Aboriginal Art Online
- Aboriginal Art
Online offers quality paintings, prints, pottery and didgeridoos by
Australian Aboriginal artists - together with information about their
art.
aaia.com.au - Purchase work
from artists practicing the oldest living art tradition in the world.
Includes profiles of the artists and their culture.
National Gallery of Australia
- This
Canberra gallery holds some 100,000 works of art from every branch of
the visual arts and every country in the world.
Encarta - Art - The encyclopaedia
offers an overview of the general concept of art, with may links to
related topics, images and other sites.
Grove
Dictionary of Art - Brush up on art history with the help of
this dictionary that covers the past and present of visual art. Find
articles, references and images.
Australia's Cultural Network -
Culture and recreation portal covering all aspects of Australian
culture, arts, entertainment, sports and recreation. Search for
resources, news, festivals and events.
Paul Floyd's Ozskywatch.com
- Astronomical Societies (Queensland) Astronomical Societies (Queensland) Astronomical Association of
Queensland (AAQ).
NASA
- Welcome - NASA's Mission: To understand and protect our
home planet. To explore the Universe and search for life. To ...
explorers . . . as only NASA can.
Kennedy
Space Center Home Page - K-12 teachers are being recruited
for NASA's Astronaut Corps. NASA is looking for a few good K-12
teachers for the Educator Astronaut Corps! Description:
Information on shuttle launches, the international space station, news,
Spaceport technology.
eBay
Australia - Online Trading community which allows users to
bid on collectibles such as antiques, sports memorabilia, coins,
stamps, dolls, gems, computers.
Dymocks Booksellers - Search or
browse the database of titles at this Australian store. View new
releases and bestsellers.
Angus & Robertson Bookworld
- Australian bookseller offers its database of titles, and its lists of
bestsellers, new releases and special offers. Register to buy books.
Australian Women's Weekly
- Book Club - Australian women's magazine presents book
reviews, "great reads" list, author interviews and more. Includes
promotions and competitions.
Office of Fair Trading - Queensland
Government - Presents guides for licensing and registration,
getting refunds, and lodging a complaint. Read the updates on scams and
dealers which were fined.
NineMsn - MSN Messenger - Download
a free copy of this instant messaging program for the Windows operating
system that features emoticons and a mobile phone paging service.
Chat Search - Site full of chat
links to some unusual subjects, such as equine hobbyists.
iVillage Chat - From the women's
network. Find chat channels with scheduled monitored events on your
career, health, parenting, and relationships.
Wicked 4 Kids - Jam-packed with
puzzles, games, jokes, riddles, book reviews and recipes for hours of
wicked fun. Join the mailing list for a regular e-zine.
NineMsn - Kids - With games,
adventures in outer space plus links to the crazy world of science via
the Mad Science show. From the Nine Network.
ABC Children's TV - Colourfully
presented, all about what the ABC has on offer for younger viewers,
which is quite a considerable amount.
Yahooligans! - Check out Yahoo's
site for kids. Search for info on countries, space, animals and sports,
plus find screensavers and games.
David Jones - Online - Major
department store presenting their online store selling a full range of
cosmetics, skin care and fragrances along with assorted gift hampers.
Sussan
- Check out the "this goes with that" range of women's clothing from
this popular store located throughout Australia.
Jeans West - Browse the latest
collection of jeans, jackets, jumpers, tops and shirts for men and
women. Includes the "fit system", printable voucher and store finder.
PC
User - Australia - General publication for news on PCs offers
selected articles from the current issue. Search past articles, related
links and Internet tips.
Compaq
Computer Australia - Presents a showroom, support, services
and news from the local arm of the large PC hardware manufacturer.
Locate a nearby retail outlet.
Harvey Norman - Includes online
shopping for hardware and software products. Browse by category.
Fresh TV -
Cooking infotainment show presented on Channel 9 by the Australian
Womens Weekly. Find recipes and crafts, plus health and nutrition
information.
Cooking
& Drinks Books - eBay Australia - Place bids online
for a selection of cookbooks, cocktail-making books, various recipes,
wine titles and nutrition books.
The
Cook's Thesaurus - A cooking encyclopaedia that covers
thousands of ingredients and cooking tools.
