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Below is a list of the websites of a huge variety of organisations that all, in some way, have an interest in culture. Happy browsing.

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» Government bodies and support organisations

Community groups and organisations

Arts Nexus, Cairns, Queensland
Arts Nexus is a non profit, member-based regional arts development and cultural industry association providing services for the arts, entertainment and cultural sector in Far North Queensland. Based in Cairns, Arts Nexus offers a connection and support for presenters and creators including visual artists, craftspeople, musicians, dancers, performers, entertainers, writers, poets, photographers, film-makers and the culturally aware! Arts Nexus acts as region-wide infrastructure in value-adding to the initiatives of both Government and Industry within the region, and at State and federal levels.
artsnexus.com.au

Browns Mart Community Arts Centre, Darwin
Brown's Mart Community Arts facilitates arts and cultural development that reflects and celebrates our communities' diversity and creativity. We do this by advocating for and supporting emerging and multi-arts projects, empowering artists and communities and facilitating connections between them, providing opportunities and spaces that enable skill sharing, experimentation and the development of excellence.
brownsmart.com.au

Community Arts Network SA
CAN SA is the peak body for community arts and is the principal source of community cultural development, information, advice and support services in South Australia.
cansa.on.net

Community Cultural Development NSW (CCDNSW)
Community Cultural Development NSW promotes and supports community based arts projects where communities and participants have an active role in directing and controlling activities. CCDNSW maintains focus on cultural projects that have tangible social, community and artistic development outcomes.
ccdnsw.org

Queensland Community Arts Network
Queensland Community Arts Network (QCAN) is no longer functioning as of 2008.

Tasmanian Regional Arts
Tasmanian Regional Arts (TRA) is the peak organisation for regional arts and community based arts in Tasmania. TRA is a dynamic network organisation that assists artists and inspires communities through arts engagement and cultural experience.
tasregionalarts.org.au

Common Ground Publishers gives knowledge producing communities the power to be publishers.
commongroundpublishing.com

Henry Parkes Foundation was set up in honour of Sir Henry Parkes. Its aim is to carry forward Parkes' work in maintaining Australia as a just and open democratic society. In particular, the Foundation aims to encourage Australians to find out more about their country's political and constitutional history, and about how they can participate as citizens.
parkesfoundation.org.au

Imagine the Future is a very small project-based cultural development and futures organisation dedicated to the values of social justice, cultural pluralism and ecological sustainability. Our creative interventions are guided by our commitment to ecological sustainability, pluralism, human rights and social justice.
ecoversity.org.au

Reichstein Foundation is a philanthropic foundation committed to social change. The Reichstein Foundation funds projects which effect structural change to redress the disadvantage experienced by particular communities.
reichstein.org.au

Victorian Council of Social Service is the peak organisation of the non-government social and community services sector. VCOSS raises awareness of the existence, causes and effects of poverty and inequality, and contributes to initiatives seeking to create a more just society.
vcoss.org.au

VicHealth (Victorian Health Promotion Foundation) is the peak body for health promotion in Victoria. Health promotion is a powerful, cost-effective and efficient way to maintain a healthier community. It enables people to increase control over and improve their health. Rather than focusing on people at risk for specific diseases, health promotion involves the population as a whole in the context of their everyday lives. Activities are geared toward promoting health and preventing ill-health.
vichealth.vic.gov.au

Training

Arts and Entertainment Management program, Deakin University
The Master of Arts and Entertainment Management plays a critical role in enhancing the quality of management and managers capable of working in the cultural industry by remaining relevant and responsive to the needs of both the students and the industry. Its innovative, multidisciplinary approach broadens the appeal of the course and advances Deakin's core commitment to continuing education and lifelong learning.
deakin.edu.au

Arts Management program, RMIT

Arts Management program, University of Melbourne

Community Cultural Development program, Victorian College of the Arts

Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development, Victoria University aims to develop the social, physical and educative well-being of members within our community, and to cultivate critical analysis and thought.
vu.edu.au

