Canberra & the ACT

ACTION Buses
www.action.act.gov.au/default.cfm
Travel around Canberra.

Murrays Coaches
www.murrays.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=43
Travel to and from Canberra by coach.

Canberra International Airport
www.canberraairport.com.au/index.htm
See also Airlines

CountryLink
www.countrylink.nsw.gov.au
Travel to and from Canberra by train.

Canberra Cabs
www.cancabs.com.au

ACT Heritage Library
www.library.act.gov.au/acthl/actheritagelibrary.html
Includes access to photographs and an on-line catalogue of resources available in the ACT Heritage Library.

The story of our Nation's Capital
http://education.nationalcapital.gov.au/

Cultural Map of the ACT
www.culturalmap.act.gov.au

History of Canberra
www.tomw.net.au/cnbst1.html
Adapted from the pamphlet, The Story of Canberra by Tom Worthington. The history of Canberra is told in four main sections, Yesterday's Canberra, Australia's Capital City, Today's Canberra, and Capital City Functions.

Aboriginal Heritage in the ACT
www.canberraconnect.act.gov.au/environandheritage/parksreservesandforests/dreamtime/theact.html
Information about local Aboriginal sites, and the Ngunnawal and Walgalu people.

Ideal City
www.idealcity.org.au
1912 Competition to design the National Capital.

Summary by Canberra Connect

ACT Government Directory
www.directory.act.gov.au/ccExternal_5.1/

The ACT Government Functions and Services Directory is an Internet version of the internal Directory, which is accessed by all ACT Government employees. Recently Canberra Connect significantly enhanced the look and feel of the External Directory to increase the visibility of this service to ACT citizens. It provides information about ACT Government Departments and agencies, including senior staff contacts, agencies services and functions.

Summary by Citizens Advice Bureau ACT

Citizens Advice Bureau
www.citizensadvice.org.au/

The Citizens Advice Bureau provides local residents, visitors and the sector with information, and referral to ACT community and government services. The information delivered is free, impartial and confidential. The service maintains a comprehensive database of current details of not-for-profit services in the ACT region. Each year, the Citizens Advice Bureau produces the CONTACT handbook: Canberra's community services directory, accessible also as an online information database at www.citizensadvice.org.au.

Guide to ACT
www.csu.edu.au/australia/act.html
Lots of links about all aspects of the ACT.

round town
www.parksandplaces.act.gov.au/community/roundtowncalendarofevents.html
Canberra Urban Parks and Places site promotes free events around Canberra for people of all ages. The site also features information on Canberra’s parks, lakes & ponds, public places, sportsgrounds and pools, as well as policy information on things such as domestic animals in Canberra.

Arts around Canberra
www.canberraarts.com.au
Canberra arts marketing funded by the Australia Council and Arts ACT. The events database can be viewed by a ‘today/tonight’ list or browsed by event type. The site has links to other local and national festivals, events and cultural organisations.

Qnet
qnet.org.au/

Qnet is the ACT's queer youth cyberplace. Same-sex attracted (gay, lesbian, bisexual and not sure) young people can use the site to meet and chat with other young people like them. Qnet also offers information on coming out, relationships, sexual-health, queer youth services and local events of interest.

ACT Justices of the Peace
www.canberraconnect.act.gov.au/laworder/paymentlops/appointmentjp.html
Canberra Connect page that outlines the role of Justices of the Peace. It features the Guidelines and procedures for appointment of Justices of Peace in the Australian Capital Territory, as well as a list by suburb of current ACT JPs and their contact details.

Final Report of the Inquiry into the Operational Response to the January 2003 Bushfires Inquiry headed by Mr Ron McLeod.

http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/mcleod_inquiry/index.htm

The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times is the daily newspaper of Canberra with an award winning coverage of all local, national and international issues. Apart from its news coverage, it publishes a range of magazines and sections devoted to arts, books, lifestyle, food, wine, television, music, including live music events, motoring and real estate, as well as extensive classified advertising sections, particularly with real estate, motoring and employment available on the net. It is also connected, via Yourguide, to a wide range of other Rural Press sites. The publishers of The Canberra Times also publish The Chronicle for different areas of Canberra; some of its content is also available on the site.
Summary by the Canberra Times
Todays News

Summary by the National Capital Authority

National Capital Authority
www.nationalcapital.gov.au/

The purpose of the National Capital Authority is to manage the Australian Government's continuing interest in the planning and development of Canberra as the Australian National Capital. Information is structured in the following general categories: Experience the Capital, Events in the Capital, Planning the Capital, Enhancing the Capital, Maintaining the Capital and Understanding the Capital. The search facility and the site map will help users easily navigate around the site to find the information they need.

ACT Regional Studies Network
Australian Railway Historical Society ACT Division
Canberra and District Historical Society
Canberra Museum and Gallery
Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc
National Archives of Australia
National Library of Australia
National Trust of Australia (ACT)

Images ACT
www.library.act.gov.au/eresources/imagesact.html
On-line collection of photographs relating to Canberra.

Reflections of Canberra
www.library.act.gov.au/heritagelibrary/reflectionscd/reflect/main.htm
Photos from the ACT Heritage Library Collection.

PictureAustralia

City2see
www.city2see.com
Site developed by Canberra company, Earthinsite.com Pty Ltd, that offers quality aerial photographs of the Canberra area. You can search for and download low resolution sample images of any part of Canberra and purchase high resolution images for a price.