Gold Coast City Council - Great
site for tourists and residents. Find a place to stay, research things
to do, or look up what the council and region has to offer.
whaletrips - Whale Watch Trips /
Cruises / Charters - Hervey Bay, Fraser Island and Maryborough. 1/2 Day
Dawn & 3/4 Day Trips. Urangan, Hervey Bay QLD
Adventures
Sunshine Coast - Total Travel Guide - Offering a variety of
exciting adventure tours including abseiling, rappelling, rock
climbing, canoeing, wilderness adventure camps, hiking, mountain biking
and corporate adventure. ... Trips/Packages. 2 Day Trips. 3 Day Trips.
Full Day Trips. Half Day Trips.
Dictionary.com - Access a
thesaurus, medical and language dictionaries, and links to grammar,
writing and vocabulary materials.
yourDictionary.com - Dictionary
directory provides links to 1,500 dictionaries in more than 200
languages. Type in a word and access definitions and synonyms.
Education Queensland - Australia -
State agency provides facilities and services for educational
institutions. Features news, policies, foreign-exchange programs and
conferences.
TAFE
Queensland - Browse this comprehensive guide to 15 Training
and Further Education institutes in Queensland. With 80 campuses,
courses, online study and adult community education.
QTAC
- Home page of this centralised Queensland tertiary application and
information centre.
Devonport
Seniors Online -
Devonport Seniors Online is an opportunity for Senior members of the
community to learn about computers and the internet at their own pace.
Cost - $3.30 per session.
Learn
the Net -
A simple but descriptive tutorial on how to use the internet
effectively. Very easy to navigate and has lots of visual aid
descriptions and examples.
Seniors and the
Internet- What's in it for You -
A Queensland State Library site promoting the Internet as a valuable
library resource in searching for wide ranges of information, providing
user advice on using this system.
University
of the Third Age -
Here you will find short courses, for self-study or study in small
groups, covering a wide range of recreational interests. Designed for
members of the community who are isolated, either geographically or
through physical or social circumstances.
University
of the Third Age Brisbane -
This is a site which enables members (anyone can join) - particularly
those in Brisbane, Australia - to share ideas, resources and
information.
Encyclopedia.com Access more than 17,000 articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic
Encyclopaedia. Cross-referenced with links to web sites and books.
Assorted Encyclopaedias on the Web
- Find links to a number of general and specialist encyclopaedias found
all over the Internet. With links to other related resources.
Ask
Now - Australia's major libraries have combined to provide
this free reference service. Type in a question and get an answer
delivered to your email address.
Birch
Carroll and Coyle - Official site for Birch Carroll and Coyle
cinemas featuring session times for the latest released movies.
Includes movie reviews and trailers.
Welcome
To Hoyts - Offers & Events. Hoyts Movie Club.
Cinemas. News & Gossip. Hoyts Store.
GetFit
- Your Online Fitness Connection - Providing both personal and online
fitness training from a team of professionals. Includes general advice
and five steps to a better body.
FitnessOnline.com - Exercise
Health Nutrition Advice Weight Loss - Visit chat rooms for Men
& Women. Magazine articles & fitness tools. Fitness
Online Calculators, Weight-Loss Potential, Body Mass Index, Ideal
Weight etc.
Qantas
Airways - Comprehensive resource from Australia's main
international carrier covers all air-travel aspects. Includes a North
American link.
Virgin Blue Australia
- Find out about cut-price flying the Virgin way and view flight
schedules, destinations, fleet information and news releases.
Air
New Zealand - Select a country or region to find info on its
passenger and cargo services, flight schedules, frequent flyer scheme
and company information.
Epicurious - Contains a recipe
search, cooking and wine advice, cookbook reviews, and seasonal recipe
ideas. Features links to "Bon Appetit" and "Gourmet."
Women's Weekly World of
Food - Women's magazine presents a selection of recipes,
meals for children, low-fat options and information on additives.
Includes articles on health and nutrition.
Kitchen Link -
Contains recipes, message boards and links to more than 10,000
food-related websites.
Woolworths Dietary advice, cooking
tips and recipes from nutritionist Rosemary Stanton, information on
food ingredients, food additives and meal planning.
Australian
Football League - Excellent official site for the AFL
includes footy news, video highlights, fixtures, live results and
stats, and team and player profiles.
