Who to Contact
Councils, emergency services, water corporations, local MPs and key state agencies for the Mallee region — Mildura, Swan Hill, Gannawarra, Buloke and Yarriambiack shires.
Last reviewed: August 2026
Emergency & safety
Police, Fire, Ambulance (emergency)
Life-threatening emergency.
Police Assistance Line
Non-urgent police reporting (theft, property damage after the fact).
Crime Stoppers
Anonymous tip-off line for information on crime.
CFA (Country Fire Authority)
Bushfire and structure fire response — check current warnings at cfa.vic.gov.au. ↗
VICSES (State Emergency Service)
Flood, storm and tree-down assistance (non-life-threatening). ↗
Power outages — Powercor: 13 24 12 (life-support customers: 1300 364 301)
Councils
Water corporations
Mildura, Red Cliffs, Merbein, Robinvale, Ouyen, Nyah, Manangatang
24-hour line for urban and irrigation water, sewerage, trade waste and farm drainage.
Irrigation and rural water across the Murray Valley and Loddon-Campaspe (Swan Hill, Kerang, Cohuna districts)
Bulk water storage, irrigation channels and rural water services.
Warracknabeal, Hopetoun, Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Wycheproof and the Wimmera-Mallee
Urban water and sewerage; emergency line for faults, leaks and bursts.
Local MPs
Covers the whole Mallee federal electorate (offices in Mildura and Swan Hill). General enquiry line: 1300 131 620.
Covers Mildura, Red Cliffs, Merbein, Robinvale and the northern Mallee.
Covers Swan Hill, Kerang, Cohuna and the Gannawarra/Loddon area.
Covers Warracknabeal, Hopetoun, Birchip and the southern Mallee/Wimmera.
Key agencies
Roads, registration, licensing.
National and state parks — Murray-Sunset, Hattah-Kulkyne, Wyperfeld.
Phone numbers and office details change from time to time — where a council phone number couldn't be confirmed at time of writing, we've linked directly to that council's contact page instead of guessing. MP electorates reflect the current 2022–2026 term of the Victorian Parliament boundaries; confirm your electorate at the Victorian Electoral Commission if unsure.