Dialing ANU from outside

The Australian National University is located in Canberra, The Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

There are now three indial ranges in use by the university:

• 612 5XXXX ANU Administration - The internal extension numbers are 5 digits long starting with 5.
• 619 7XXXX ANU Administration - The internal extension numbers are 5 digits long starting with 7.
• 619 4XXXX ANU Residential - The internal extension numbers are 5 digits long starting with 4.
  

From June 2011, a new 10,000 indial and extension range has been activated for the ANU , 619 7XXXX.

To call an ANU administration extension dial 61 (for Australia) 2 (for national area code) then 612 or 619 for the local prefix plus the five digit extension from the directory.
Example: The ANU switchboard number is 61 2 612 55111.

The Siding Spring Observatory is located at Coonabarabran in North Western New South Wales and externally may be reached by dialling 61 2 68 42 then the four digit extension.(example 6262 - enquiries becomes +61 2 68 42 6262).

The Administration at University Accommodation Services (UAS), the Halls of Residence, Bruce Hall, Toad Hall, Fenner Hall, Burton & Garran Hall, Graduate House, Burgmann College, and Ursula Hall may be contacted externally by dialling +61 2 612 then the five digit extension. (example 59000 becomes +61 2 6125 9000).

No resident telephone information is displayed on the university's web search engine. To contact a resident extension directly, the caller must first be provided with the extension number by the resident themselves. The indial prefix for the residents at the Halls and Colleges can be found here (hyper link)

• To contact John XXIII College Administration dial +61 2 612 56900
• To contact UniLodge Administration dial +61 2 619 45000
• To contact University House reception dial +61 2 612 55211
• To access voice mail from outside the ANU dial  02 612 53333 and follow the prompts.