Date Index

December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
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December 2008

  • Australian Stem Cell Centre - Information about stem cells, FAQs, a glossary, links to other sites and a news and events list
  • Christmas season celebrations in Australia - Learn how Christmas is celebrated in Australia
  • Mapping Our Anzacs - Interactive, searchable database leading to digitised images of war records for individuals throughout Australia
  • Pronounce Names - Dictionary of Name Pronunciation
  • South Asia Terrorism Portal - Terrorism and low intensity warfare in South Asia
  • The Veggie Table - Free recipe and informational site for vegetarians and anyone else interested in healthy eating
  • culture.gov.au - Connecting you with Australian culture and recreation online
  • I want that flight - Allows you to compare Qantas, VirginBlue, Jetstar and Tiger Airways flights quickly
  • Inside break - A list of HSC English suggested related texts and resources based on the 2009-2012 Area of Study: Belonging
  • Remindr - A free service that sends you a reminder by email, telephone and other technical applications.
  • SuperClubs plus Australia - A protected, online social learning community where kids meet friends, have fun and learn really cool stuff
  • International Year of Astronomy 2009

    • November 2008

  • Caring for paper - Compiled by the Collection Preservation Branch, State Library of NSW
  • Edward Giles Stone - An Australian engineer prominent in many innovative aspects of early reinforced concrete constructions in Australia, including Port Kembla.
  • LiteraryAwards.com.au - Covers the Australian Literary Award scene from A-Z
  • Newscred - All the world's credible news, in one place
  • Smart Pages Wollongong - Wollongong Online Business Directory
  • Sportslive - Amateur sports results,stories and links for Wollongong
  • Tutorial Guide - A variety of links to the best online tutorials on a wide range of topics
  • yoctv.com.au - Videos produced locally and usually based on Wollongong
  • Library Elf - Do you have trouble keeping track of all those great books, DVDs and magazines you have borrowed from the Library? Why not get some help from Library Elf?

    • October 2008

  • Part 3 of the Report on allegations of corrupt conduct
  • NetLingo: The Internet Language Dictionary - This online dictionary contains definitions of hundreds of words that are emerging as a new vocabulary surrounding the technology and community of the Internet
  • TechWeb Technology Encyclopedia - Over 20,000 definitions of technology terms and concepts.
  • Asia News Network - A network of national daily newspapers published in Asian cities, organized to optimize coverage of major news events in the region.
  • cleepr - A music video search engine.
  • Food Safety Information Council - Provides simple, easy to follow consumer information on the handling, storage and preparation of food.
  • Life is a Garden - Nursery & Garden Industry Australia want to help you, the home gardener, create and enjoy a great garden.
  • Sustainable Illawarra - The vision for this project is for the Illawarra councils to balance their social, environmental and economic goals to ensure a sustainable and adaptable future.
  • Ubid4rooms.com - Last minute hotel accommodation with the ability to make a one-off confidential bid for a room at an even cheaper price.
  • Individuals superannuation essentials - This Tax Office site provides detailed information on superannuation for individuals.
  • Career FAQs - Career FAQs is the home of quality, fact-filled career resources.
  • Wollongong Business Directory - Links to the Yellow Pages® Online for postcodes in the Wollongong City area.
  • Wollongong City Community Atlas - The Community Atlas includes key socio-demographic characteristics for Wollongong City presented as interactive maps.
  • Cemeteries of South Coast & Illawarra Region - Contains transcriptions of cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions
  • facesaerch - An image search engine for faces powered by Google
  • The Real Australian Outback - The guide covers a lot more than the usual tourist attractions in Outback Australia

    • September 2008

  • Secrets of Yoga - Bringing together all the yogic technologies in one web site with love, spirituality, and personal style
  • Geared - The RTA's young driver website. Features tips and information about everything driver related.
  • jobsjobsjobs.com.au - Thousands of new jobs, careers and employment opportunities in Australia.
  • SearchBoth - Search both Google & Yahoo at the same time side by side, and more.
  • Australian Local Government Training (ALGT) - Provides Councils and the Local Government sector with a range of services to assist in addressing the training and professional development needs of the local government workforce
  • Commonwealth Government Notices Gazettes - Contains Gazettes and Indexes to the Gazettes, published by the Attorney-General's Department since July 2002.
  • Illawarra Ethnic Communities Council
  • International Museums - A collection of museums of international importance and special topics.
  • Local Government procurement - Local Government Procurement (LGP) has been established to provide a fully integrated procurement service to councils and associated organisations in NSW
  • Rail Europe - European rail passes, tickets, maps and schedules. Prices in Australian dollars.
  • UTS Centre for Local Government - Professional development programs for local government personnel and associated professionals
  • The Large Hadron Collider - Read about reasons for LHC, how it works, experiments, safety, facts and figures, and more. From CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
  • Slang Dictionary - Covering over 16,000 English language slang and dialect terms from around the world
  • Register of Penalty Notices - NSW Food Authority names and shames restaurants that have been prosecuted for breaching its food hygiene standards.
  • Australian Bureau Statistics
  • ICAC - Independent Commission Against Corruption
  • Land and environment court
  • Law Society of New South Wales
  • OECD - Statistics portal
  • OzBargain Blog - Daily encounters of cheap deals in Australia on the Internet
  • Royal National Park Shack Communities - Information on approximately 200 coastal shacks in the Royal National Park (RNP) in four communities from north to south
  • GreenFILE - A research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.
  • GreenFILE - A research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.