School of Government, University of Tasmania offers stimulating and challenging programs in Political Science, Public Policy, Police Studies, International Relations.
fcms.its.utas.edu.au

Publications

Arena Magazine: bi-monthly Australian magazine of left political, social and cultural commentary. Arena Publications also produces the Arena Journal and a range of one-off publications.
arena.org.au

Arts Hub: the online home of Australian creative workers - keeping members connected and informed with the latest jobs and trade news.
artshub.com.au

Australian Journals OnLine (AJOL) the national library's database of Australian electronic journals
nla.gov.au

Dissent Magazine: Dissent promotes and encourages vigorous and informed discussion on public affairs
dissent.com.au

Eureka Street: Is updated daily as an on-line magazine with a growing readership of over 20,000 readers per month. Eureka Street established itself as an authority on current affairs, the arts and theology over the past 15 years, particularly focusing on social justice issues. An associated E-newsletter is sent out to 7,500+ readers on a daily or weekly basis. The majority of readers fall between 20-50 years of age.
eurekastreet.com.au

Just Policy, Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) an Australian journal of social policy published quarterly by the Victorian Council of Social Service. It contains contemporary research, analysis and commentary, and addresses social policy issues and the delivery of public and community services.The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) is the peak organisation of the non-government social and community services sector. VCOSS raises awareness of the existence, causes and effects of poverty and inequality, and contributes to initiatives seeking to create a more just society.
vcoss.org.au

Limina, University of Western Australia, a refereed academic journal of historical and cultural studies based in the Discipline of History at The University of Western Australia. The journal operates with a special commitment to publishing the work of postgraduates and Early Career Researchers, and encourages creative methodologies
limina.arts.uwa.edu.au

Meanjin, University of Melbourne is published quarterly by the Meanjin Company Ltd in association with the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne. Meanjin has published some of the earliest serious discussion of subjects that have since attracted sustained attention, including migration, television, suburbia, popular music, the Anzac tradition, Australia's 'cultural cringe', museums, drugs, food and travel.
meanjin.unimelb.edu.au

Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy, University of Queensland, publishes new scholarly and applied research on the media, telecommunications, and the cultural industries, and the policy regimes within which they operate. Broadly inclusive and interdisciplinary, the journal welcomes the writing of history, theory and analysis, commentary and debate. While its primary focus is Australia, the journal also aims to provide an international perspective. emsah.uq.edu.au

Online Opinion, Australia's e-journal of social and political debate - is a not-for-profit e-journal that aims to provide a forum for public social and political debate about current Australian issues. We publish articles to stimulate a public discourse on a range of topics.
onlineopinion.com.au

Overland Magazine is one of the most radical of Australia's long-standing literary/cultural magazines. Publishing features, fiction, poetry, reviews, comment, artwork and opinion pieces, Overland is committed to engaging with important literary, cultural and political issues in contemporary Australia. It has a tradition of publishing dissenting articles with a political and cultural focus. overlandexpress.org

Urban Design Forum began in Melbourne in 1986 as a network of enthusiastic and creative people committed to making a significant contribution to improving the functioning and quality of our cities and towns. Its intentions were to be: inclusive, dynamic and influential and non-institutional. Since 1987, UDF has produced a quarterly publication, called Urban Design Forum, which is distributed free throughout Australia to members of the Planning Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, and a diverse list of people and organisations.
udf.org.au

Research and policy organisations

The Cultural Institutions and Practices Research Centre (CIPS)
www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/cips/

Alcoa Research Centre for Stronger Communities, Curtin University, is the first research centre for Stronger Communities in Australia and is aligned with the strategic direction of the University, which identifies as one of its core values : The cultivation of responsive and responsible links with the wider community, emphasising service, practical relevance, social justice and ethical behaviour . strongercommunities.curtin.edu.au

The Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute (ADSRI), ANU aims to retain and enhance the university's position as the leading Australian research and training institution for demography and social research, recognised both nationally and internationally for its work. The Institute's thematic research agenda for the next five years is: the population and social dynamics of Australia and its region in the 21st century.
adsri.anu.edu.au

