The Police Station is located on Bay road, just south of the main intersection of the CBD. This station is attended 24 hours a day.
At night time it is safest to park on Penola road in KFC or in the 'ANZ carpark' large carpark on Commerical street West. It has little alleyways which lead to Penola road. Police cars patrol this carpark periodically, while the KFC carpark is opposite Shadows and is well lit.
The entire town is a 50km zone except Wireless Road East and West, Sutton Avenue, Suttontown Road, Pick Avenue, Wehl Street North and South and Jubilee Highway where the speed limit is 60km. Speed cameras are often located on Lake Terrace and Sturt street. There are fixed speed cameras on several of the traffic light intersections. Remember, if there are no signs, assume 50km/h.
The road around the Blue Lake is badly lit at night time and is windy in parts. Part of this road is signed at 40km.
The Lakes area including the Valley Lake and the Centenary Tower and Marist Park are locked at 8pm nightly. It is free to have the gates opened by the council, but it can be a long time to wait, especially at night. If you see a boom gate at any time, check for a sign which will state the closure time.
There are several medical and dental clinics in Mt Gambier. The hospital is located on Wehl street north. The wait for out patients can be long and is comparitive to city wait times. The chemists take turns in staying open until 9pm, the opening times are posted on the windows.
The local surf beach is Brownes Bay about 10km east of Port Macdonell. This beach is very popular with locals but is not patrolled and has no bathroom/change room facilities. If you have a small or lowered car it is easy to be bogged in the sand there is no car park.
There are payphones on Commerical street east near Eddie's Furniture, outside the post office on Helen street, at the Lady Nelson and on Pick avenue. Some venues still have the old blue or yellow phones inside their building, but these are prone to breaking down. Most places will allow you to make local calls in urgent situations.
