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ARTS
Art & Architecture mainly from the Mediterranean Basin, Japan, and now India
Specialising in paintings and limited edition prints by modern and contemporary Australian artists, including famous names and emerging artists.
Australian Institute for Art & Technology
ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE
Astronomical Society of South Australia
Raising community awareness and participation in Astronomy.
Learn about Meteorology.
How is Easter Sunday Date Determined?
Easter Sunday is the Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon (PFM) date for the year. (Paschal is pronounced "PAS-KUL", not
"pas-chal")...
Melbourne Planetarium & ScienceWorks Museum.
BUSINESS OWNERS & Training benefits Vocational Education & Training (VET)
Eurobodalla Adult Education Centre
South East Training Providers giving access to over 200 local training courses in areas such as Hospitality, Building & Construction, Retail & Office Studies - even hobby and recreational courses.
Useful websites:-
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
Access to Business Entry Point
For innovation, investment and international issues
Small business e-business guide
Your gateway to vocational education & training
No matter what the industry, or the size of your business, training can have a positive effect on performance and a measurable impact on your bottom line.
COMMUNICATIONS
Australian Communication Exchange
'Australian Communication Exchange (ACE) is a not-for-profit, Australian organisation dedicated to empowering those who are Deaf or have a hearing, speech or communication impairment, to obtain access to the telephone and other telecommunication networks.'
CULTS RELIGIOUS
www.silentlambs.org: US based non-profit organisation dedicated
to helping child sexual abuse victims from the Jehovah's Witnesses.
They may provide counselling, legal, financial and other assistance.
The site is run by a former Jehovah's Witness elder.
www.freeminds.org: Another non-profit organisation "keeping an
eye on the Watchtower" (Jehovah's Witnesses). Not affiliated with
any religious organisation. Their purpose is to educate the public
about the methods that all cults use and how to combat them.
www.watchtowerinformationservice.org: Information on the
Jehovah's Witness organisation including: Doctrine, "Watchtower
Society vs the World", stories and biographies, child sexual abuse,
racial and ethical issues, psychological issues, "The Watchtower
Society and money", blood transfusions and other medical
controversies, "how the Watchtower Society juggles with dates".
www.pnc.com.au/~fichrist: Free in Christ ministries are an
Australian non-denominational Christian counter-cult ministry
providing information about the Jehovah's Witnesses "and other
cults." Free In Christ Ministries arranges counselling for families
and friends of cult members and former cult members themselves and
conducts educational programs through local Church, youth and school
groups.
COMMUNITY POLICING
is a community policing initiative that aims to provide an opportunity for young people to be involved in a variety of entertainments. In the past, discos were the main focus, they now have developed new activities for NSW young people, such as tennis coaching, youth forums, skateboard events, pool parties, self defence classes and clinics for a variety of sports.
Kidsmart - Smart Handbooks
Alcohol, bullying, drugs, gangs, puberty, smoking, surf safety,
streetsmart handbook
CULTURE & RECREATION
Australia's Culture & Recreation
Find over 3,000 websites and 1.3 million pages about Australia's culture and recreation.
DICTIONARIES & GRAMMAR
Webster dictionary & thesaurus.
Look-up dictionary, thesaurus, foreign language translator, useful links.
EDUCATION
Adult Education Organisation Network ÆON
ÆON is based at and supported by the Council of Adult Education Melbourne.
Directory: a listing of Australian Universities.
Eurobodalla Adult Education Centre Inc
accredited courses to support work or enhanced career opportunities as well as non-accredited and recreational courses.
we offer: undergraduate and post graduate university education.
Schoolworld Internet Education
The global internet classroom for K - 12 educators and students
Specific Learning Difficulties
Association of NSW
SPELD NSW is a non-profit-making association of parents and
professional persons interested and involved in advancing the
education and general well-being of children and adults with Specific
Learning Difficulties / learning disability
Reading,
Mathematics, Science,
Social Studies, and more...
Technology and Standards Watch
helps keep track of developments in information and communication
technologies that might have high impact on the core business of
Further and Higher education in five to ten years' time...
The Australia Institute is an independent public policy research centre funded by grants from philanthropic trusts, memberships and commissioned research.
Your gateway to vocational education & training
Your Home for Learning on the Web
Our mission: to support your burning passion to learn, whether you're 18 or 88. How we do it: by exploring the key history, science, and culture behind today's news and events. How you sign up: Just click Join Now, and become a lifelong member of our community of learners
today.
EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING
Eurobodalla Adult Education Centre Inc
Study by distance education; study online - VET and other accredited courses.
Salvation Army
Employment Plus
What can the Salvation Army Employment Plus do for
employers? What can the
Salvation Army Employment Plus do for job candidates?