The Australia Institute is an independent think tank dedicated to develop and conduct research and policy analysis and to participate forcefully in public debates.
tai.org.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.
aihw.gov.au

Australian Institute for Sustainable Communities aims to provide communities, government and the private sector with research, consultancy and professional development services which will contribute to sustainable social, cultural and economic development.
canberra.edu.au

Australian Institute for Urban Studies is an Australia-wide independent not-for-profit organisation concerned with all aspects of urban affairs.
aius.org.au

Australian Public Affairs Information Service, National Library of Australia is a subject index to scholarly articles in the social sciences and humanities published in Australia, and to selected periodical articles, conference papers, book and newspaper articles on Australian economic, social, political and cultural affairs.
nla.gov.au

The Brisbane Institute is an independent organisation that provides opportunities for business, government and the community to come together to share information, innovative ideas and solutions to contemporary issues. brisinst.org.au

Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, seeks to examine social transformation processes triggered by national and international development policies and their effects at local, regional and transnational level.
capstrans.edu.au

Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT University, undertakes research and promotes public debate on key areas of social change and social policy. CASR works closely with a range of community organizations, government departments, local governments and the union movement.
rmit.edu.au

Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights, Deakin University is a research unit principally concerned with issues of citizenship, human rights, community, civil society and social diversity.
deakin.edu.au

Centre for Cultural Research - University of Western Sydney, explores the cultural challenges and opportunities of a world that is increasingly globalised, diverse and technologically mediated. Their practice-oriented, interdisciplinary research produces the leading-edge academic work for which CCR is nationally and internationally recognised.
uws.edu.au

Centre for Governance and Public Policy - Griffith University provides cutting-edge research into the capacity, sustainability and accountability of governments and practical applications to foster stable and accountable government and provide considered input into policy making.
griffith.edu.au

Centre for Local Government, University of New England, NSW, a cross-faculty centre for research, consultancy and education activities providing an umbrella organisation for activities of the University of New England that are relevant to local government so as to facilitate support, service, education and leadership to all sectors of local government in Australia through four core areas of activities: education, professional development, consultancy and research.
une.edu.au

Centre for Local Government, University of Technology Sydney, provides a focus and forum for research into local government issues through staff research, collaboration with Australian and international research partners , undertaking consultancy projects that include a significant research component , contributing research-based papers to seminars and conferences both in Australia and overseas and by stimulating interest in research questions through its education and professional development programs.
clg.uts.edu.au

Centre for Population and Urban Research, Monash University, an independent research organisation within the School of Political and Social Inquiry in the Arts Faculty of Monash University. The Centre addresses significant issues in the fields of population movements, urban planning, education and the labour market.
arts.monash.edu

Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne, is a centre of concentrated academic and practical expertise in the field of public policy and management. Staffed by prominent scholars in the public policy and management fields as well as former and current practitioners, its programs combine theory with high level skills-oriented learning in policy analysis, financial and human resource management, public sector economics, and media and communications management. It is engaged widely in public debate as a forum for major conferences, seminars and public lectures, and as a source of expertise for the media.
public-policy.unimelb.edu.au

Centre for Research and Education in the Arts, University of Technology, Sydney, is committed to enhancing the arts - dance, design, drama, literature, visual arts, music, and music therapy - in research and educational practice. crea.uts.edu.au

Centre for Research in Public Sector Management, University of Canberra, seeks to address issues in management and perennial questions of public administration. In addition to its own research activities, CRPSM provides a forum for discussion. It brings together scholars and practitioners through its seminars, conference programs and discussion groups and it generates numerous publications from its research and consultancies.
canberra.edu.au

Centre for Research and Teaching in Civics, University of Sydney, addresses national and international issues in civics education by undertaking research projects and by offering postgraduate studies and is a leader in civics research within the Asia-Pacific region.
civics.edfac.usyd.edu.au

Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities, La Trobe University, brings the University and its community together in our common concern to understand those factors which contribute toward sustainable communities. Specifically the Centre aims to foster discussion and debate about what it means to be a sustainable community; undertake research which assists communities make sustainable development choices; and provide a forum for others to explore social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainable living.
latrobe.edu.au

Community Builders NSW was developed in response to the desire expressed by communities to access information about what others are doing and what works to make their community safer, healthier, inclusive, and more vibrant and enterprising. CommunityBuilders.nsw.gov.au is an interactive clearing house where users publish their stories and tips to the site.
communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au

Crawford School of Economics and Government, ANU, is a large and powerful professional policy school within the ANU. Our reputation rests on first class research capacities and highly successful graduate professional training programs. Our mission embodies the spirit of Sir John Crawford, a pioneering policy-maker and former Chancellor of the ANU, who helped steer the economic renewal of Australia in the second half of the twentieth century and international engagement across the Asia-Pacific region.
crawford.anu.edu.au

Cultural Industries and Practices Research Centre, University of Newcastle, was established to provide a focus for academic and consultative research into all aspects of cultural industries and practice. The aims of the centre are to enhance the understanding of culture in practice - both inside and outside formal institutions - and of the role of cultural industries in the social and economic life of neighbourhoods, cities, regions and nations.
newcastle.edu.au

Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, research program is organized into four groupings involving Asia-Pacific Modernities: History and Social Critique, Design, Technologies and Practice, Future Cities: Housing, Transport and Communities, and Sustainable Built Environments. abp.unimelb.edu.au

Flinders Institute of Public Policy and Management, Flinders University, is one of Australia's leading academic centres promoting excellence in teaching, research and professional engagement in public administration, public policy and public-sector management.
ssn.flinders.edu.au

The Institute for Community, Ethnicity and Policy Alternatives, Victoria University, is dedicated to research about and engagement with culturally diverse communities, particularly migrant, refugee, and diaspora communities. ICEPA's international and development work is focussed on East Timor and the Pacific Islands.
vu.edu.au

Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, creates change towards sustainable futures through independent, project-based research.
isf.uts.edu.au

Institute of Youth, Education and Community, Victoria University, this research unit is a unique combination of the Youth, Education and Community Sectors; it recognizes that the community we live in and the education that is provided to us is fundamental in providing life chances.
education.vu.edu.au

John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, Curtin University, is a peak body for research, education and discussion in public policy and administration. It represents a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing challenges in this area, reflecting their
complexity as well as the unique capacity of universities to play a key role in addressing them.
jcipp.curtin.edu.au

Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, Griffith University, is one of the premier research centres in Australia examining issues concerning crime, justice, ethics, and governance.
griffith.edu.au

Learning Communities, University of Canberra, involves conducting, supporting and collaborating on research in education and community development, with particular emphases on research that responds to changing educational, community and professional needs, and fosters social justice, inclusion, innovation and sustainability by undertaking timely research that informs practice. canberra.edu.au

Regional Development in a Global Context, RMIT University, conducts applied research and research training in order to facilitate a constructive, creative interchange between academic and non-academic sources of knowledge about regional development.
rmit.edu.au

School of Business and Government, University of Canberra focusses on learning and research with a primary focus on business-government relations, public policy debate and governance issues.
canberra.edu.au

School of Community Health, Charles Sturt University, undertakes multi-disciplinary research focussing on excellence in education for professional practice, health and wellbeing throughout the lifespan, and promoting and maintaining healthy regional, rural and remote communities.
csu.edu.au

Social Justice and Social Change Research Centre, University of Western Sydney, focuses on multi-disciplinary, theoretical and applied research on social justice issues and processes of social change.
uws.edu.au

Social Policy Research Centre, University NSW, conducts research and fosters discussion on all aspects of social policy in Australia
sprc.unsw.edu.au

Social Policy Research Group, University of South Australia, focusses on issues of social justice and social policy, the impact of economic and welfare reform on disadvantaged groups in the community, inequality and social exclusion.
unisa.edu.au

Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University, offers expertise in many areas, including: Citizenship, politics and democracy
Immigration and refugee policy, Social policy, Media and communications, Information policy, Public administration and finance, Youth policy, Gender, and cultural diversity.
sisr.net

The National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU, is a world-class research establishment committed to furthering our understanding of the determinants of population health. The over-arching goal is to achieve effective health-promoting policies, social equity and environmental sustainability.
nceph.anu.edu.au

National Institute of Governance, University of Canberra, seeks to examine and explore the complex governance issues in five key areas across the public, private and community sectors: Corporate Governance, Justice Environments, Organisational Effectiveness, Public Sector Reform, and Socio-economic Policy
governanceinstitute.edu.au

Trans/forming Cultures, UTS, is a Key University Research Centre in Communication and Culture. It supports project-based research on narratives of the local and cultural interaction in Australia, and in the regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
transforming.cultures.uts.edu.au

Urban Research Centre, University of Western Sydney, engages in research relating to Sydney's urban growth, its rapid infrastructure development, its water supply and consumption, public-private partnerships, housing issues, economic development pathways, sustainability and governance.
uws.edu.au

Government bodies and support organisations

Arts Victoria is the Government body charged with advising on and implementing arts policy, developing the arts and cultural industries across the State and ensuring access for all Victorians. Arts Victoria supports the arts and cultural industries to encourage excellence, develop good ideas, build audiences, encourage participation and improve facilities.
arts.vic.gov.au

Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It enriches the lives of Australians and their communities by supporting the creation and enjoyment of the arts. The Australia Council cultivates the nation's creativity by investing in artists and arts organisations working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community partnerships, dance, literature, music, theatre, visual arts and multi-artform practices.
ozco.gov.au

Australian Local Government Association is the national voice of local government, representing 673 councils across the country.
alga.asn.au

Institute of Public Administration Australia is the only professional association in Australia that provides a focal point for all three sectors of government - Commonwealth, State and Local. It has a diverse membership of over 4,500 public servants, academics, students, and other community members who share its aims. IPAA is a voluntary, non-profit organisation enabling people with a common interest in public administration and public sector reform to exchange ideas on trends, practices and innovations in public administration. The Institute seeks to promote good governance and excellence in public administration.
ipaa.org.au

International Council for Local Environment Initiative (ICLEI): Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.
iclei.org

Local Government Professionals (LG Pro) is the peak body for Local Government professionals in Victoria. We develop and deliver high quality professional development activities and services, facilitate positive communication between the sector and State and Federal Government, and represent the views of officers where this expert advice is required in the consultation process on legislation and policy and program development.
lgpro.com

Multimedia Victoria works to grow the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, and drive economic growth through access to and use of sophisticated ICT. Part of the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, Multimedia Victoria also works closely with the ICT industry, education and training providers and the wider business community.
mmv.vic.gov.au

Municipal Association of Victoria is the peak representative and advocacy body for Victoria's 79 councils.
mav.asn.au

Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) - Victorian Division the only National organisation representing qualified urban and regional planners in Australia.
planning.org.au

Portfolio Services and Strategic Projects Division, Department of Human Services (VIC) provides a cross program focus for research, policy analysis and strategic planning to support the Departmental Executive in determining portfolio priorities to ensure that they are delivered in a coordinated and collaborative manner .
dhs.vic.gov.au

Regional Development Victoria facilitates economic, infrastructure and community development in provincial Victoria.
business.vic.gov.au

Urban Development Institute of Australia is a federation of five state associations that aim to promote the urban development industry in achieving sustainable urban development. With an important national voice on development matters, the UDIA takes an active interest in government decisions and decision making processes affecting the industry, and aims to advance the interest of members by lobbying, communication and research.
udia.com.au

Victorian Local Government Association is a unique peak body for local governments and communities that advocates for social change and empowers local governments by strengthening their capacity to engage with their communities.
vlga.org.au

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