    • August 2008

  • Australian Booksellers - Independent site designed to promote Booksellers from Australia
  • Cuil - A search engine
  • Pipl - Search by first and last name, city, state, and country to obtain links to sites with information about individuals.
  • The Food Timeline - Food Timeline presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts about food in a time line format.
  • The Music Lists - Lists of the greatest rock guitar riffs, rock drummers, motown songs, rock songwriters etc
  • Allan Cunningham in Illawarra 1818 - 1830. - Account of the famous botanist's numerous visits to the Illawarra region to collect specimens.
  • C.W. Peck's Australian Aboriginal Legends. - Information pertaining to C.W. Peck's publication of various Aboriginal dreaming stories from south-eastern Australia during the period 1922-33
  • Carl Weber - Pioneering Surveyor and Engineer. - Article by Anne Wood on Carl Weber
  • E.D. Nicolle - Australian Pioneer of Ice-making and Refrigeration. - Nicolle is famous for developing ice-making and refrigeration techniques.
  • Hill 60 - Eloura, Port Kembla. - The fight during 2006 to save this Aboriginal heritage site from development
  • Hotels of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven 1828-1999. - Listing of local hotels and breweries of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven districts of New South Wales
  • John Skinner Prout at Broulee and Illawarra, 1841-44 - Article plus catalogue of the works of the artist John Skinner Prout
  • Mickey Johnson - Aboriginal King of Illawarra. - A brief biography of Mickey Johnson, including images
  • Old Bulli Railway Guest House 1887 - Brief account of the history of the guest house and people associated with it
  • Paul Edmund Strzelecki's Illawarra Maps & Fossils - The Polish explorer and scientist travelled between Sydney and Melbourne during 1839-40. This is a record of his time in the Illawarra.
  • Private William "Sonny" Keevil and Joe & Bert Rawnsley. - A brief account of the WWI experiences of some relatives, based on contemporary postcards and the reminiscences of Roma Organ.
  • Regent Theatre, Wollongong. - Information pertaining to the campaign to save the Regent Theatre from demolition
  • Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy. - Pictures plus press releases relating to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy set up at Sandon Point
  • Sandon Point Picket. - Details plus images of the Sandon Point picket, Bulli
  • The Battle of Bulli, 1887 - An account of the conflict between striking coal miners and their families, and group of blacklegs and police which took place at Bulli, New South Wales, Australia, during January 1887.
  • 'The Garden of New South Wales' - Landscape Art of the Illawarra 1770-1980. - A catalogue of works of art pertaining to the Illawarra region
  • The Pioneer Kerosene Oil Shale Works at American Creek, Mount Kembla - This was Australia's first successful kerosene oil shale operation
  • The Story of the Illawarra Stockade - An account of military stockades and regiments which operated in the Illawarra district between 1816-44.
  • Trooper Frank Andrews (1880-1900) - An Australian Boer War Casualty - A brief article on Frank Andrews, an Illawarra resident who volunteered for service against the Boers of South Africa in 1899, and was subsequently killed in action the following year
  • Wollongong District Hospital & Albert Memorial Hospital - Old Photographs 1964-1984.
  • Capacity toolkit:information for government and community workers, professionals, families and carers in New South Wales - Provides up to date information for government and community workers, professionals, families and carers in New South Wales
  • Caring for country: a guide to environmental law for Aboriginal communities - The purpose of this guide is to assist Aboriginal people to understand their legal rights and obligations under environmental and natural resource management law
  • Andrology Australia - Andrology Australia is a community and professional education programme providing information on male reproductive health.
  • Free tax help now available - Volunteers trained by the Tax Office are now available in your area to help low income earners prepare their tax returns
  • Grocerychoice - GROCERYchoice is an Australian Government initiative. It aims to help consumers find the cheapest supermarket chain in their area
  • Highlights for Children - Activities that will provide hours of fun for kids
  • Old Aussie Food Recipes - Classic and Traditional Australian Recipes
  • PhoneChoice - PhoneChoice is Australia's most established and comprehensive site for all your Telecommunications needs. You will find independent, unbiased advice and solutions.

    • July 2008

  • Percent calculator
  • AusStage : Gateway to the Australian performing Arts - AusStage provides an accessible research facility for investigating live performance in Australia.
  • ePrintableCalendars.com - An easy to use website which allows you to view or print out calendars by month or year, and in various sizes.
  • OpenAustralia.org - A non-partisan website run by a group of volunteers which aims to make it easy for people to keep tabs on their representatives in Parliament.
  • AlltheWeb - A World-wide Search Engine
  • Alta Vista Australia
  • Anzwers Australia and NZ
  • Ask for Kids - Kids Search Tool
  • Ask.com - A Meta Search Engine (Searches multiple search engines at once)
  • Clusty - the clustering search engine - A Meta Search Engine (Searches multiple search engines at once)
  • Dogpile - A Meta Search Engine (Searches multiple search engines at once)
  • Excite - A World-wide Search Engine
  • Google Australia
  • Hotbot - A World-wide Search Engine
  • Kids' Search Tools
  • kids.net.au - A Kids Search Tool
  • KidsClick! - Kids Search Tool
  • KillerInfo - A Meta Search Engine (Searches multiple search engines at once)
  • MetaCrawler - A Meta Search Engine (Searches multiple search engines at once)
  • ninemsn
  • Search.com - A Meta Search Engine (Searches multiple search engines at once)
  • web wombat - The orginal Australian search engine
  • Yahoo - Australia and New Zealand
  • Yahoo Kids
  • Fasteagle - Easy navigation across hundreds of the most popular and useful websites
  • Animals - Facts, information, photos,sounds, habitats, reports and news about Animals from National Geographic.
  • Australia's Maritime World - Maritime history and today's sea, ship and shore achievements, attractions, activities and adventures
  • Black Dog Institute - The Black Dog Institute is an educational, research, clinical and community-oriented facility dedicated to improving the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders.
  • I Wanna Play - Australia’s first online sporting directory. It was created to fill the void of local sporting recruitment strategies within sporting clubs and associations.
  • Radio Station World - A global radio station directory
  • The African Cookbook - Menus & Recipes from Africa
  • Tramroute - Melbourne Trams and Timetables and Maps

    • June 2008

  • Airfares Flights - Compare airfares & flights from Australia
  • Baldwin Library of Children's Literature - Includes over 2500 fully digitized children's books.
  • Life Beyond Google: Some of the Best of the Rest - Google is still the behemoth of search engines, but there is a plethora of alternative search engines that provide features not readily available on Google.
  • International Food Policy Research Institute - The International Food Policy Research Institute seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty.
  • ReliefWeb: Global Food Crisis - ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters
  • Bulli Seniors Computer Club - This Computer Group was formed to allow seniors in our locality to access a computer. Classes are held three days a week, and are all conducted at a pace that is friendly to senior learners.
  • Web 2.0 Resources - Access to sites that focus on Web 2.0 technologies and applications.
  • Computer School - Use the barcode from your Library card to login - Online computer education resource. Tutorials on how to use Word, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint and more
  • Australian Senior Golfer - News, information, entertainment and resources for older golfers
  • How Climate Affects Us - Australia’s climate and how it influences different aspects of every day life
  • World Youth Day Co-ordination Authority - This website has been created to provide the community (participants and non-participants alike) with the information they will need to plan and manage their lives, their businesses and their travel during the week of World Youth Day activities.
  • World Youth Day Sydney 2008 - Official website for WYD08
  • Times Archive - Every issue of The Times published between 1785-1985, digitally scanned and fully searchable
  • Computer School - Online computer education resource. Tutorials on how to use Word, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint and more
  • How to Digitize an LP - Converting music on a phonograph record to electronic files ready for upload
  • Architecture - Information from Architectural Record
  • Living Library Seminar: How to Borrow Real Life Experience - Material from a 2007 seminar that shared experiences from Australia and Belgium about the Living Library
  • The Living Library - This organization promotes confronting and understanding your prejudices by creating a system in which participants ("readers") may "check-out" individuals for short face-to-face discussions
  • Population flows: Immigration aspects 2006-07 - Information about Australia's population and migration trends.
  • Private schools directory - Welcome to the most respected and comprehensive online directory to Australian Private schools

