Youth Links

Note: While Baulkham Hills Shire Council lists these links it takes no responsibility for the content of these pages.

Accommodation, and money sites

http://www.spin.net.au/
Youth Accommodation Association website with information on accommodation for young people.

www.housing.nsw.gov.au/
The Department of Housing provides rental housing solutions for eligible clients. Read the financial reports and find out about housing assistance services. Information on renting, bond assistance, community housing.

http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/
This agency promotes value and fairness in business. Read about consumer scams and product safety.

Activities, adventure, and fun

www.realsurf.com.au
The Australian surf report web site containing surf and web cameras of the major NSW, Victorian and Queensland beaches.

http://www.wavecom.com.au/
Check out Australian beach conditions, live, in real time with these web cams that refresh every 15 minutes during daylight hours. Select a beach and watch the waves.

http://www.greencorps.gov.au/
Green Corps - Young Australians for the Environment - is an environmental initiative of the Commonwealth Government.

http://www.emode.com/
US site providing self-discovery tests on topics including relationships, pop culture, career and health.

Disability sites

http://www.dice.org.au/
The Disability Communication and Information Exchange is a Sydney-based group. Find an enormous amount of material on all aspects of disabilities.

Education, employment and training

http://www.dest.gov.au/
Federal Government agency responsible for education and training initiatives. Explore DEST programs, services and publications.

http://www.centrelink.gov.au/
Information on the Department of Social Security's benefits. Features a discussion area and links to other health resources.

http://www.mycareer.com.au/
Search thousands of jobs from leading recruiters including jobs featured in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.

http://www.tafensw.edu.au/
Find out about all the events and courses at TAFE. Admissions info for local and international students supplied.

http://www.youthallowance.centrelink.gov.au/
Youth Allowance helps if you are a young person who is studying, undertaking training, looking for work, or sick.

http://www.jobnetwork.gov.au/
Find out about this national network of around 200 private, community and government organisations dedicated to finding jobs for unemployed people.

Extra sites for youth

www.thesource.gov.au
An online resource for youth published by DEETYA covering health, sexuality and careers.

http://www.geekgirl.com.au/
News, reviews, and interviews about contemporary culture from the world's first cyberfeminist hyperzine.

Government

www.baulkhamhills.nsw.gov.au
Explore this profile of Council services and activities. Includes community, planning, local laws, library and online payments.

http://www.nsw.gov.au/
Read the Premier's message and find information on NSW State Parliament, departments and legislation. Includes state business and community links.

Health, drug and alcohol sites

www.reachout.com.au
Help for teens feeling suicidal, and their family and friends. Aims to remind that these feelings are not unusual and good help is available.

http://www.kidshelp.com.au/
24-hour confidential telephone counselling service for children and young people, suicide prevention program, links, training and newsletters.

http://www.drinkingchoices.gov.au/
Drinkingchoices - Where are your choices taking you? Facts and figures, competitions and links.

http://www.fds.org.au/
Help network set up to provide support to families and friends of drug users. With symptoms, encouragement advice, and drug facts.

http://www.druginfo.nsw.gov.au/
The NSW Government drug information website. This site links you to a wide range of information sources on illicit drugs.

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/
Health education brochures, corporate and health professional information and details on hospitals and other health services.

http://www.noffs.org.au/
Provides longer term treatment service for adolescents in NSW with alcohol and drug addiction.

http://www.mercyministries.com.au/
This program services young women between 16 and 28 years with life controlling issues such as eating disorders, drug and alcohol problems.

www.youth.nsw.gov.au/links/health
Youth NSW. Links to many other sites with drug and alcohol information.

http://diayll.sl.nsw.gov.au/
Centre for Education and Information on Drugs and Alcohol aims to reduce drug-related harm. Includes fact sheets, noticeboard and projects.

http://www.somazone.com.au/
Calling itself 'an interactive exploration of teenage health and well being' this site lets you order the CD-ROM, and discuss health anonymously.

Human rights sites

http://www.hreoc.gov.au/
Independent statutory government body dealing with discrimination and rights. Find details of programs, how to lodge a complaint, plus publications and media releases.

