Community Directories

Wollongong Council Community Directory

www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library/community/directory.html

Shellharbour Council Community Directory

www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/?page=17

Shoalhaven Council Community Directory

http://www3.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/infodirectory/

Wingecarribee Council Community Directory

www.wsc.nsw.gov.au/community.html

 

Community networks

CommunityBuildersNSW: www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au

Local Community Services Association: www.lcsa.org.au

Our Community: www.ourcommunity.com.au

Council of Social Service New South Wales: www.ncoss.org.au

Australian Council of Social Service: www.acoss.org.au

 

Human Services Network

The Human Services Network (HSNet) is a NSW website for community and government human service agencies to communicate. It has a service directory ServiceLink, the capacity to make email referrals ReferralLink, and useful online resources.You need to register for a password to log on. www.hsnet.nsw.gov.au

 

Funding Programs

Our Community: www.ourcommunity.com.au/funding/funding_main.jsp

CommunityBuildersNSW: www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/finding_funds/

Community GrantGuru, a free searchable listing of grants and funding programs for community based and not-for-profit organisations. http://community.grantready.com.au/

Granted, a not-for-profit organisation that provides advice to community sector organisations that are developing funding applications. www.granted.org.au

 

Public Liability Insurance

Council of Social Service New South Wales: www.ncoss.org.au/insurance/index.html

 

Incorporation

www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/business/associations.html

 

Industrial Relations

NSW Office of Industrial Relations http://www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au/

 

Occupational Health and Safety

Work Cover: www.workcover.nsw.gov.au

 

Welfare Rights

The National Welfare Rights Network (NWRN) provides free and independent information, advice and representation about Social Security law and its administration. The Social Security Handbook covers all Social Security payments paid by Centrelink and provides a commonsense approach on how to best help people with Social Security questions or problems. www.welfarerights.org.au

 

Tenant's Rights & Social Housing

Tenant's Advice Services www.tenants.org.au

Tenant Participation NSW Dept Housing www.housing.nsw.gov.au

Shelter NSW www.shelternsw.infoxchange.net.au/

 

Legal

Illawarra Legal Centre www.illawarralegalcentre.org.au

 

Aboriginal communities in the Illawarra

NSW Aboriginal Infonet www.aboriginal.nsw.gov.au

 

A history of the Aboriginal people of the Illawarra http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Illawarra_Aboriginal_history

This history was undertaken in consultation with various Aboriginal groups and people from the Illawarra along with extensive historical research. It is illustrated by Lorraine Brown, Commaditchie Artists Cooperative.

 

Aboriginal women's heritage - Wollongong Nine Aboriginal women recount their working lives and memories across the South Coast landscape. http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/aboriginal_womens_heritage_wollongong

 

NSW Community Relations Commission

The NSW Community Relations Commission promotes multiculturalism, ethnic affairs, cultural diversity, community unity and harmony. On this website find information about intepreting and translation, and a list of ethnic media. http://www.crc.nsw.gov.au

 

Online technology

TechSoup (a U.S. website) provides free I.T. information and I.T. resources to non profit organisations. http://www.techsoup.org/

 

Local Government

Kiama www.kiama.nsw.gov.au

Shellharbour www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au

Shoalhaven www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au

Wollongong www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au

Wingecarribee www.wsc.nsw.gov.au/

 

NSW Department of Local Government www.dlg.nsw.gov.au

Find a list of all localities in a council and maps of council boundaries.

Click on ‘suburb search’. Then click on the map to find postcodes.

 

NSW Parliament

www.parliament.nsw.gov.au

Parliament of Australia

www.aph.gov.au/