Raising Children Network

The Australian parenting website: comprehensive, practical, expert child health and parenting information and activities covering children aged 0-8 years. Provides essential information and practical tools on child health, safety, nutrition, learning, parental wellbeing, family management and children's activities.

http://www.raisingchildren.net.au/

Aged Care Australia

The Aged Care Australia website is the Australian Government's premier website about aged care. It provides access to government and non-government information and services and will help people make informed decisions about aged care options for themselves and their family members. It hosts a number of features including an Aged Care Home Finder, a Community Care Service Finder and the My Page feature which allows consumers to store material they have selected from the site. .

http://www.agedcareaustralia.gov.au/

Anniversary messages (anniversary and birthday greetings from the Prime Minister, Governor-General and the Queen)

Australians celebrating a special birthday or wedding anniversary can receive personal congratulations from the Prime Minister, Governor-General or The Queen. This page provides a table showing who is eligible and details for arranging the message.

http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/anniversary/index.cfm

Child Support Agency (CSA)

The Child Support Agency (CSA) is responsible for administering Australia's Child Support Scheme, supporting separated parents to transfer payments for the benefit of their children.

http://www.csa.gov.au/

Child support online estimator

Use the Child Support online estimator to calculate an estimate of your child support and family assistance payments. The estimator uses the most current rates to give you an indication of your payments. The Family Assistance Office and the Child Support Agency will determine your actual payments.

http://australia.gov.au/service/child-support-online-estimator

Community and society - government community grants

GrantsLINK makes it easier to find suitable and relevant grants from the many government grants that are available. GrantsLINK also helps you find the best source of funding and assists you to complete application forms.

http://www.grantslink.gov.au/Info.aspx?NodeID=3

Community services directory

This directory from the Child Support Agency provides information on organisations in the community which provide services to assist parents on a wide range of family related issues.

http://csd.csa.gov.au/

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)

The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is the Australian Government's principal source of advice on social policy and is responsible for about a quarter of the government's budgetary outlays.

http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/

Families

The Attorney-General's Department administers policy regarding family law through the Family Law Branch and Family Pathways Branch. These branches provide information on specific aspects of the family, including the following: children; marriage; family violence; dispute resolution and superannuation.

http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Families2_Families

Find & Connect Australia

Find & Connect Australia is a website for Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants, and for everyone with an interest in the history of out-of-home 'care' in Australia. It has been designed to help people understand more about their past and about the historical context of child welfare. Includes links to organisations who are able to help with support and counselling as well as locating and accessing records.

http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/

Finding a missing friend or relative

The National Library of Australia provides a series of answers to frequently asked reference questions. This page provides brief information that may be of assistance in undertaking searches for missing people or lost friends

http://www.nla.gov.au/infoserv/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=19&id=18443&artlang=en&highlight=missing

National public toilet map phone app

Find the location of more than 14,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia!

http://www.toiletmap.gov.au/

Public toilet map

The National Public Toilet Map (the Map) shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia. Details of toilet facilities can also be found along major travel routes and for shorter journeys as well. Information is provided about each toilet, such as location, opening hours, availability of baby change rooms and accessibility for people with disabilities.

http://australia.gov.au/service/public-toilet-map

Report a missing person

If you have serious concerns for the safety and welfare of a person, and their whereabouts are unknown, then you may immediately report them missing to local police by filing a missing persons report. You do not have to wait 24 hours to report someone as missing. If you have lost contact with a family member over time, however the person is not reported as a missing person to police, you may wish to utilise the services of a family tracing agency. Search agencies are able to help people reach relatives and reunite families, often in times of special need.

http://www.missingpersons.gov.au/report-missing-person/overview.aspx

Social Inclusion

Social Inclusion is about ensuring all Australians have the opportunity to learn, work, engage in the community and have their voice heard. This site provides information about what the government is doing to progress the social inclusion agenda.

http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/