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Back-to-School
Tips for Parents
Whether you're preparing for the new school year or helping your
kids use the Internet for research, Britannica's experts can help.
See 7
Steps to a Smarter Home Library and 36
Web Sites You Can Actually Trust.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
GEOGRAPHY
Learn about Australia: geography, states & territories, population, plants & animals...
World Geography, climate, countries, flags, maps, world population, economy...
The World by Night (or Day)
GOVERNMENT
Access to Australian Government Information and Services
Worldwide government information.
Shire of Eurobodalla South Coast NSW: Batemans Bay, Moruya & Narooma
HANDY TO KNOW
Dial 1100 8:00am to 5:00pm weekdays before you dig!
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Alcohol & Drug Info
Information about alcohol and other drugs and various people, e.g.
parents, young people, Australian Indigenous
Quality information on male reproductive health.
Preventative supplements and antioxidants — include an exciting array of vitamin and mineral supplements, antioxidants, weight-management formulas and heart-health supplements
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation CSIRO
CSIRO has spent the past few years exploring the healthiest and most successful ways to lose weight. In recent studies funded by Meat and Livestock Australia, we demonstrated the benefits of an eating plan that provides more protein and less refined carbohydrates. To learn more about our study and findings...
Drug & Alcohol Information
'Of Substance covers the latest Australian news and research on alcohol,
tobacco and other drugs. It is essential reading for organisations and
individuals who provide services to those affected by substance use.'
'Ice' (crystal methamphetamine hydrochloride)
'The growing use of the drug ice may be behind an alarming rise in
armed robbery in parts of Sydney, NSW Police Minister John Watkins
says...Police believe the growth in popularity of the highly-addictive
drug crystal methamphetamine, also known as ice, is helping to fuel
the rise in crime...'
Opening our eyes to Depression
Depression is a serious illness that affects 1 in 5 people in Australia. Often when it happens we don't know what to do or who to turn to.
also called apoplexy , or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) a sudden impairment of brain function resulting either from a substantial reduction in blood flow to some part of the brain or from intracranial bleeding.
HOW STUFF WORKS
At HowStuffWorks we have hundreds of articles on a wide variety of topics. From rotary engines to refrigerators to rip currents to RPGs, you can find out about all sorts of stuff.
connects you with hundreds of real world experts, ranging from astronauts to zookeepers. These experts have volunteered to answer your questions for free!
INDIGENOUS STUDIES
Australian Aboriginal People
Some Australian Aboriginal People object to being labelled 'Aborigines'- a term imposed on them by the first British colonisers, or
'Indigenous' as both apply to any indigenous people in the world. Many prefer to be known by local group or language names.
Curriculum Resources Collection
University of Sydney - Education
Internet guide to Aboriginal Studies.
Stories of the Yuin People of Wallaga Lake.
INTERNET
All Links Directory
the directory of quality, family-friendly sites on the Web
Australian Domain Name Registration
The easy to use, step-by-step online course that will help make you a confident Internet user.
A weblog, which is usually shortened to 'blog', is a website usually consisting of articles, though they can focus on photographs, videos or audio, in a reverse chronological order.
is a web site that strives to reduce the amount of junk e-mail and misinformation floating around the Internet. Our mission is to educate people about the shortcomings of e-mail chain letters as a means to distribute information and to empower all users of the Internet to make informed, logical decisions about the information they distribute.
Are you
Web-savvy? You may already use the Internet to e-mail friends and find
the latest information on movies, news, sports, or music...explore the
other sections of Web Research Guide to build on your prior
knowledge and learn the skills you'll need to do effective research on
the Web.
ERIC is a national information system funded by the U S Department of Education to provide access to education literature and resources.
Bringing the Internet into the classroom.
Education resources including animations and lesson plans; visit Technophile City to explore Information Technology and Society with a K-12 focus.
Internet training package
for people with a communication or literacy disability.
This web site is designed to give you the information needed to secure your home or small business computer.
For info on virus protection
WebQuests are activities, using Internet resources, which encourage students to use higher order thinking skills. WebQuests are effectively higher order learning tools.
A useful set of resources for parents and primary school teachers to teach children about the Internet.
provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. We handle cases of cyberabuse ranging from identity and credential theft, online fraud and cyberstalking, to hacking and malicious code attacks.
LEGAL
Online information centre
Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre
Free legal advice & advocacy on a range of legal issues such as: family law, credit & debt, tenancy, in trouble with the Police, going to Court. Community legal education to schools and groups by arrangement.
See especially Shoalcoast's links pages, and frequently asked questions (faq).