    • May 2008

  • Australia's War 1939-1945 - WW2 site established by the Department of Veteran's Affairs
  • Autofix - A site dedicated to DIY auto repair, and hosts advice,tutorials and auto industry news.
  • Autosource - An Australian car & automotive website directory which allows you to find car parts, car dealers, car clubs etc
  • Hippo - An online service which helps young people find casual or part-time work.
  • Hippo - An online service which helps young people find casual or part-time work.
  • How to Draw Cartoons - Simple step by step drawing lessons
  • In Pictures - Free, easy-to follow illustrated tutorials for software and computer subjects
  • Part Time Online - A specialist website for part time jobs, flexible work, contract work, temporary positions and casual job employment.Includes jobs in the Wollongong area.
  • The Australians at War Film Archive - A record of the stories of over two thousand war veterans.
  • Water Encyclopedia - Articles about all aspects of water science and its history
  • Today's Front Pages - Displays 582 front pages from newspapers in 55 countries.
  • Web 2.0 News - Up to date news articles about Web 2.0 from Google News
  • Wi Fi Hotspot Directory - Search over 200,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in 135 countries
  • History of the Internet - Discusses the history of computers, the World Wide Web, search engines and more with some pictures and diagrams
  • Spring into Corrimal - Sunday 14 September 2008
  • VIVA LA GONG - 9-12 October 2008
  • Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program - The National Library of Australia is creating a free online service that will enable full-text searching of newspaper articles from newspapers published from the 1800s to the mid-1950s
  • Visible Body - Complete, fully interactive, 3D human anatomy model.
  • Your Arts Prizes - Search for Australian art prizes, residencies, grants and scholarships
  • Human Development Report - Population statistics, development trends, climate change and the implications for development
  • Worldmapper - A resource that builds up spatial awareness of production and consumption of the world's resources
  • Australia Post Stamps - About Stamps - Find out why people collect stamps, why some are so valuable, and how to get started with your own collection.
  • Connected Women - An online magazine for women aimed at keeping you up to date with the latest technological trends and hottest products.
  • National Cancer Institute - The NCI is one of the pre-eminent cancer research centres in the world.
  • Renovate - A one-stop shop for information and services for the home renovator.
  • weightloss.com.au - A free online weight-loss magazine containing articles on diet, exercise and weight loss.

    • April 2008

  • Portals to the world from the Library of Congress - These pages link you to the best web pages available for every and any country
  • SelecTree: A tree selection guide - With information on more than 1,400 trees, this tree selection guide features options for searching, browsing by common and scientific names, and generating a list of trees that match a set of attributes
  • Virus encyclopedia - All about internet security
  • Visual dictionary - Annotated images that identify each part of a given item, such as an automobile or a musical instrument
  • WorldReference.com - Online French, Italian and Spanish Dictionary
  • sleepinairports.com - For resources and information on Sleeping and Airports

    • March 2008

  • All About Jazz - A site produced by jazz fans for jazz fans. The mission is to provide information and opinion about jazz from the past, present, and future.
  • PC World Online - PC World is a widely read computer magazine which includes reviews and rankings of software and new technologies.
  • The Internet Surname Database - Contains a large FREE to access database (almost 50,000 surnames) on the history and meaning of family last names.
  • The Newbie Guide to Blogging - Tips on how to blog and how blogging can help you.
  • Wollongong Your Online Community - Distributed by email every Tuesday.Contributions are provided by independent authors.
  • YouTube - Article from Wikipedia on YouTube, a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips.
  • Illawarra Business Chamber - The Illawarra Business Chamber (IBC) is a member-based not for profit business support organisation.
  • The Illawarra Area Consultative Committee (IACC) - Provides feedback on significant local issues to Government and disseminates information about Government policies, programmes and support.
  • Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names - Find out the latitude and longitude of named places.
  • How Digital Television Works - Analog, digital, HD, HDTV and lots more.
  • How to Read Music - The skill can take a while to master, but the basics are laid out for you here.
  • Learn How to Play the Guitar - 11 tools to help you start playing guitar.
  • The Menzies Era - Popular culture from 1949 - 1972
  • Calorie King - Allows you to look up nutritional information for virtually any food sold in Australian supermarkets.
  • Facebook 101: Ten Things You Need to Know About Facebook - Information about the social networking site, Facebook.
  • Raising Children Network - Offers a range of independent content to assist parents.
  • Zazz - Online shopping site - just one product on sale for 24 hours.
  • NSW Department of Lands - Site contains information relating to crown land, land titles, surveys, valuations and more.
  • Wollongong harbour & foreshore redevelopment opportunity - A publication of the NSW Department of Lands.
  • National Geographic: Prehistoric Time Line - The events covered in the time-line include the initial formation of the Earth all the way up to the recent Ice Ages and the birth of modern humans.
  • Book Clubs - Wollongong City Library - Book discussion groups are currently running at various Wollongong Libraries. To find out more about joining one of these groups or to get a list of what the groups are reading please speak to staff at the library.
  • eufeeds - Access over 300 European newspapers - papers are updated every 20 minutes
  • LitLovers - An online community dedicated to books and book clubs—because both enrich our lives.

