Brisbane - Australia 2004 - page 237

Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 7pm, Saturday from 9am to 5pm,
and Sunday from 10am to 4pm; for after-hours emergencies call & 0412/
452 400.
Drugstores (Chemist Shops) Queen Street Mall Day & Night Pharmacy,
141 Queen Street Mall ( & 07/3221 4585 ), is open Monday through Thurs-
day from 7am to 9pm, Friday from 7am to 9:30pm, Saturday from 8am to
9pm, Sunday from 8:30am to 5:30pm, and public holidays from 9am to
7:30pm. There is also a pharmacy under the Travellers Medical Service (see
“Doctor,” above).
Embassies/Consulates The United States, Canada, and New Zealand have
no representation in Brisbane; see chapter 3, “Sydney,” for those coun-
tries' nearest offices. The British Consul General is at Level 26, Waterfront
Place, 1 Eagle St. ( & 07/3223 3200 ).
Emergencies Dial & 000 for fire, ambulance, or police help in an emer-
gency. This is a free call from a private or public telephone.
Hospitals The nearest one is Royal Brisbane Hospital, about a 15-minute
drive from the city at Herston Road, Herston ( & 07/3636 8111 ).
Hot Lines Lifeline ( & 13 11 14 ) is a 24-hour emotional crisis counseling
service.
Internet Access Dial Up Cyber Lounge, in the Mayfair Arcade, 126 Ade-
laide St. ( & 07/3211 9095 ), is open from 10am to 7pm Monday through
Thursday and Saturday, and to 8pm Friday. In Paddington, The Computer
Café, 107 Latrobe Terrace ( & 07/3368 3190 ), above Woolworths, is open
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10am to 9pm, and Wednesday, Fri-
day, and Saturday from 10am to 6pm. There's also Internet access at the
South Bank Information Centre, open from 9am to 5:30pm Saturday to
Thursday and until 8:30pm Fridays, for A$2 (US$1.30) per 15 minutes.
Luggage Storage/Lockers The Brisbane Transit Centre on Roma Street
( & 1800/632 640 ) has baggage lockers.
Newspapers/Magazines The Courier-Mail (Mon-Sat) and the Sunday Mail
are Brisbane's daily newspapers. The free weekly Brisbane News is a good
guide to dining, entertainment, and shopping.
Police Dial & 000 in an emergency, or & 07/3364 6464 for police head-
quarters. Police are stationed 24 hours a day in the Pavilion Arcade, at 130
Queen Street (in the Queen St. Mall), near Albert Street ( & 07/3224 4444 ).
Safety Brisbane is relatively crime free, but as in any large city, personal
safety should be considered especially when out at night. Stick to well-lit
streets and busy precincts.
Time Zone Brisbane is Greenwich Mean Time plus 10 hours. It does not
observe daylight saving time, which means it's on the same time as Sydney
and Melbourne in winter, and 1 hour behind those cities October through
March, when they go to daylight saving. For the exact local time, call
& 1194.
Weather Call & 1196 for the southeast Queensland weather forecast.