The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre
The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre is a free legal service for homeless and disadvantaged young people aged 25 and under.
LITERATURE
Essays on poetry, biographies of more than 450 poets, text of more than 1400 poems, and RealAudio of one hundred poems read by their authors or other poets and much more...
Anthology of Poetry
Arnold, Barbauld, Behn, Blake, Bogan, Bradstreet. Bronte, Brooke, Browne, Browning, E, Browning, R, Bryant. ...
Discover Australian libraries via the Australian Libraries Gateway.
These are general sites for researching Australian literature on the Internet and provide a starting place for researchers in this field.
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Welcome to the Web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. This site has offered Shakespeare's plays and poetry to the Internet community since 1993.
The life-long learning series: six episodes exploring contemporary themes: Anger, Privacy, Leisure, Depression, Family and Memory.
Great Books of the Western World
Literary
Resources on the Net
This has resources categorized by
period and some other categories eg Women's Literature.
Questia
The World's Largest Online Library
The Literature Page
The Literature Page is your place to read classic books, plays,
stories, poems, essays, and speeches online, brought to you by the
creators of The Quotations Page. Our collection currently includes 230
works from 85 authors. We add new titles regularly.
The Works of Homer
Homer is credited with authoring the two great epic poems of ancient Greece: the
Iliad and the Odyssey.
NEWSPAPERS
Newseum - the Story behind the News.
RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY
'The focus at Bible History Online is history and the Bible. The Bible is about God's activities in history. It deals with actual people in an actual geographical area during actual specified historical times who had contact with other actual peoples and empires whom we know of from sources outside the Bible. Knowledge of the historical background of the Bible is essential to any serious student of the Scriptures...'
Catholic Church in Australia,
a swag of links
The Anglican fighting priest
Felix Just SJ - Adjunct Professor, Dept of Theological Studies Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles 'These webpages contain materials, mostly related to biblical studies, intended for scholars, teachers, students, and others...'
The purpose of this Web site is to provide resources for people seeking to know the Living God and His Word through the original language of the New Testament, Koine Greek.
Australia's only Monastic town
15 sisters of the Carmelites of Indianapolis run a Web site, www.praythenews.com, aimed at connecting with the public. On it, they offer spiritual reflections on current events, such as the question President Bush asked in his address to the nation, ``Why do they hate us?'' Sister Therese posts the response: ``We can no longer meddle in the politics of other countries with the intention of serving our own self-interest. We are indeed one body.''
Resources for Catholic Educators
Links, lesson plans, clip art, colouring pages, crossword puzzles, newsletter
for Catholic catechists, teachers, DREs, parents and all involved in the education of the faith.
Trendy spiritualism breeds unhappiness
'...Young people who embrace trendy, self-focused spiritualism are more anxious and depressed than those who believe in God or reject religion altogether, a survey shows...'
RESEARCH
One-stop-search shop. Search categories other than Education eg. Military
The Internet Collegiate Reference Collection
The best free reference materials on the world wide web (www).
RedLightGreen helps you locate the most important books and other research materials in your area of interest, and find out whether what you need is available at your favourite library. Sign in, and you can format and send citations any way you want: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian.
Web Research Guide
is designed to help you explore the ins and outs of conducting effective research on the Web. Inside Web Research Guide, you will find
helpful resources.
Websites well worth the look:
Grants & Community Development information
One-Stop-Shop for small business
Small Business Workplace Agreement
Australian Soil Resource Information System
SUPPORT RESOURCES
a service that helps young people get through tough times. It provides information and support on a range of issues including depression and anxiety; drugs and alcohol; family, friends and relationships problems; suicide, loss and grief; sex and sexuality; and dealing with the pressures of school and uni.
SURFING, TIDES, WEATHER
Tide predictions for Australia, Antarctica, and the Pacific.
Moon Phases
The moon has a powerful allure -- it is full of beauty, legend, myth and romance. Anyone with an interest in the moon or the phases of the moon -- for whatever reason -- should find some valuable information here.
TOOLS
Colour Wheel - find the hexadecimal code for that particular colour you want
Decimal to binary converter
Simple Calculator & Measurements Converter
TRAVEL
A subject based catalogue of information about and from Australia.
This site is a massive practical guide for travelling in Australia, with an emphasis on pre-trip planning for campers, caravanners and 4WDrivers.
Lonely Planet Guide
Australia's biggest attraction is its natural beauty. The landscape varies from endless sunbaked horizons to dense tropical rainforest to chilly southern beaches.
WORLD TIME
provides the most accurate current local times of any world clock on the Internet. It makes real time adjustments for Daylight Saving Time. No matter what time zone a country or city is located in, this site provides your best resource for determining any time, anywhere.
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