    • February 2008

  • Aussie Bloggers - The goal of this site is to empower, encourage, support and promote Aussie Bloggers and the Australian blogosphere in general.
  • CompletePlanet - There are hundreds of thousands of databases that contain Deep Web content. CompletePlanet is the front door to these Deep Web databases on the Web.
  • Lost For Words - An author is compiling a picture dictionary for adults with Alzheimer's and is calling for contributions to make carers' lives a little more manageable.
  • Australian Schools Directory
  • Remnant bushland database
  • Convertworld - Allows you to convert between currencies, weight, volume, mass, time, distance and more.Includes international shoe size conversions.
  • ecards.ac - Allows you to email free musical, animated eCards - includes birthday, anniversary and valentine's cards.
  • Hair Styles & Haircuts - Information on a wide range of hairdressing and grooming topics.
  • New Launches - New technology and gadgetry.
  • Sacred Destinations Travel Guide - An ecumenical guide to more than 1,100 sacred sites, holy places, pilgrimage destinations, religious architecture and sacred art in 55 countries around the world.
  • Simply Soups - Offers hundreds of soup recipes from simple to gourmet.
  • History Reference Center - full text for more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books and 130 leading historical magazines. Also includes historical documents, photos and maps
  • History Reference Centre - full text for more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books and 130 leading historical magazines. Also includes historical documents, photos and maps
  • Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk - The Illawarra Fly treetop walk is an elevated steel canopy walk through the rainforest on the Illawarra escarpment, offering unique views to Lake Illawarra and the coast.This attraction is due to open in March 2008.
  • Wollongong City Centre - What's On?
  • World War 1Colour Photos - World War I.... who would have thought there were original colour photos of WWI? This site contains hundreds of photos taken by the French in the last two years of World War One.
  • Daily Telegraph
  • Your Sea Change - Australia's only on-line magazine for people who want to sea change or tree change.
  • Australian Academy of Science - The objectives of the Academy are to promote science through a range of activities including recognition of outstanding contributions to science education, public awareness,science policy and international relations.
  • Bringing them Home - Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families.
  • General Election USA 2008 - Facts, figures and commentary on the election campaigns leading ultimately to the General Election on Tuesday 4 November 2008.
  • National Sorry Day Committee - The Bringing Them Home Report recommended that a National Sorry Day be held each year on 26 May "to commemorate the history of forcible removals and its effects." As a result of this recommendation the community-based organisation the National Sorry Day Committee was formed.
  • Prime Minister's Apology - Hansard record of the "Apology" speech.
  • Sorry - Reconciliation Australia has compiled some information to help understand the apology.
  • Text of Brendan Nelson's 'sorry' response - The text of Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson's speech to Parliament on February 13 2008.
  • The Apology - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology motion was tabled in Parliament February 13 2008.
  • AltWeeklies.com: 2008 Presidential Campaign - Compilation of news stories and commentary concerning the 2008 U.S. presidential election, from more than 100 alternative U.S. and Canadian newsweeklies.
  • Anita's Theatre - Anita's Theatre in Thirroul.
  • Diets A–Z - Which diet is right for you? Get the facts on popular diet plans to help you decide.
  • OCLC- The world's libraries connected. - More than 60,000 libraries in 112 countries and territories around the world use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalogue, lend and preserve library materials.
  • Superannuation Calculator - This calculator can help you estimate how much Super you will have when you retire, based on your current situation.
  • time and date.com - Calendars for any year.
  • net.Tutor:E-Mail Basics
  • What's email?
  • Balgownie Heritage School Museum - Founded in 1989, the Balgownie Primary School Museum aims to preserve the history of the Illawarra through the conservation of artefacts, documents, and photographs of the local area.
  • ICAC- Wollongong City Council - allegations of corrupt conduct - Transcripts of the morning and afternoon sessions of the ICAC inquiry.
  • ICAC- Wollongong City Council - allegations of corrupt conduct - Transcripts of the morning and afternoon sessions of the ICAC inquiry.
  • The Encyclopedia of Television - Includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends.

    • January 2008

  • Pakistan's political crisis - Collection of features, views, and analysis about the political situation in Pakistan.
  • Just Free Books - Searches the content of more than 450 web sites to find public domain texts, open books, free audio books, ad-supported books and more.
  • WIN Sports and Entertainment Centres - The WIN Sports & Entertainment Centres is designed as a multipurpose facility which hosts a variety of concerts, conventions, exhibitions seminars, gala dinners and outdoor and indoor sporting events.
  • First Choice Books - Lists of reading suggestions. Choose the type of books you are interested in and then click on the list or on any of the images.
  • headspace illawarra - The headspace mission is to deliver improvements in the mental health, social wellbeing and economic participation of young Australian’s aged 12-25
  • How to Retire Happy - Your retirement will be as unique as your fingerprint. There is no "one way" to enjoy retirement. It's up to you to design the life you'd love to live.
  • Leukaemia Foundation - Dedicated to the care and cure of patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.
  • Time Across Australia - Provides the current time in each Australian state as well as daylight saving information.
  • Product Recalls Australia - Enhances consumer safety by providing current product recall information based on notifications provided to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer.
  • World Life Expectancy - Health and longevity details by country.
  • Bellambi Lighthouse Project - The Bellambi Lighthouse was built by the Bellambi Coal Company at Bellambi Point to aid in the loading and unloading of coal from the Bellambi Jetty.
  • Albumart - Type the name of a CD/DVD or artist in the search field and Albumart.org will find lots of high quality CD and DVD covers within seconds!
  • Concise Dictionary of First Names - Search the 6,000 names in the Concise Dictionary of First Names to find out what your name really means or to choose the name for your new baby.
  • Climate change in Australia - Provides essential tools for government, industry and the community to understand the likely magnitude of climate change in Australia and the possible impacts.
  • Dead or Alive? - This site tracks whether famous people are still alive or whether they have passed away.
  • Information for retirees, or people who will be retiring soon - Financial tips and safety checks provided by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.
  • Your Guide to Podcasts - A basic introduction to Podcasts and Podcasting from the weblog MediaShift.

    • December 2007

  • Wollongong City Council Community Profile - Wollongong City Council Community Profile includes results from the 2006, 2001, 1996, and 1991 Censuses of Population and Housing
  • Wollongong City Council Community Profile - The Wollongong City Council Community Profile includes results from the 2006, 2001, 1996, and 1991 Censuses of Population and Housing
  • She Buys - The most innovative feature packed automotive website for women. Dedicated to providing information, guidance and tips when it comes to looking to buy, sell or simply maintain your car.
  • Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants - A site for those interested in the cultivation, propagation, conservation and appreciation of Australia's native flora.
  • Beijing Olympic Games 2008 - Official site of the Olympic Games.
  • Folk Australia - The best online Australian folk music source. Includes links to performers, festivals and clubs.
  • Norman B. Tindale's Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes - Excellent site which is based on a work he published in 1974. Key sections include the tribal boundaries map.
  • Vintage Sewing - Offers free online access to public domain sewing books.
  • 2007 National Drowning Report - Drowning statistics published by the Royal Life Saving Society Australia
  • 33 Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians are Still Extremely Important - Article by Will Sherman in Degree Tutor.
  • architecture.com.au projects - Features the latest in award-winning Australian built designs. A range of buildings - residential, public buildings, commercial as well as urban design - are showcased.
  • Food Fairness Illawarra - Food Fairness Illawarra actively promotes community-based solutions to ensure adequate and healthy food for all.
  • Jane Austen's World - Find information about Jane Austen, her world, and the people she knew.
  • The Official Website of the Glycemic Index and GI Database - The glycemic index or GI ranks carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels.
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Art - One-volume guide to the art of the Western world.
  • Flashpoints: Guide to World Conflicts - Flashpoints strives to provide the information needed to make informed judgements about the nature of specific violent political conflicts.
  • Metacritic - See what the critics are saying about that movie you want to see, that album you want to buy or that video game you want to play.

