• People with respiratory or cardiac disorders should take their medication and minimise strenuous outdoor activity when air quality is poor.
• Avoid driving where possible. Consider public transport, cycling or walking.
• Do not burn off outdoors or light incinerators (most local councils have restrictions on burning off).
• If an alternative source of heating is available, don’t use solid fuel heaters.
• Check the latest air quality on AirWatch.

It is also important to make sure that:

• vehicles are well maintained
• wood heaters are used correctly.

Important contacts

• If you are concerned about air pollution, or want to report a specific source of pollution, call EPA on 1300 372 842 (1300 EPA VIC).
• Contact the by-laws officer of your local council for assistance in dealing with problems associated with wood heaters, incinerators, and burning off.

Links

• Subscribe to EPA’s smog alert notification service (see Online services)
• Health effects of smog (from the Victorian Government’s Better Health website)