Useful links

Organisation	Telephone	Website
Australian Bureau of Statistics	1300 135 070	www.abs.gov.au
Australian Government Regional Entry Point	1800 026 222	www.regionalaustralia.gov.au
Australian Regional Tourism Research Centre	02 6620 3503	www.regionaltourism.com.au
Australian Retailers Association	02 9290 3766	www.retail.org.au
Australian Taxation Office	13 28 66	www.ato.gov.au
Australian Technology Sydney	02 9338 6991	www.ats.business.gov.au
Awards Australia (Regional Achievement & Community Awards)	02 9899 7251	www.awardsaustralia.com
Bank of IDEAS	08 6293 1848	www.bankofideas.com.au
Bendigo Bank	1300 366 666	www.bendigobank.com.au
Business Entry Point (one stop business info)	13 28 66	www.business.gov.au
Business Licence Information System NSW	1300 723 407	www.bli.net.au
Business Name Registration Centre	13 32 20	www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
Business Retention and Expansion International		www.brei.org
C Change Bureau	1800 613 336	www.cchange.org.au
Centre for Applied Rural Innovation, Nebraska		nebraskaedge.unl.edu
Centre for Community Economic Development		www.uwex.edu/ces/cced
Centre for Community Enterprise		www.cedworks.com
Community Builders	02 9716 2846	www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au
Community Technology Centres	07 5524 8254	http://www.ctca.net.au/
Co-operatives Development Grants Program	1800 502 042	www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
Co-operatives Registry Office	13 32 20	www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
Country Week Pty Ltd	02 6771 5633	www.countryweek.com.au
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	1300 884 588	www.daff.gov.au
Department of Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy	1800 819 461	www.dbcde.gov.au
Department of Family and Community Services	1300 653 227	www.facs.gov.au
Department of Industrial Relations - NSW Government	02 6121 6000	www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - Australian Government	13 16 28	www.deewr.gov.au
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research	1800 024 095	www.innovation.gov.au
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government	02 6274 7111	www.infrastructure.gov.au
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal	1800 170 020	www.frrr.org.au
Grants Search	08 9228 0882	www.grantsearch.com.au
Hunter Valley Research Foundation	02 4969 4566	www.hvrf.com.au
Illawarra Regional Information Service Research	02 4229 4777	www.iris.org.au
Institute for Rural Futures	02 6773 2220	www.ruralfutures.une.edu.au
IMB Foundation	1800 223 242	www.imb.com.au
Job Services Australia	1300 363 079	www.deewr.gov.au
Law Society of NSW	02 9926 0333	www.lawsociety.com.au
Lead on Australia	03 5442 3177	www.leadon.com.au
Local Government and Shires Associations NSW	02 9242 4000	www.lgsa.org.au
National Association of Development Organizations		www.nado.org
NSW Business Chamber	13 26 96	www.nswbusinesschamber.com.au
NSW Coastline Cycleway Grants Program	02 9228 6270	www.planning.nsw.gov.au
NSW Department of Local Government	02 4428 4100	www.dlg.nsw.gov.au
NSW Department of Primary Industries Agriculture (Drought)	1800 814 647 or 02 6391 3100	www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture
NSW Dept. of State and Regional Development:	1300 134 359	www.business.nsw.gov.au
- Community Economic Development	02 9338 6719	www.regionalcommunities.nsw.gov.au
- Small Business Development	02 9338 6946	www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au
NSW Tourism	02 9931 1111	www.tourism.nsw.gov.au
NSW Heritage Office	02 9873 8500	www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
NSW Ministry of Arts	02 9228 5533	www.arts.nsw.gov.au
NSW Police – Police Assistance Line	131 444	www.police.nsw.gov.au
NSW Roads and Traffic Authority	13 17 82	www.rta.nsw.gov.au
Philanthropy Australia	03 9662 9299	www.philanthropy.org.au
Premier's Department (NSW events calendar)	02 9228 4756	www.events.nsw.gov.au
Real Estate Institute of Australia	02 9264 2343	www.reiaustralia.com.au
Regional Arts NSW	02 9247 8577	www.regionalartsnsw.com.au
Regional Science Association – Aus and NZ	02 4221 3666	www.anzrsai.org
Retail Tenancy Unit	1300 795 534	www.retailtenancy.nsw.gov.au
Safe Work Australia	02 6121 5317	www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
Safer Community Development Fund	02 9228 8307	www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/cpd
Screen NSW	02 8222 4844	screen.nsw.gov.au
Sustainable Tourism Online		www.sustainabletourismonline.com
TAFE (Technical and Further Education)	13 16 01	www.tafensw.edu.au
The Mercury Centre (community buyouts)	02 9817 8586	www.mercury.org.au
The Regional Institute Ltd	02 4369 6006	www.regional.org.au
Tourist Information Offices	13 20 77	www.visitnsw.com
Traineeships and Apprenticeships	13 28 11	apprenticeship.det.nsw.edu.au
Volunteering NSW	02 9261 3600	www.volunteering.com.au
Western Sydney Information and Research Service	02 9622 7764	www.westir.org.au
Western Research Institute	02 6338 4435	www.wri.org.au
WorkCover Authority	13 10 50	www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
Yellow Pages (Business Directory)	1800 810 211	www.yellowpages.com.au