Optus outages and service status in Cowes, Victoria

Problems in the last 24 hours in Cowes, Victoria

The chart below shows the number of Optus reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Cowes, Victoria and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

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Optus Issues Reports Near Cowes, Victoria

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Cowes and nearby locations:

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  Sheeds (@Sheeds_au) reported 19 minutes ago from San Remo, Victoria

  So the answer to the @Optus breach by @VicRoads is to issue everyone a second card, effectively 2 CARD # FACTOR AUTHORISATION which will need to later be quoted to companies needing license info. Looking forward to the day I have a full deck of License cards. #OptusDataBreach

Optus Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Dave (@Dave87990998) reported 8 minutes ago

  All areas zero today not even finals week ur struggling from next month finals wtf ur going to do loss all straight and out of grand finals even u win and play grand final ur just **** no use outside Optus stadium @freodockers

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  Munkeh ♀️🇦🇺 (@munkehsoup) reported 8 minutes ago

  I ******* HATE OPTUS AND THEIR OUTSOURCED "CUSTOMER SERVICE" SO ******* MUCH. Talk about ******* unintelligible ******* morons. **** you Optus! Eat my ******* arse!

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  BeardsCantRave (@ayyyitspete) reported 9 minutes ago

  @BillKoala @mikjcal Just went to Coles mobile, same Optus network. You can go the $240/yr with 210GB or cheaper option which is usually $220/145GB a year but currently on special at Coles for $179 first year plus an extra 30Gb for the first year. Unused data also rolls over..

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  ai_sports_predictions (@AISportPredicts) reported 16 minutes ago

  3/ Fremantle v Hawthorn, first qualifying final, Optus Stadium, Thursday 18:10 AWST. Both survive a loss via the double chance, so desperation is not the input. Venue is: Hawthorn has never played a final at Optus.

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  kim willis (@kim1_kw) reported 16 minutes ago

  @QBCCIntegrity Australians are now being subjected to more and more data breaches. I have friends with Optus and Energex who are at a loss as to what to do. Bank details, card details, DOB. Banks cancel your cards in times of dispute. Direct debits are affected. Constant crimes against us all.

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  Rob (@hkrob) reported 22 minutes ago

  @johnreader @Optus @optus_help An AI bot would be better than most Optus support I've dealt with tbh!

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  Zecoshi🛡️ (@Zecoshi) reported 22 minutes ago

  Ok hackers use it to grab some BTC using complex reasoning and here I am arguing with ai for being stupid and building a page and not checking its own form code, what the heck are hackers using as no way could my agent do complex and that’s Optus 5 on max lmao @AnthropicAI sort you **** out pronto before everyone moves to codex

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  C’hristo (@Baradine1566) reported 27 minutes ago

  @JT3228440527570 Can we organise another Optus outage please, Telstra don't be shy you can join too.

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  Hugh_96 (@Hugh_96) reported 28 minutes ago

  @susanmandrews RA seems to be taking quite a unique approach to the women’s rugby program. We have all been through it. Unless it is a significant issue which requires an apology eg Optus/Telstra outages, just put out a holding statement & some spin. RA is lucky not much media interest in rugby

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  Jumbarrawa (@jumbarrawa) reported 32 minutes ago

  It's not like mainstream media dont know about ANY of this. 👇👇 In September 2017, the federal government announced a $50 million investment over seven years in the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC). The CEO was Rachael Falk. She led the independent review into the Optus and Medibank cyber breaches. She was appointed by the Minister for Home Affairs to the Expert Advisory Board for Australia’s 2023-2030 Cyber Security Strategy. In February 2025, Falk left the CSCRC to become a partner at Ashurst Risk Advisory—a return to the firm where she had worked as a lawyer in 1998. The CSCRC was not just a research centre. It was a revolving door—a place where a connected insider could build a network, then cash in.