Australian
Rugby Union - Keep up to date with all the latest news,
results, competition information for the Australian rugby union scene.
Includes profiles and photos.
National
Rugby League - Review this official league page, featuring
sights and sounds, statistics, player rosters, broadcast schedules and
match previews and reports.
4thegame - Barclaycard Premiership
Football - Guide to the Barclaycard Premiership soccer competition
provides team information, such as news, match previews, and player
bios. Includes game results.
GardenWeb Australia - Find forums,
gardener exchanges, botanical terms and a directory of products and
services for Australian gardeners.
Burke's Backyard - Check out the
episode guide for this gardening show to find lawn-care tips, a
gardening catalogue, and details about the magazine.
Yates
Gardening Know How - Extensive garden resource offering
articles, online problem solver, and popular garden guide. Lists
upcoming activities in local areas.
MSN Gaming Zone - Online gaming
zone. Free games hearts cribbage backgammon trivia puzzle etc.
Hasbro
is making such classic games as Monopoly, Clue, Risk, and Battleship
available via this online gaming community.
GameSpot - ZDNet Australia
- Find
news, reviews and previews for current and backdated computer, PC and
console games. Includes tips, cheats, release dates and evaluations.
FreeCol
-a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and
similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an
independent nation. You start with only a few colonists defying the
stormy seas in their search for new land. Will you guide them on the
Colonization of a New World?
Battle
for Wesnoth -a free turn-based tactical strategy game with a
high fantasy theme, featuring both single-player, and online/hotseat
multiplayer combat. Fight a desperate battle to reclaim the throne
of Wesnoth, or take hand in any number of other adventures.
Joleem
Portable -Jooleem is a simple yet extremely addictive puzzle
game. The best way to kill 10 minutes. There is only one rule: click
on four marbles of the same colour that form a rectangle. Time is
constantly running out, but you can earn time by forming rectangles.
Sudoku
Portable -Sudoku Portable is the entertaining and addictive
Sudoku puzzle game packaged as a
portable
app, so you can play on the go. You can place it on your USB
flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive or a CD and use it on any
computer, without leaving any personal information behind.
World Genealogy Web Project-
Offers a worldwide directory of genealogical resources and research
tools. Browse listings by country and region, consult surname lists and
maps.
The Genealogy Home Page - The
Genealogy Home Page. ... More new genealogy related WWW sites can be
found on the What's Really New in WWW Genealogy Pages page (updated
daily).
Genealogy.com - Family Tree Maker
Family History Software. Free Genealogy Search for Family on
Site at Genealogy.com -Visit us to discover and preserve your family's
unique story.
The Basket People - Gift Hampers
& Baskets- Gift and corporate hamper and basket specialists
offer online ordering of indulgent hampers for any occasion with
Australia-wide.
Flowers.com.au - Same day delivery
Australia wide, live customer help, secure ordering, beautiful fresh
flowers, valentine's gifts and more. Order online.
www.fungifts.com.au
Fun Gifts
offers gift baskets and gift boxes ranging from the conventional to the
unusual; gifts which are elegant, sophisticated and
sure to delight!
Queensland
Government Information - Official guide covers the state's
political departments and offers links to tourist and educational
resources.
Brisbane City Council - Official
home of Queensland's capital contains details on community services.
Check out public transit schedules and information. ... local events
and activities from abseiling to walking tours. Economic Development
Strategy: download the blueprint for Brisbane's ... pets in
Brisbane.
National Ageing Research Institute
- An Australian medical research site, describing the biological,
clinical and service delivery research into causes and consequences of
ageing and its social consequences.
World
Health Organization - Codex Alimentarius sets food standards
to protect consumer health and to ensure fair practices in food
trade.
Australian History on the Internet
- National Library of Australia offers these links to organizations,
archives, and resources concerning Australian history.
History Channel - Cable network
offers general and commercial history resources. Features audio speech
samples, educational programs, trivia and a history store.
BBC
History - Searchable collection of links, resources and
materials compiled by the BBC to assist in the teaching and learning of
history.
www.yellowpages.com.au Craft
Retail & Supplies - Yellow Pages Online Locate supplies for arts, crafts, beads, brass rubbing, floral art
supplies, handcrafts, pot pourri, pottery, patchwork, folk art and ...
