A Disaster Recovery Plan for the Australian National Herbarium

Appendix E – Emergency Contacts

Note: (0) must be dialled to get an external line at both ANBG and CSIRO
Life Threatening Emergency:

• Ambulance    000
• Fire Brigade     000
• Police     000

Other Emergencies:

• Ambulance (non-urgent)     6207 9900
• Ambulance (Operations duty manager)     6207 9988
• Fire Brigade Communications Centre     6200 4111
• Fire Brigade (Belconnen Fire Station)     6207 8540
• Police Attendance    131 444
• Electricity (ACTEW)    131 093
• Natural Gas (AGL)    131 909

Water, Sewerage, Stormwater

• (blocked drains, burst water pipes etc)     131 193
• ACT Emergency Services Agency     6207 8444 (BH)
• Emergency help in floods and storms    132 500
• Calvary Hospital (+ emergency department)     6201 6111
• Canberra Hospital (+ emergency department)    6244 2222

ANBG Contacts

• First Aid Officers: Numerous - see ANBG phone list in Appendix F
• Buildings Manager/Plumbing/Electrical/Infrastructure: 
• Jim Hewat              Work: 6250 9521       Mobile: 0419 015 766
• Chief Fire Warden:
              Craig Cosgrove     Work: 6250 9522      Home: 6262 3300
              Mobile: 0407 292 628 or 0414 486 360
• SNP Security                        1300 303 132
• General Manager: Peter Byron   Work: 6250 9500   Home: 6292 1213   Mobile: 0429 659 320

CSIRO Contacts

• CSIRO Emergency Coordinator:         Greg Foster              6246 5565
• Plant Industry Chief Warden:              Todd Collins            6246 5132
• Building Managers:                               Carole Elliot             6246 4897
•                                                                   Nunzio Knerr           6246 5507 
• CSIRO Black Mountain Security Guard House                  6246 5651
• Herbarium First Aid Officers:               Jo Palmer                  6246 5523
•                                                                   Lan Li                        6246 5381
• Weekend First Aid Officers:           Jenny Gibson           6246 5427 / 4800

(Emergency First Aid number)

• Plumbing:  CSIRO Property Services                                   6276 6655
• Electrician:  CSIRO Property Services                                  6276 6655
• Refrigeration:  CSIRO Property Services                             6276 6655
• (also “Services” button on right hand side of CSIRO CISCO phones )
• 24/7 Emergency CSIRO Property Services                    1300 427 476
• CSIRO Plant Industry Reception                                           6246 5206

Disaster Response Team (ANBG & CSIRO)

Recovery Team Personnel

- See Staff Contacts (Appendix F)

Conservator – contact DISACT:

Bernard Kertesz
Work: 6243 4411
Home and mobile numbers at Appendix F

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