    • November 2007

  • Stay247.com - Online accommodation specialist offering last minute and discount rates for the next four months all over Australia.
  • Conservation Register: How to Care for ... - Fact sheets giving general advice on the care and conservation of a range of different materials or objects.
  • Drug info @ your library - Provides up to date information about alcohol and drugs on this website and through local public libraries in New South Wales
  • Quick Guide to Health Literacy and Older Adults - This site provides useful strategies and suggestions to professionals who work with older adults to help bridge the communication gap between professionals and older adults.
  • Torch Relay, Beijing 2008 - Information about the torch relay for the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing which starts in March 2008,including an interactive map of the route.
  • Aboriginal Languages of Australia - Annotated links to resources for about 60 languages.
  • Australian Mines Atlas - National maps and information on mines and minerals.
  • Archaeology World - Information on Australian and Pacific archaeology.
  • As the Cocky Flies - As the Cocky Flies will calculate the distance between two places in Australia.
  • Australian Rail Maps - National, regional and city passenger railways and information.
  • Bright Sparcs - A register of people involved in the development of science, technology, engineering and medicine in Australia.
  • First Fleet Online - Consists of information about the convicts who were transported to Australia in 1787.
  • The English Census Website - 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 census for England and Wales. Free index, fees apply for image viewing.
  • The Playground : the ABC's site for children and their carers. - The Playground has been designed to provide easy access to information about your favourite ABC Kids characters, TV programs and online games.
  • Australian Film Institute
  • Australian Institute of Criminology - Australia's national crime and criminal justice research agency
  • Collections Australia Network - Allows the public to search collection records from libraries, galleries, museums and archives all across Australia through a single search.
  • Encyclopedia Mythica - Encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion. Divided into six geographical regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania.
  • It’s an Honour - The latest news on honours, a complete A-Z guide to awards, fact sheets and statistics, and a search facility for the Australian Honours Database.
  • License Plates of the World - Images of motor vehicle license plates from around the world.
  • Reserve Bank of Australia - Notes in Circulation - This site provides information and images of our notes, including design elements and biographical details of the Australians portrayed on our notes.
  • Alzheimer's Australia - Alzheimer's Australia is the peak body providing support and advocacy for the 500,000 Australians living with dementia.
  • Kids Help Line - Kids Help Line is Australia's only free, confidential and anonymous, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.
  • UK Castles - A directory of castles built in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is arranged by country, and then by county.
  • 500 Most Important People of the 20th Century - Includes a short biography and a photo of each person and is an excellent starting point for researching a person.
  • Book Reporter - Books into Movies - Lists of books which have been made into movies.
  • Do Not Call Register - In response to concerns about the increasing levels of telemarketing calls the Government has introduced a national Do Not Call Register.
  • Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters - Masters, crew, a stowaway or two; passengers, cabin, saloon and steerage; births at sea, deaths at sea - you will find them all here.
  • RateCity - Lets you find,compare and purchase financial products from hundreds of Australian banks and institutions. Covers credit cards,home loans and more.
  • The Grey Nomads - If you are one of the growing army of grey nomads discovering, or hoping to discover, the joys of the open road, then this site is for you.
  • The Scoop on Smoking - what every teen should know about tobacco - Designed to present to teenagers in a highly accessible, interactive manner, detailed facts about the health consequences of tobacco use.
  • Typing Exercise - This web page gives you quick, useful practice in developing your typing skills.
  • All About Dinosaurs - A good overview of the history of dinosaurs including the factors responsible for their extinction.
  • Australian Word Map - Word Map is mapping Australian regionalisms - words, phrases or expressions used by particular language groups.
  • Christmas in Australia - Information about the way Christmas is celebrated in Australia.
  • Lookle Australia - An internet search engine that searches through Australian web sites only.Displays search results with a thumbnail picture of each site.
  • PrivateHealth.gov.au - Contains a database of all policies offered by private health insurance companies in Australia.
  • The Funky Stork - A website for expectant fathers and hip new dads.
  • Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - A compendium of allusions, idioms, mythology, place names, historical and fictional figures and events, nicknames, foreign terms, and famous phrases and quotations.
  • Directory of Airline Web Sites - Comprehensive list of world airlines with links to their web sites.
  • Royal Mail's online Postcode finder - Find the postcode for any UK address.
  • Australian of the Year Awards - History of the Awards since their inception in 1960.Includes information about nominating candidates.
  • Australian Population Clock - The estimated resident population of Australia at any given time.
  • Australia's Open Garden Scheme - Promotes the knowledge and pleasure of gardens and gardening by opening Australia's most inspiring private gardens to the public.
  • The Last Words Browser - The last dying words uttered by famous figures in history.
  • The Reptiles of Australia - Information on the range of reptiles found in Australia including images, maps and habitats.
  • Law Handbook Online
    [ Available only in the library - ask staff for username & password.]
  • Law Handbook Online
    [ Available only in the library - ask staff for username & password.]
  • Offstats: Official Statistics on the Web - Portal for 'official' statistics sites around the world. This includes government agencies, international organisations, NGOs and similar sources.
  • Animal Diversity Web - An online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology.
  • Sydney's Early Constructions and Heritage Properties - An overview of early building construction methods in Sydney, including heritage properties. Covers time periods 1840-1900 and 1900-1930.
  • The Australian Constitution
  • Traditional Foods Directory - Sources of African and Halal foods in the Illawarra Region.
  • Australian Recording Industry Association - Details about the Australian recording industry. Includes ARIA Awards and ARIA Charts.
  • eBay Australia - eBay is the world's online marketplace; a place for buyers and sellers to come together and trade almost anything.
  • Greater Building Society
  • More than just equipment - A report on the library and information needs of people with a disability, particularly in relation to the internet
  • Theatre Australia - A forum for everyone with an interest in Australian theatre. Includes links to theatre companies and venues throughout Australia.
  • Wollongong City Centre Business Improvement District - Information about Wollongong's major retail centre with links to a vast range of facilities and attractions for the tourist and residents.
  • Beyond the HSC
  • Schoolies Week - Everything you need to know to make Schoolies a week to remember, not one to forget!
  • AllPsych Online: The Virtual Psychology Classroom - One of the largest and most comprehensive psychology websites on the Internet
  • Auslan Signbank - Auslan is the language of the deaf community of Australia. Signbank is an interactive dictionary of Auslan (Australian Sign Language).
  • Australian Newspapers Online - Search for Australian online newspapers by title, state or town.
  • How to Write an Essay: 10 Easy Steps - Offers a ten-step process that teaches students how to write an essay.
  • Mind Tools - essential skills for an excellent career - Information to help you develop good communication, management and leadership skills as well as stress and time management skills.
  • The Battle of the Somme - Find out how the Battle was planned and fought, about the experiences of the people who were involved and about the battlefields today.
  • Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation - The aim of this site is to make the complete records of Howard Carter's excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun available.
  • ATM Locator - Locations of automated teller machines (ATMs) in more than 170 countries.
  • Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music - Offers over 4,500 entries on music, musical instruments and musicians
  • Country Insights - Country facts and cultural information on the countries of the world.
  • Celebrity Link - Celebrity Link contains a huge directory of links to sites dedicated to celebrities. The links are checked regularly.
  • Children's Storybooks Online - Illustrated children's stories for kids of all ages.
  • Floss.com - Learn about dental procedures, new products, cosmetic dentistry, dental hygiene, leave a question or visit the children's corner.
  • Australian professional organisations, associations and societies - A selective directory of key peer group organisations in Australia.
  • Australian Traditional-Medicine Society - Australia's largest professional association of complementary medicine practitioners, representing about 65% of the total complementary medicine profession.
  • Bullying. No way! - Initiated by Australia's educational communities to create learning environments where every student is free from bullying, violence, harassment and discrimination.
  • Distinguished Women of Past and Present - Includes writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others.
  • Encyclopedia of the Orient - A one-stop online resource which covers all countries and cultures between Mauritania in the west and Iran in the east, Turkey in the north and Sudan in the south.
  • The Aboriginal Flag - History of the creation, use and official recognition of the Aboriginal flag.
  • The Organ Historical Trust of Australia - Aims to preserve historic pipe organs and organ building records, and to stimulate public interest in pipe organs which are of national or local importance.Includes information on Wollongong organs.

