Useful websites

Australian Government: Compiled by the National Library of Australia, this is a good place to start a search.
Local Government: A comprehensive site developed by the Department of Victorian Communities with information on the 79 local government areas of Victoria.
Victorian State Government: Featured services include: find a job, register a business name, find a public transport timetable.

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission: Promotes competition and fair trading to prevent price exploitation and encourage awareness in the public domain.
Business Channel: This Victorian Government site provides overviews of the current state of any industry and information on licensing, establishing and managing a business. Information on support from local councils is also available.
Choice: Before buying, check these reports on goods for an assessment of their product quality on this easy to use site.
Consumer Affairs: Consumer rights protection checklist when buying on the internet and product safety standards.

Education Channel: Victorian Government site contains information on education for students, teachers and parents from pre-school to adult.
Education Network Australia: EdNA (Education Network Australia) is a network of and for the Australian education community (government and non-government schooling systems, vocational education and training, adult community education and higher learning).

Acronyms and Abbreviations: Acronyms and abbreviations alphabetically by one of 80 categories, including computing, internet, science, business and medical terms.
Australian Dictionary of Biography: Online access to this pre-eminent dictionary of national biography.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Provides a free, searchable on-line dictionary and thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary reference tools and resources.
The DICT Online Dictionary: Access many dictionaries, thesauri and other word resources simultaneously with just one search.
Roget's Thesaurus: Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, classified and arranged so as to facilitate the expression of ideas and assist in literary composition.

Family Search: Search online for your ancestors on this world-wide database. Includes the 1881 census for US, Canada and the UK.
Genealogy at the State Library: Summary of all that is available for the ancestor sleuth at the State Library, plus links to other genealogy sites.
Genealogy on the internet: Links to church records, ships passenger lists, cemeteries and censuses for Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and the UK.

Atlapedia: Colour physical and political maps as well as facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, and economy on every country in the world.
Geography facts: Information on all aspects of geography from oceans, mountains and deserts, to world cities and explorers.
Geography World: High school geography resource with resources on climate, time, plate tectonics, population, and culture.
SBS – Special Broadcasting Commission: Link to the World Guide which provides information on history, geography, government, economics and education for all countries.
The CIA World Factbook: Profiles everything about the countries of the world including maps, politics, flags, weather, major cities, and economics.

Note: This material is intended for general reference only.

AIS – Australian Institute of Sport: Details research on sports science and medicine with information for those interested in sport on psychology, training and nutrition.
Better Health Channel: Current issues and health recipes to choose from, a question and answer section and forthcoming conferences and workshops.
Health & Wellness Resource Centre: Easy to use health site with journals, magazines and newspapers containing information on topics such as pregnancy, nutrition, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, herbal remedies, and many more.
HealthInsite: A-Z of information on health issues for all the family, from asthma, birth, cancer, mental health and nutrition.

Aboriginal History: Research Aboriginal culture, dreamtime and spirituality, land rights and the questions raised by the stolen generation debate.
Australian Dictionary of Biography: Online access to this pre-eminent dictionary of national biography.
Australian History: This Australian Government site provides multiple links to information on many aspects of Australian history including our folklore, prime ministers, government and key documents in the founding of our nation.
Biography Resource Centre:SSearch this site for people based on personal facts such as occupation, nationality, ethnicity, gender or birth and death year.
Biography.com: A huge database containing biographies of people from all around the world.
History: This Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade site provides a chronological snapshot of Australian history from Aboriginal times to the cosmopolitan society of today.
The Nobel Prize Internet Archive: The Nobel Prize Internet Archive contains up-to-date information of all latest and past Nobel Prize laureates.

Commonwealth law: State by State information on court decisions, appeals, patents, privacy and immigration legislation.
Law for you: Find a lawyer online, or search this state by State guide for information on topics such as family, small business, immigration and cars
Legalonline: Victorian Government’s legal information site. A-Z index to help you find legislation to help you in any questions of law. Links to legal practitioners.

Great Writers and Poets: A to Z pages for specific authors featuring bibliographies, biographies, reviews, quotes, texts and pictures.
Familiar Quotations: Collection of passages, phrases and proverbs from ancient to modern literature. Word searchable with alphabetical index of authors.
World music: Music from world and classical to country, jazz, folk, rap, blues, reggae and other styles.

Australian Sports Commission: Information about the Government's commitment and contribution to sport in Australia, including a range of topics such as club development and behaviour in sport. Recent media releases are also available.
Indigenous sports stars and athletes: Detailed biographical information and other topics of interest in indigenous sport.
Sport Central: All the latest sporting news both local and international, feature articles and more - brought to you online by Inside Sport magazine and Ozemail.
Vicfit: Community service organisation promoting physical activity and regular exercise across all ages with the walk and talk program.
Wide World of Sports: Sports news as it happens.

19-Aug-2009