Legal assistance

www.lawstuff.org.au
This site has legal information for Australians under the age of 18. Questions about the lowest legal age for full employment, marriage or renting are discussed. Included at the site are links to other Australian legal information sites.

http://www.austlii.edu.au/
Provides free access to legal material. Contains cases, verdicts, legislation and subject-specific collections.

www.rlc.org.au/
Access a range of legal resources from this community centre. Read fact-sheets, news and events, a law reform statement, and find contact details.

www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/
NSW Attorney General's Legal site. Various information on legal issues; 'Your Rights'; 'Going to Court' etc. The information contained on this page is not legal advice. If you have a legal problem you should talk to a lawyer before making a decision about what to do.

http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/
Find legal information, read the legal aid policy of NSW, case studies and media releases. Site also includes a means test for eligibility.

Magazines, newspapers and comics

www.streetwize.com.au
Streetwize is a bunch of illustrators, writers, researchers and educators who create cool comics and other information stuff for young people.

Music

www.abc.net.au/triplej/
National Australian radio station targeted at the country's youth presents festival news, fun competitions, and webcasts.

http://www.musicnsw.com/
Organisation assisting the professional development of all facets of the music industry in NSW

www.obzine.net/
The Ob(zine) Network is an online Music Zine based in Western Sydney. Gigs, news, local band reviews, CD reviews and more!

http://www.bombshellzine.com/
Bombshell Zine. The Zine is accessable to anyone regardless of genre. Anyone who submits material, whether it be for review or whatever will get a guaranteed acknowledgement on the site.

www.angelfire.com/rock2/wastelands
Wastelands is a project hosted by Blacktown Youth Services Association that gives young people the opportunity to be a part of putting on youth orientated music events.

www.codemastersusa.com/mtv
Audio samples created by MTV Music Generator. Experiment with 1,500 riffs and 3,000 instrument sounds and enhance your music with cool effects like chorus and reverb, creating infinite music possibilities!

Transport sites

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/
Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW. Information about road safety, licensing, and much more.

http://www.westbus.com.au/
Westbus is Sydney's largest private bus company serving the communities of Western Sydney and the Hills District by providing local, city, school and charter bus services. List of timetables, bus fares, maps etc.

http://www.hillsbus.com.au/
The new branding of Westbus Northmead, Westbus Seven Hills and the Glenorie Bus Company will now be known as Hillsbus. List of timetables, bus fares, transport links etc.

http://www.131500.info/realtime/default.asp
Access timetables, ticket types, fares, trip-planning, service changes and trackwork, the latest news, events, popular places to see and so much more in the region.

Youth Groups Sites

http://www.northrocks.org.au/
North Rocks Community Church.

www.dayspring.com.au/
Dayspring Christian Fellowship - an Australian Contemporary Church.

http://www.nac.asn.au/youth.php
Club Reg is the year 7-9 ministry of Northmead Anglican Church.

http://www.ourparish.org.au/ourparish/diocese/parramatta/castlehill/
St Bernadette's Catholic Church, Castle Hill.

http://www.crossfireyouth.com.au/main_pages/home.html
We are the community of high schoolers at St Paul's Anglican Church, Castle Hill.

http://www2.hillsong.com/

Youth Info Sites

http://www.reachout.asn.au/
Reachout is an initiative of Inspire. The mission of the Inspire Foundation is to inspire young people. The Inspire Foundation is an Internet-based foundation that inspires young people to help themselves, get involved and get online.

http://www.baulkhamhills.nsw.gov.au/
Baulkham Hills Shire Council's web site with link to Hills Youth Network

http://www.dest.gov.au/
Federal Government agency responsible for education and training initiatives. Explore DEST programs, services and publications.

http://www.kidshelp.com.au/
24-hour confidential telephone counselling service for children and young people, suicide prevention program, links, training and newsletters.

http://www.thesource.gov.au/
An online resource for youth published by DEETYA. Covering health, sexuality and careers.

http://www.youth.nsw.gov.au/
Useful tips on managing money, finding work and housing, staying healthy and coping with school, relationships and drugs.

http://www.yapa.org.au/
The Youth Action and Policy Association of NSW (YAPA) is a non-government organisation made up of young people (12-25) and youth services working with young people.