    • October 2007

  • Australian Classic Car - Classic car enthusiasts will find the latest classic cars for sale, classified ads, auction results and classic car events and clubs.
  • Flickr - Website for people to store, search, sort and share photos.
  • Fodor's Travel Guides - Online travel site by the world's most popular travel book company.
  • Forbes Lists - Interesting lists such as the top companies, top celebrities, richest people.
  • Internet country codes - This site provides a list of Internet country codes.
  • MotorMouth - Allows you to find the cheapest fuel in specific areas.
  • Volunteering Illawarra - Volunteering Illawarra is the regional volunteer centre for anyone interested in volunteering.
  • Women Welcome Women Worldwide - A unique Women's International Friendship Network
  • Patent Lens - Search the full text of more than 8 million patent documents from the US, Europe, Australia and WIPO.
  • Australian Citizenship - Contains information about applying for Australian citizenship, including links to the new Citizenship Test.
  • Bladder and Bowel Website - Information & advice on the prevention & management of bladder control & bowel problems
  • National Public Toilet Map - Shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private toilet facilities across Australia.
  • Pet Planet - A directory of Pet Boarding Kennels in Australia and New Zealand, with special emphasis on providing information on 5 Star Pet Resorts.
  • Read Print - An online library offering thousands of free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast.
  • Soccerbot - Results,fixtures and tables for the major national competitions throughout the world. Includes the Australian A-League.
  • WorkChoices - Information on the workplace relations system.
  • Immunise Australia Program - Provides information about immunisation and Australian immunisation standards.
  • balletcompanies.com - On this site you'll find over 3000 links to ballet and dance companies all over the world.
  • Encyclopedia Astronautica - This website details the history of space exploration, with an emphasis on human missions to space.
  • Eurovision Song Contest - Features a history of this contest that dates back to 1956, historical contest results for each country, and details about the most recent contest.
  • The Cambridge History of English and American Literature - This work was originally published from 1907 to 1921 by G.P. Putnam's Sons in the U.S. and Cambridge University Press in England.
  • Ancestry Library Edition - Genealogy, family trees and family history records online. Includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; church records; directories and passenger lists
  • Ancestry Public Library` - Genealogy, family trees and family history records online. Includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories and passenger lists
  • Getting out: a young persons guide to independent living - Leaving home can be a challenging and stressful time. This website gives lots of good tips and links to useful resources to make the transition easier.
  • Languages of the World - Learn about language families and individual languages and dialects throughout the world.
  • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - The IPCC has been established to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change.
  • Seat Guru - See exactly which seats on a specific plane are superior or substandard. Seat Guru's colour-coded plane plans make it really easy to spot the seats that you do or don't want to sit in.
  • Australia Innovates - Includes a selection of the most significant innovations and inventions developed by Australians since Federation.
  • Computer Bank Illawarra - Computer Bank Illawarra is a not for profit, non government, volunteer based organisation which aims to provide access to computers for disadvantaged people, or people on a low income.
  • Country Calling Codes - Provides a searchable list of international telephone codes no matter where you are in the world.
  • Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body - Features 1,247 vibrant engravings,many in colour,from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries.
  • World Airport Guide - Information on major world airports,including fast facts for services such as parking, ground transportation, duty-free shops, business centres and lounges.
  • Australian national shipwreck database - A database of all known shipwrecks in Australian waters.
  • Cemeteries of Australia (Interment.Net) - A free online library of burial records from selected cemeteries in Australia. Includes links to thousands of cemeteries across the world.
  • myDr Men’s Health Centre - A comprehensive list of articles on men's health issues, categorised into easy-to-follow topics.
  • Gardening Australia - Website of the popular ABC gardening program. Includes an archive of fact sheets.
  • Australian Army War Diaries - Excerpts of digitised diaries from those who served Australia during the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War,and in the South East Asian conflicts.
  • Australian Big Things - This site is a collection of the most surprising things you've ever seen on the roadside. Includes such icons as the Big Banana and the Big Pineapple.
  • Australian Good Food Guide - Australia's leading restaurant rating authority. Includes ratings for Illawarra restaurants.
  • Australian Radio Broadcasting Stations - Lists of AM and FM radio stations for each state of Australia. Includes links to station websites.
  • Babysitting Guide - The NSW Commission for Children and Young People has developed a resource kit for kids working as babysitters.
  • Songfacts - Song meanings, lyrics and trivia.
  • The American Presidency Project - Contains over 75,000 documents relating to each American President. Includes speeches, election data , radio broadcasts and video clips.
  • Worldwide housesitting - Find a house sitter or register for house sitting Worldwide
  • Australian TV Guide - Online guide to free and pay TV programmes throughout Australia.
  • The Catholic Encyclopedia - Proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine.

    • September 2007

  • APEC Forum, Sydney 2007 - Includes information about events and conditions in Sydney during the APEC Leaders Week, September 2007.
  • Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation home
  • Equine Influenza, National Pests and Disease Outbreaks - Includes situation updates and a fact sheet about the disease.
  • Literary Reference Center
  • Literary Reference Center
  • News.com.au APEC special - Up to date coverage of APEC and related issues from News.com.au.
  • Science Reference Center
  • Science Reference Center
  • The Kyoto Protocol - Home site of the protocol. Includes information about the protocol and links to its text in 6 languages.
  • World Meteorological Organization - Home site of the UN's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources.
  • Mysterious Bogpeople - This site concerns itself with the artefacts and material world created by the so-called “bogpeople” of north western Europe who lived approximately 10,000 years ago
  • Auscharity.org - This site provides information on charitable organisations in Australia
  • Cricinfo: The Home of Cricket - Live ball-by-ball coverage of all Test and one-day international matches and features news, statistics and information on past and current players.
  • Earth Calendar - Lists holidays and celebrations around the world. The site can be searched by date, country or religion.
  • Musee - Links you to 37,000 museums around the world.
  • Wollongong Central - Guide to the Centre’s range of stores, special offers and information on what’s happening at Wollongong Central.
  • Illawarra Church Links - An alphabetical list of Christian Churches in the Illawarra prepared by the Five Islands Christian Ministries.
  • Oceanlinx - Oceanlinx is a leading international developer of wave technology for renewable energy and clean water.
  • Small Luxury Hotels of the World - A collection of over 400 independent hotels in more than 65 countries.
  • Travel Advisories - To help Australians avoid difficulties overseas, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintains travel advisories for more than 160 destinations.
  • Australian Taxation Office - Tax information for individuals, Companies and organisations, from the Tax Department of the Australian Federal Government
  • Computer Markets
  • Discount Shopping Guide - Find discount electrical centres, bargain buys for fashion, manchester, arts and crafts, kids clothes, computer hardware and more
  • Official Website of the Olympic Movement
  • seniors.gov.au - the online source for all Australians over 50 - A single point of access to Government and non-Government information and services for older Australians.
  • Dion's Bus Service
  • NSW Sport and Recreation
  • Gayle's Preschool Rainbow - Preschool education activities and early childhood education lesson plans.
  • ABC Health & Wellbeing - The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's award-winning online health gateway.
  • Chemtutor - Basic chemistry help for high school students.
  • The World Conservation Union - A network which brings together 83 nations, 110 Government agencies, and 10,000 scientists and experts.
  • Australian Periodical Publications 1840 - 1845 - A digital library of Australian journals that began publication between 1840-1845.
  • Inquiry into the integration of regional rail and road networks and their interface with ports - Report tabled by The House Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services in August 2007. Includes references to Port Kembla.
  • Disney International
  • National Asthma Council of Australia - An extensive array of resources on asthma and its management.
  • WorldLingo - Free translation of up to 150 words for text, Web pages and e-mail covering 15 languages.

