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Text a question, get an answer back by SMS. Weather, fuel, opening hours, road closures. Works anywhere in Australia, no data needed.

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cooee
Today 7:42 am
weather in bright this arvo?
Bright: 19° and clear now, cloud building after 3pm, rain from about 6. Light wind. Fine for the afternoon if you're back by dark.
nearest servo open past 9 from here?
Ampol on Gavan St, Bright is 24hr. The BP in Porepunkah shuts at 9. Both about 5 min from town.

How it works

There's nothing to install. You text a number and it texts you back.

  1. Text COOEE to 0485 088 977

    One welcome text and you're set. Free to start, more with Pro.

  2. Ask like you'd ask a person

    Mention a town once and Cooee remembers it. Photos work too.

  3. Get a reply in seconds

    Anything that changes, like weather or closures, is looked up live.

What happens before you get a reply

A text you act on has to be right, so Cooee does a few things every time.

It looks it up.
Forecasts, opening hours and closures are searched when you ask.
It checks the warnings first.
If there's a Total Fire Ban where you are, that's the first line you read.
It's built for Australia.
Australian number, Australian sources, plain SMS on any phone.

If you'd Google it, text it.

Some of the things people ask from places the internet doesn't reach.

Closures"any closures on the Overland Track right now"
Roads"is the Great Alpine Road open past Omeo"
Weather"is it going to rain at Wilsons Prom tomorrow"
Fire danger"fire danger for the Grampians today"
Fuel"nearest servo open past 9 from Bright"
Lost"-37.15, 142.52 where am I"
Photo"is this dangerous?" with a photo of a snake on the track

How it stacks up.

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Cooee is not a beacon. Going somewhere with no signal? Carry a PLB or satellite messenger, and call 000 in an emergency.

Save the number before you need it.

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