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CREST Victoria exists to support motorists, farmers, 4x4 drivers, grey nomads and many other people, by providing community-based information and relaying emergency information to a variety of first responder emergency services. This is achieved through the use of your UHF (or HF) CB Radio.
This website contains information about CB radio usage, as well as an in-depth look at Crest Victoria and its operations. There are many links to local groups, information on membership and contact information (members only) for the organisation at all levels. If you have any suggestions to improve this website, please make suggestions or contribute by contacting the Webmaster.
If you need assistance, use:
Channel 5 UHF
or
Channel 9 HF
If you are unable to call 000 or 012
- Use channel 5 to call our emergency monitors.
- We will relay critical information to the appropriate authorities.
Here are some of the ways we can support you with our relay & broadcast services:
EMERGENCY WARNINGS
- Bushfire advice and warning
- Watch & Act
- Prepare to Evacuate / Evacuate Now warnings
- Weather warnings
- EPA warnings
- Grazier alerts
- Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS) broadcasts
REPORTING TO POLICE SERVICES
- Civil Disturbance
- Crime in progress
- Suspicious persons
- Locate and advise
- Search and rescue
- Traffic complaint
REQUESTING FIRE SERVICES
- Bushfire
- Grass Fire
- Urban & Rural structural fires
- Rescue
- Hazardous materials
HEALTH SERVICES
- Ambulance
- Nurse-on-call
- First aid advice
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
- Accidents (with or without injuries)
- Roadside assistance
- Abandoned vehicles
- Traffic light malfunctions
- Road hazards
- Road directions
MARINE SERVICES
- Distress calls
RAIL SERVICES
- Rail emergencies
AIR CRAFT CONTROL
- Aircraft emergencies
SES
- Flood
- Storm
- Search / Rescue
OTHER SERVICES
- Power failure information
- Strayed / Injured animals
- Message relay to phone line
- Park Ranger assistance / report
- Radio Checks
NEVER USE UHF CHANNEL 35 for general chatter
It will affect emergency communications on channel 5 and greatly compromise
our ability to monitor and manage calls on the emergency frequency.