    • August 2007

  • Children's Story Podcast - Over 75 children’s stories in audio including classic fairy tales such as Cinderella, Snow White, and The Ginger Bread Man
  • Events Calendar
  • Ancestry.com.au - Genealogy, family trees and family history records
  • NSW Ocean Baths - Illawarra Region - Historical information about ocean baths in the Illawarra Region - includes photographs
  • Annual reports unlimited - The only free site in Australia dedicated to annual reports.
  • Online memory games - Online games to help you to exercise the brain and stay mentally active
  • eHow - How to do just about everything
  • Australian Composers - Includes biographical information on Australian Composers
  • Gleebooks
  • Stage 6 Aboriginal Studies - Curriculum support from the NSW Dept Education and Training
  • Bladder and bowel health - Information on bladder and bowel health to people with bladder control and bowel problems, their family and friends, carers, health professionals, service providers and researchers
  • Historic Houses Trust of NSW
  • Technology Educators Association of NSW - A professional association representing those technology educators who teach Technology, Design & Technology, Textiles and Food Technology, VET Hospitality as well as Community & Family Studies in NSW high schools
  • Business Dictionary - Over 20,000 definitions
  • Needing help after someone has died - View or download this booklet. Provides information about payments and services you may be able to get if you need help after someone has died
  • Telstra connected seniors - Telstra Connected Seniors has been created to help older Australians learn about new technologies

    • July 2007

  • Sydney Morning Herald Archives - The SMH archives contains 820,000 pages in almost 13,000 issues spanning January 1st, 1955 to December 31st, 1990. The contents of all issues are fully text searchable and reflect the full context and layout of each page as it was originally published
    [ Available only in the Reference Library. Please ask staff for details.]
  • afr.com - Financial Review - The archives of Fairfax Business Media publications. Includes Financial Review, BRW and Smart Investor
  • Baby Boomers' life change - Baby Boomers' Life Change is a site for those people in their 50s & 60s who really believe they're in their 30s & 40s
  • http://www.ascca.org.au/ - ASCCA is the national peak body for seniors and technology
  • Youth drug support - A website for young people when you're looking for info, wanting to chat with others or need a question answered
  • Indigenous Australia - This site explores Indigenous Australia through storytelling, cultures and histories. It includes Stories of the Dreaming, teachers' resources and content for students.
  • National NAIDOC - NAIDOC celebrates the survival of Indigenous culture and the Indigenous contribution to modern Australia
  • The calculus page - Calculus.org Resources For The Calculus Student
  • Atomic structure and the Periodic Table - Provides a thorough, in-depth treatment of this topic at the first-year college or advanced-HS levels, with a special focus on the underlying concepts.
  • Google Translate - Translation service which now offers single-word translations in addition to other translation features
  • Play Illawarra - Website dedicated to providing detailed and up to date information about playgrounds and play opportunities for children and their carers across the Illawarra
  • Scottish Emigration Database - Records of over 21,000 passengers who embarked at Glasgow and Greenock for non-European ports between 1 January and 30 April 1923, and at other Scottish ports between 1890 and 1960.
  • World monument watch - World Monuments Fund 100 most endangered sites, year-by-year
  • Keesings World News Archives - Access to Keesings articles online from 1988 to date
    [ Available only in the Reference Library. Please ask staff for details.]
  • Burke & Wills Web - Historical resources relevant to the study of the Burke & Wills expedition across Australia in the 1860’s

    • June 2007

  • Grand Pacific Drive - Just 1 hour south of Sydney, Grand Pacific Drive encompasses some of NSW’s most spectacular scenery and coastline
  • NewspaperARCHIVE.com - NewspaperARCHIVE.com contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1759 to present. Membership is required to access the full archive but access to the Special Archive Collections is free
  • Getting started with Excel - Excel tutorial rounded out by several assignments that will make sure students have mastered some of the basic features of Excel
  • Cartoscope maps and guides
  • Futureworld - The Futureworld Eco-Technology Centre is an exciting facility open to the public that demonstrates innovative environmentally friendly technologies
  • Healthy kids - Good food habits and daily physical activity – if your child has these, they're well on the way to a healthy life. This website shows you how to do it
  • History of Helensburgh - Dedicated to the recording and preservation of the social history of Helensburgh and its environs
  • Science Podcasts - Science podcasts from ABC Science Online and Radio National
  • A history of the Croatian Catholic Centre Wollongong and its people
  • Poetry International Web - A worldwide forum for poetry on the internet
  • Register of war memorials in New South Wales
  • The Phone Book - To find a telephone number or address of a business, friends or family in the UK
  • Queensland Historical Index Search - Birth, deaths & marriages 1829-1914
  • Searching Western Australian online indexes - Births & deaths 1841-1931, Marriages 1841-1907
  • Victoria - Historical Index Searches - Births 1853 to 1924, Marriages 1853 to 1942, Deaths 1853 to 1985, Church baptisms, marriages and burials 1836 to 1853

