State Goverment Dept. Contacts

Contact Information for State Departments
August 2007
New South Wales
NSW Agriculture Apiary Section
Doug Somerville PhD Technical Specialist (Apiculture) NSW Department of Primary Industries PO Box 389 Goulburn NSW 2580 Phone (02) 4828 6619 Fax (02) 4822 3261 Mob 0427 311 410 Email doug.somerville@dpi.nsw.gov.au	David Fuller General Enquiries Officer NSW Department of Primary Industries Locked Bag 4 Richmond NSW 2753 Ph: (02) 4588 2100 Fax: (02) 4578 2528 Email: david.fuller@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Nick Annand Livestock Officer (Apiculture) NSW Department of Primary Industries PO Box 1386 Bathurst NSW 2795 Phone (02) 6330 1210 Fax (02) 6332 1458 Mob 0413 278 595 Email nicholas.annand@dpi.nsw.gov.au	Apiary Registrations NSW Department of Primary Industries PO Box 108 Gloucester NSW 2422 Ph: (02) 6558 1707 Fax: (02) 9558 2554
Mick Rankmore Regulatory Specialist, Apiaries NSW Department of Primary Industries PO Box 546 Gunnedah NSW 2380 Phone (02) 6742 8374 Fax (02) 6742 4018 Mob 0402 078 963 Email michael.rankmore@dpi.nsw.gov.au	Beekeeping Short Courses Course Administrator Tocal College, CB Alexander Campus NSW Department of Primary Industries Paterson NSW 2421 Phone (02) 4939 8881
Regulatory Officers - NSW Department of Primary Industries Information on districts and contact details available from Mr Mick Rankmore at the above phone numbers, or from the NSW DPI website at – http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/ to Industry Contacts, to The Directory of beekeeping services.
Victoria
Department of Natural Resources and Environment VICTORIAN APIARY OFFICERS

Russell Goodman Apicultural Officer Institute for Horticultural Development Private Bag 15 Scoresby Business Centre Vic 3176 Telephone 03 9210 9222 Facsimile 03 9800 3521 Email: russell.goodman@nre.vic.gov.au	Mr Joe Riordan Leading Apiary Inspector Tarra Court Ford Street Wangaratta, Vic 3677 Ph: 03 5723 8668 Mobile: 0417 348 457 Email: joe.riordan@dpi.vic.gov.au
Mr Daniel Martin Apiary Inspector Bendigo Agricultural Centre PO Box 2500 Bendigo mail Centre Vic 3554 Ph: 03 5430 4541 Mobile: 0428 752 449 Email: daniel.martin@dpi.vic.gov.au	Ray Gribbin Apiary Inspector East Gippsland Agricultural Centre PO Box 483 Bairnsdale Vic 3875 Telephone 03 5152 0600 Facsimile 03 5152 6865 Email: ray.gribbin@nre.vic.gov.au

Queensland
Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries
Contact with the QDPI is through the DPI call centre. Details are as follows, 8.00 am to 8.00pm Monday to Friday excluding public holidays. Ph: 13 25 23 at cost of local call anywhere in Qld, mobile higher cost. The call centre also has an email address, callweb@dpi.qld.gov.au

South Australia
Primary Industries and Resources SA Click here for web page
Western Australia
Agriculture WA, Locked Bag No 4, Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983. Fax number is 08 9474 2479. Bill Trend, Senior Apiculturist, Department of Agriculture 3 Baron Hay Court, SOUTH PERTH WA 6151, Ph: (08) 9368 3535, Fax: (08) 9367 6248 Mobile Ph: 0427 995 808. Email: btrend@agric.wa.gov.au Senior Apiculturist with the Department of Agriculture, Animal Health, Surveillance, Consultant on endemic and exotic bee diseases and facilitator for the quality assurance program B-Qual. Rob Manning, Apiculture research on diversification Ph: 08 9 3683567 email rmanning@agric.wa.gov.au Jeff Beard, apiary inspector, Midland District Office, ph: 08 9274 5355, Mob. 0410 542 460 email jbeard@agric.wa.gov.au Department of Conservation and Land Management Locked Bag 104 Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983 Malcolm Briggs, Apiary Site Officer Phone 08 9334 0216 Email: Malcolm.briggs@dec.wa.gov.au
Tasmania
Rick Campbell District Veterinary Officer (North West) Stoney Rise Goverment Centre P.O. Box 303 Devonport Tasmania 7310 Ph: 03 6421 7601 Fax: 03 6424 5142 Mobile 018 140 657 email rick.campbell@dpif.tas.gov.au
Northern Territory
Kevin de Witte Regional Veterinary Officer, Katherine 08 89739758 tel. 08 89739759 fax. DPI&F, P O Box 1346, Katherine, 0851. Kevin.deWitte@nt.gov.au

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