dale Murphy - 0427 803 706, dale.murphy@rfcsqsw.org.au

             Leanne Garside - 0428 314 397, leanne.garside@rfcsqsw.org.au

  St George: Derk Abberfield  - 4625 5490 or 0428 755 708

  Charleville: 4654 3455

                    Angela Bowden - 0419 737 443

  Chinchilla:  Suzanne Bowden - 4665 7185

Health

• South West Health Service – 4624 2850
• Bollon Bush Nursing Service – 4625 6105

• Hospitals

      Roma – 4624 2700

      Dirranbandi – 4625 8222

      Injune – 4626 1188

      Mitchell – 4623 1277

      St George – 4620 2222

      Surat – 4626 5166

Local governments

• Maranoa Regional Council – 1300 007 662

• Balonne Shire Council – 4615 3560 or www.balonne.qld.gov.au/

Primary industry organisations

• AgForce is directing people to Aussie Helpers

  AgForce - 3236 3100

  Aussie Helpers - 1300 665 232

  www.deedi.qld.gov.au

• Primary industry queries (including lost/found stock, biosecurity queries etc) - 13 25 23

Make a donation to help

• Queensland Murray-Darling Committee

  Leisl Coggan – 4637 6200

Keeping up to date on social media

A number of community pages exist for locals to let everyone know what's needed in Roma, Mitchell and other flood hit communities.

• Queensland Murray-Darling Committee - we're passing on flood warnings, news and advice via our Facebook and Twitter
• Roma Flood 2012 - a community open group where locals and others are sharing news of what's needed and what's on the way and where to deliver it
• The Mitchell Floods 2012 - a community open group where locals and others are sharing news of what's needed and what's on the way and where to deliver it
• RecoverMitchell - a community page where Mitchell residents are sharing assistance information
• The Western Star - official Facebook page for Roma's Western Star Newspaper
• ABC Southern Queensland - the official Facebook page for the ABC's Southern Queensland bureau

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