    • May 2007

  • Computer Fairs Australia
  • State of the Environment Report 06/07 - Wollongong City Council State of the Environment Report
  • Exoplanets - This project looks for and documents planets orbiting nearby stars. The site features a catalog of exoplanets, a description of how exoplanets are discovered and a bibliography of research publications.
  • Historic government publications from World War II - Digital library of US government documents, and photographs, with links to other WWII history sites
  • Migration Heritage Centre - The Migration Heritage Centre identifies, records, preserves and interprets the heritage of migration and settlement in the State of New South Wales, Australia from 1788 to the present day
  • Objects through time - Objects through Time takes you on an online journey. Explore important chapters, places and events in Australian migration history.
  • Google Directory
  • International Polar Year - Runs from March 2007 through to March 2009, during which time a team of thousands of scientists from 60 nations will be examining a wide range of physical, biological, and social research topics that deal with the Arctic and the Antarctic. Special educators’ links.
  • Search Engine Showdown - The user's guide to web searching
  • BibMe! - The quickest way to build a bibliography on the web
  • Council Community Update as advertised in 'The Advertiser' - Council Community update pages available for the current week. See under Related Documents and select Community Update Page One, Page Two
  • PleaseTakeMeToAustralia - Lets you explore this rich and varied continent in detail
  • Sydney Morning Herald Archives - Search every edition of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald between 1955-1990
  • Health Matters - Everything you need to know to improve your diet, fitness, relationships and mental wellbeing
  • IDEAS - Up to date information for people with disabilities on services, equipment, travel, accessible accommodation and recreation
  • Rollermache - Provides step-by-step instructions on a range of media production processes such as animations, podcasting, zines and comics
  • Taste.com.au - Australia's largest online recipe collection
  • The Pure Drop - An interactive online celebration of traditional and World Music
  • Bibme - The quickest way to build a bibliography on the Web
  • Google Scholar - A free service for searching specifically scholarly literature including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research
  • International Children’s Digital Library - Hundreds of books online with virtually every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children’s literature from the world community.
  • Illawarra Coke Company - Company profile of the Illawarra Coke Company
  • Introduction to genetics - This site includes a number of interactive animations that illustrate the workings of DNA and genes
  • Local Citizen
  • Looking back - A collection of short history articles about the Wollongong region of NSW Australia

    • April 2007

  • Voices of Australia - An education module designed to help students increase their awareness about experiences of diversity, discrimination, race relations, friendship and respect
  • Abbreviations.com - Search acronyms and abbreviations
  • Australian Motorlife Museum - A member based organisation, dedicated to the preservation of motoring history in all its forms.
  • Geographic Names Search - An online tool to help you find the geographic location of a place name
  • Histpop - The Online Historical Population Reports Website - The Online Historical Population Reports (OHPR) collection provides online access to the complete British population reports for Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1937
  • Illawarra Historical Society Inc & Illawarra Museum
  • TheHistoryNet - From the world's largest publisher of history magazines
  • Beneath Black Skies - Illawarra coal mining stories beneath the surface
  • HEALTHmap - Global disease alert mapping system
  • Monster Truck Shows
  • National Parks and Wildlife Service Guided Tours
  • Seniors information service - A NSW Government service funded by the NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care which provides information for seniors on a range of topics

    • March 2007

  • Australian Sport Calendar - A searchable database containing up-to-date details of sporting events and sports related conferences
  • Australian Sport Directory - A searchable database containing details of Australian national sporting organisations
  • Astronomy online - Basic and accessible information about the world of astronomy
  • Historical Records of the Illawarra Region of NSW, Australia - A Chronological Guide to Sources and Events
  • Pregnancy Center - This very nice site is dedicated to providing the web-browsing public with comprehensive and highly readable information about pregnancy

    • February 2007

  • EasyBib - The free automatic bibliography composer
  • Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse - The aim of the clearinghouse is to promote discussion and disseminate relevant Indigenous justice information to government policy makers and those working in the Indigenous justice field
  • NSW Tides 2008-2009
  • Australia Institute - Web papers on climate change from the Australia Institute
  • Dept Immigration & Citizenship - Publications, Research & Statistics - Publications on migration and population-related issues. Many are available free from this website and can be downloaded

    • January 2007

  • Living with drought
  • Water for life - This site has the latest news and information on the NSW Government's Metropolitan Water Plan initiatives
  • 50 coolest websites - A list of 50 useful and amusing websites in the areas of entertainment, arts, and media; shopping, lifestyle, and hobbies; news and information; staying connected; time wasters; travel and real estate; and web searches and services
  • Research beyond google - 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources. Topics include search engines, art, online books, business, consumer, finance, government, international, law, health, science, and transportation
  • Australian Technical Colleges
  • List of registered non-government schools in NSW
  • Australia, Illawarra and Family History - Local historical information from Michael Organ
  • Greenhouse effect, global warming and climate change
  • Mouse Tutorial - Welcome to the City of Mesa Library's Computer Mouse and Keyboard Tutorial

    • December 2006

  • artshub Australia - Australia's only comprehensive arts jobs information service, and authoritative and independent arts news outlet
  • Digital Sheet Music Collection: University of Colorado - The sheet music digitized and presented here was originally published between 1890 and 1922
  • Dont Fall for it. Falls can be Prevented - A Guide to Preventing Falls for Older People
  • Belongings: Post-WW2 migration memories & journeys - Belongings tells the stories of migrants who arrived in the decades after the Second World War through personal mementos, photographs and memories
  • Scholarpedia - The free peer reviewed encyclopedia written by scholars from all around the world

    • November 2006

  • Complete work of Charles Darwin online - This site contains Darwin's complete publications and many of his handwritten manuscripts. There are over 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images
  • Craftzine - Sponsored by the magazine Craft, this site contains a weblog of compelling craft projects, excerpts from their print magazine,and community forums where visitors can share their diverse craft experiences
  • In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000 - The sections of the site tell the stories of the earliest printed Bibles and also how readings from early Bibles brought the Old and New Testaments to life in a very vivid fashion
  • Kidipede - History for kids - Introductory material designed for children about the history and culture of Europe, Asia, and Africa before 1500. Topics include North America, China, India, west Asia, Greece, Egypt, Africa, Rome, Islam, Germany, and the Middle Ages
  • News Map - Click on a country/region to retrieve news about that country
  • Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans - The Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans honours and commemorates the men and women who served in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force in Vietnam, or in the waters adjacent to Vietnam, during the conflict between 23 May 1962 and 29 April 1975
  • Shakespeare Searched - This is a search engine "designed to provide quick access to passages from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets." Search results can be viewed by topic (such as love or death), work, and character
  • Whaling - Defencing our oceans - Background about the impact of the whaling industry on whale populations and on the health of the oceans
  • Domesday Book - Domesday Book is one of our earliest surviving public records. You can now search and download images of Domesday online
  • Encyclopedia of earth - A new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society
  • Infomine - A Librarian built directory that concentrates on scholarly resources
  • Good Reading - Book reviews and star ratings, suggested titles, discussion notes and useful information for reading groups, first chapters,forums for discussion and more

    • October 2006

  • An inconvenient truth - Information about the film featuring Al Gore as well as simple tips on how you can make a difference
  • Climate change - Bureau of Meteorology - Climate change from an Australian perspective
  • Global warming facts & our future
  • Stern Review on the economics of climate change
  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Includes links to official documents and text of the Kyoto Protocol

    • September 2006

  • Immigration & Multicultural Affairs - Fact Sheets - Fact Sheets provide background information on Australian