Australian Consul-General Surabaya
Mr Glen Askew
Mr Askew is a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently Assistant Director, Israel-Gaza Taskforce.
He has previously served overseas in Papua New Guinea, Ghana and Indonesia and was a Peacekeeper with Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti and the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) with the Australian Federal Police/United Nations.
Mr Askew holds a Master of Strategic Affairs from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He speaks Indonesian.
About the Australian Consulate-General Surabaya
Roles of the Australian Embassy and Consulates
In addition to the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, the Australian Government is represented by Consulates-General in Bali, Makassar and Surabaya.
The duties of the Consulates-General are similar to those of the Embassy in that they pursue and promote the full range of Australia's interests in Indonesia.
The Consulates-General are also responsible for the consular protection of Australians residing in or visiting their areas of responsibility:
- Australian Embassy Jakarta: Jakarta, West Java, Yogyakarta, Sumatera, Riau, Kalimantan except South and East Kalimantan, Papua
- Australian Consulate-General Bali: Bali, NTB, NTT
- Australian Consulate-General Makassar: Sulawesi, Maluku, West Papua, South and East Kalimantan
- Australian Consulate-General Surabaya: East Java, Central Java
Message from the Consul-General
Since opening in 2017, the Consulate-General in Surabaya has fostered stronger business, education, people-to-people and cultural links between Australia and the Indonesian provinces of Central Java and East Java, which have a combined population of around 70 million people.
The Consulate-General has a strong focus on building economic partnership opportunities, including in education, agriculture and manufacturing.
Opening hours
The Australian Consulate-General Surabaya is open from 8.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday except for public holidays.
Clients will have access to the Australian Consulate-General by appointment only.
For Passport, consular services and notarial services, appointments can be booked via https://australianconsulategeneralsurabaya.setmore.com/.
Please visit the smartraveller.gov.au for further information on notarial services overseas.
Public holidays
The Australian Consulate-General will be closed on the following dates:
2026
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Thursday |
1 January 2026 |
New Year’s Day |
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Tuesday |
17 February 2026 |
Chinese New Year 2576 K |
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Friday |
20 March 2026 |
Idul Fitri 1447 Hijriyah |
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Friday |
3 April 2026 |
Good Friday |
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Monday |
6 April 2026 |
Easter Monday |
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Wednesday |
27 May 2026 |
Idul Adha 1447 Hijriyah |
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Monday |
1 June 2026 |
Reconciliation Day/Pancasila Day |
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Monday |
17 August 2026 |
Indonesian Independence Day |
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Monday |
5 October 2026 |
Labour Day |
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Friday |
25 December 2026 |
Christmas Day |
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Monday |
28 December 2025 |
Boxing Day |
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Tuesday |
29 December 2026 |
DFAT Public Holiday |
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Wednesday |
30 December 2026 |
DFAT Public Holiday |
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Thursday |
31 December 2026 |
DFAT Public Holiday |