The Culture and Recreation Portal provides access to online
services and information in the fields of culture and recreation, from all
levels of government and the non-government sector.
Responsibility for arts and culture transferred from the
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts to the
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts on 3 December, 2007.
This site contains information about arts and culture prior to this date.
Australian Biography Online is a web-based biographical
resource profiling some of the most extraordinary Australians of our time. The
project draws from material collected for the Australian Biography TV series,
which features remarkable and inspiring individuals who have had a major impact
on our cultural, political and social life. In revealing in-depth interviews,
these people have shared their experiences and insights.
Australian Screen is a promotional and educational resource
providing online access to information about the Australian film and television
industry. It contains information about and excerpts from a wide selection of
Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, short
films, animations, and home-movies produced over the last 100 years. It also
includes teachers' notes that identify and describe the educational values of
many of the film clips. It is operated by the National Film and Sound Archive
(NFSA).
An article from Australia's Culture and Recreation
Portal about Australian slang. Australians have demonstrated an ongoing
enthusiasm for introducing innovative and amusing colloquialisms into their
everyday speech and their literature, television and film. Links to relevant
online resources are provided.
Cultural Data Online is the website of the Cultural
Ministers Council's Statistics Working Group. It provides free online access to
Australian arts and cultural research reports and statistics.
GrantsLINK - your Government community grants site - makes
it easier to find suitable and relevant grants for your community projects from
the many government grants that are available. GrantsLINK also helps you find
the best source of funding and assists you to complete application forms. This
page lists culture and heritage grants.
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the
Arts develops and implements national policy, programs and legislation to
protect and conserve Australia's
environment and heritage and to promote Australian arts and culture.
Picture Australia
is a service hosted by the National Library of Australia to provide a single
access point to the digitised pictorial collections of a range of cultural
institutions including the Australian War Memorial, the State Library of New
South Wales, the State Library of Tasmania and the State Library of Victoria .
The Australian Government believes that all Australians need
to be able to play a full role in all aspects of Australian life. This site
provides information about the Government's social inclusion agenda.,
