About heat health warnings

Queensland Health issues a heat health warning on the Queensland Health and Queensland Government websites when the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) advises an extreme heatwave is impacting or predicted to impact parts of Queensland.

A heat health warning notifies the community, local governments, hospital and health services, and community services of the risk and the likely impact on people’s health and what actions they should take to keep safe.

Last updated: 27 March 2024