Family, Home & Community
Community.gov.au - The Community Portal
Community.gov.au is a portal to information relevant to individuals and community organisations across Australia. Users will find links to information ranging from parenting teenagers to successful fund raising techniques for community organisations.
Raising Children Network
The Australian parenting website: comprehensive, practical, expert child health and parenting information and activities covering children aged 0-8 years. Provides essential information and practical tools on child health, safety, nutrition, learning, parental wellbeing, family management and children's activities.
Aged Care Australia
The Aged Care Australia website is the Australian Government's premier website about aged care. It provides access to government and non-government information and services and will help people make informed decisions about aged care options for themselves and their family members. It hosts a number of features including an Aged Care Home Finder, a Community Care Service Finder and the My Page feature which allows consumers to store material they have selected from the site. .
Anniversary Messages (Anniversary and birthday greetings from the Prime Minister, Governor-General and the Queen)
Australians celebrating a special birthday or wedding anniversary can receive personal congratulations from the Prime Minister, Governor-General or The Queen. This page provides a table showing who is eligible and details for arranging the message.
Child Support Agency (CSA)
The Child Support Agency (CSA) Australia provides information to help parents manage their financial child support responsibilities following separation or divorce.
Community and Society - Government community grants
GrantsLINK - your Government community grants site - makes it easier to find suitable and relevant grants for your community projects from the many government grants that are available. GrantsLINK also helps you find the best source of funding and assists you to complete application forms.
Community Services Directory
This directory from the Child Support Agency provides information on organisations in the community which provide services to assist parents on a wide range of family related issues.
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs responsibilities include developing and implementing income security policies and programs, services for people with disabilities and families with children, community support services, family relationship services and public housing. In January 2006 the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC) became part of the Portfolio.
Families
The Attorney-General's Department administers policy regarding family law through the Family Law Branch and Family Pathways Branch. These branches provide information on specific aspects of the family, including the following: children; marriage; family violence; dispute resolution and superannuation.
Finding a Missing Friend or Relative
The National Library of Australia provides a series of answers to frequently asked reference questions. This page provides brief information that may be of assistance in undertaking searches for missing people or lost friends
National Public Toilet Map
The National Public Toilet Map (the Map) shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia. Details of toilet facilities can also be found along major travel routes and for shorter journeys as well. Useful information is provided about each toilet, such as location, opening hours, availability of baby change rooms.
