Palm Island Emergency Alert Issued at 7:37 PM, Feb 2

An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 7.37pm Sunday 2 February 2025 by Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council.

This is ADVICE from Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council for PALM ISLAND. There has been a disruption to the power and telecommunications to Palm Island.

It is expected that telecommunications will be interrupted to the southern side of the island from approximately 8am on 3 February 2025.

Power and Telecommunications providers will be attending 3 February 2025. Expect power and some telecommunications outages for at least 24 hours.

For more information or assistance go to your local Police Station.

For assistance with a life-threatening situation phone Triple Zero (000) immediately.

For assistance with non-life-threatening situations - such as help with a damaged roof or storm damage - phone SES on 132 500.

Keep up to date with the latest weather advice at Queensland Warnings Summary (bom.gov.au).

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