Kids.Net.Au
- Sports and Hobbies Features sites that contain activities that kids can do in their spare
time including cooking, crafts, drawing, gardening, jokes and making
models.
Welcome
to Australia - Official site of the Australian Tourist
Commission. Find out about the country's wildlife, cities, beaches and
activities. Includes a section for special travel packages.
Gold Coast
Accommodation Locator Select a region in this part of Queensland, and browse through a list
of holiday options. Site provides rates, descriptions and photographs.
Accommodation Online - Hotels,
Motels and Resorts Reservations Providing reservations on the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay,
Cairns, Whitsunday's, Coffs Harbour, Surfers Paradise, Noosa, and
coastal areas of NSW and QLD.
Lastminute.com.au -QLD Regional
Hotels -Online reservation service for hotel accommodation in regional
areas of Queensland. Includes Noosa, Port Douglas, Cairns, Hervey Bay
etc.
Office
for Older Australians - Contains information relating to
positive and healthy ageing, work and later life planning and health
and care.
Office of
Ageing -
Contains information on State Government Concessions, Publications,
Statistics and other information.
Seniors
Card - Information on the services and benefits this card can
bring if you get one.
TransInfo
- This is the Brisbane City Council's Bus, Ferry and Train information
site where you can get timetables, fares and other transport related
items.
White Pages
- This site acts as a more up to date telephone listing service where
you can find most business and personal listed numbers in Australia,
plus some links to that business's site.
Home Visiting & Support
Service Aim of HVSS - To improve the quality of life for older people and
younger people with disabilities living in the community by: enabling
clients to remain in their own home
Queensland Council of
Carers -
Looking after the needs of Carers through the provision of information,
community development and support services, advocacy, counselling and
respite referral services.
Insurance Watch Australia Compare premiums for various insurance policies, including term life,
income protection, and trauma. Explains different types of policies.
Choice - Insurance
-
Features free and subscription-based articles from the Australian
Consumers' Association. Includes car, home, travel and health insurance.
Google
Search Engine - This is currently the most powerful Search
Engine on the Internet to find many types of information.
Telstra Big Pond Dial Up Major ISP providing local call dial-up access from fixed phone lines
anywhere in Australia, 24/7 technical support and a range of plans.
Paltalk
- A chat program that can be downloaded from the Internet where people
all over the world chat on a variety of issues (or just social chat) in
various chat rooms. You need to register and choose a nickname to use
this program.
mycareer.com.au - Jobs - Search
thousands of jobs from leading recruiters including jobs featured in
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. Sign up for job alert.
SEEK
- Employment Australian employment site with a large database of jobs and positions
and career help resources. With job search tools and resume tips.
CareerOne - Jobs - Career resource
with thousands of Australian jobs and free access to job seeking tools
such as the Jobs by Email and the ability to be ...
Australian Job Search - One of the
largest employment classified repositories in Australia, this free
service provides a range of facilities for employers and seekers.
Careerjet - is an
employment search engine for Australia. It allows you to search a
growing selection of jobs listed on company sites as well as jobsites
in one go saving you the trouble of having to go to each site
individually.
Jokes.com
- Have a look at their joke of the day, headlines from across the funny
wires, a chat room for those who want to exchange jokes, and cartoons.
Aha!
Jokes Thousands of Jokes, funny pictures, cartoons, funny
audio, funny videos and random humour.
Lots of Jokes - Humour and Jokes
Network. We've got lots of jokes from squeaky clean jokes to down right
dirty jokes in hundreds of humorous categories. Lots of Jokes - Enjoy
...
GHF - fitness programs - online
fitness ...Custom online fitness program. We'll customize a fitness
program for you. Your ideal fitness programs designed to optimise...
Fitness Programs. ...
Australian
Law Online - Read about commonwealth and state legislation,
the attorney-general's department, and previous court decisions. Also
contains contact details for legal hotlines.
Law Council of Australia -
National body of state associations located in Canberra. Includes
publications, media releases, speeches and lists seminars and
conferences.
Queensland
Law Society - Outlines both public and member services, and
lists seminars and teleconferences. Features a search function for
finding solicitors or law firms. ... The Queensland Law Society (QLS)
is the peak professional body.
