Below is a list of websites that offer information, advice, networking opportunities and tools to assist your organisation.
The third party sites listed in this section are intended as an information source only and are not in any way an endorsement of any Internet site, service or organisation mentioned. The State of Queensland, its officers and staff do not accept responsibility for the content, including any errors, omissions or inaccuracies, in any of the Internet sites listed below.
The State of Queensland (represented by Department of Communities) reserves the right to add further websites to this list or remove websites, as it deems appropriate, in its absolute discretion.
The Department of Local Government is committed to supporting Queensland's Aboriginal and Island Councils in their transition to new and improved governance models. This financial year (2007-08) up to $60 million will be provided to Aboriginal Shire and Island Councils to build, operate and maintain a range of infrastructure, with goals of improved community health and improved local government services for the community. This includes $25 million, which is committed to assist delivery of services and operations by Island Councils.
The department is also developing and implementing best practice financial management and accountability frameworks for Aboriginal and Island Councils and will undertake a range of statutory services to assist those Councils.
(Now called National Disability Services)NDS is the national industry association for disability services, representing over 600 not-for-profit organisations. Collectively, our members operate several thousand services for Australians with all types of disability. NDS’s members range in size from small support groups to large multi-service organisations, and are located in every State and Territory across Australia.
This is a direct link to the Associations Incorporation Act (1981) as amended. Organisation treasurers can use the electronic search facility to access information about the Act, such as laws about the election of office bearers, accounting and audit requirements and timing of Annual General Meetings (AGM). The accompanying Regulations (1999) are also available.
Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN) helps bookkeepers build bigger and better businesses by providing them with the right support, tools and resources. ABN has served the bookkeeping industry since 2001 and in that time has grown to become Australia’s largest private representative body for self-employed and contract bookkeepers.
Our flagship product is our BAS Wizard Partner Program, a quality assurance framework whereby ABN plays the role of registered tax agent and the bookkeeper is held to be working under our direction. This enables bookkeepers to legally provide BAS services to their clients and, for that matter, enjoy a smooth transition to the proposed BSP legislation.
Being Australia’s official statistical organisation, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is committed to assisting and encouraging informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments, business and the community. As an organisation, ABS strives to remain relevant to national needs by collecting the right sort of data, processing it to world-leading standards and delivering information solutions to our many clients.
ABN Lookup provides access to the publicly available information provided by businesses when they register for an Australian Business Number (ABN).
The Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (AILC) is a not-for-profit Registered Training Organisation (RTO 88105) providing nationally accredited Certificate and Diploma level courses for Indigenous leaders.
The AILC delivers leadership development programs through sponsorship and partnership arrangements.
The programs provide exposure to leaders and leadership environments, build awareness, encourage sharing among participants and focus on effectiveness and impact.
(ASIC)With over 160 member centres and institutes, Australian Policy Online offers easy access to much of the best Australian social, economic, cultural and political research available online.
(ASIC)ASIC regulates the affairs of the 1.3 million companies incorporated in Australia under the Corporations Act 2001. This site is useful for any public company limited by guarantee. It contains copies of all ASIC forms in PDF format, as well as a useful business names and companies search facility.
A useful website that contains information about tax rates, employers' PAYG withholding obligations, GST, FBT, superannuation and income tax matters. It has numerous fact sheets in both HTML and PDF formats and copies of relevant income tax and GST forms.
This part of the ATO website is devoted to the taxation affairs of non-profit organisations. It includes information, fact sheets and forms covering a variety of relevant tax-related topics, including ABN, GST, gifts and fundraising, PAYG, superannuation and information about the endorsement procedures for both income tax-exempt charities (ITECs) and deductible gift recipients (DGRs).
It also contains a free-of-charge Non-profit News Service whereby the ATO sends email alerts on website additions and recent events and taxation changes affecting non-profit organisations.
For organisations that wish to revalue their land and buildings from cost to (fair) market value, this website contains information about the valuation process and lists registered valuers.
Bank of Ideas seeks to assist communities seeking change. They offer motivation, facilitation, project design and implementation, and training services.
Established during the Great Depression, the Brotherhood of St Laurence was the vision and creation of Fr Gerard Tucker, a man who combined his Christian faith with a fierce determination to end social injustice. The Brotherhood has developed into an independent organisation with strong Anglican and community links. Today, we continue to fight for an Australia free of poverty. The Brotherhood of St Laurence will work with others to create
The Centre of Philanthropy and Non-profit Studies sits within the Faculty of Business at the Queensland University of Technology (Gardens Point campus). It contains information about non-profits, including sector statistics, research publications, upcoming seminars and workshops.
Interested parties are able to subscribe free-of-charge to a variety of non-profit email alert services. It contains lots of information about non-profit accounting, taxation and GST.
The Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research is a research centre which is currently exploring Education, Governance and Capacity Development focussing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
In May 1999 the Federal government announced the establishment of the Charities Consultative Committee. The committee's purpose is to assist the non-profit sector understand its obligations under the Goods and Services Tax Act (1999) as amended. The committee comprises representatives from the major charitable organisations and peak bodies in Australia and has released a paper, The Resolved Issues Document, which clarifies of a variety of GST issues affecting charities and non-profit organisations, such as fundraising, donations and grants.
This site offers practical resources to help local communities enhance and strengthen their community. It also offers a discussion forum, events calendar and case studies.
The Community Tool Box is the world's largest resource for free information on essential skills for building healthy communities. It offers more than 7,000 pages of practical guidance in creating change and improvement.
This website provides access to online services and information for Australian community organisations, communities and individuals. It links to information and services provided by all levels of government as well as the non-government sector.
Community Renewal is a Queensland Government initiative, delivered in partnership between State and local governments, business, residents and the community sector to deliver projects that improve people's lives in selected Queensland Communities. Community Renewal was established in 1998 and is coordinated by the Department of Housing. From community centres and youth arts projects to traineeships and family support services, the program brings communities and governments together to find new solutions to local needs.
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is the peak council of the community services and welfare sector. Established in 1956, ACOSS is the national voice for the needs of people affected by poverty and inequality. ACOSS’s vision is a fair, inclusive and sustainable Australia where all individuals and communities have the resources they need to participate in and benefit from social and economic life.
The Department of Child Safety is dedicated to protecting children and young people from harm or who are at risk of harm, and whose parents cannot provide adequate care or protection for them. We respond to families in crisis across Queensland 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Where possible, we keep families together, offering counseling and support services to help families help themselves. In situations where children and young people need to be removed from their parents for their own safety, we try to place them with extended family. We are focused on preventing children from being abused and neglected, and have specialised teams of people dedicated to working with families and children who are identified as being 'at risk'.
The Department of Communities is a Queensland Government agency committed to promoting and supporting excellence in the delivery of human services to Queenslanders. Its stated purpose is to strengthen and protect the well-being of Queenslanders, particularly those who are vulnerable and most in need.
The Department of Employment and Industrial Relations provides services to support a fair and equitable industrial relations system, safe work environments and improved personal and public electrical safety.
Developing Your Organisation was first published in 1994 by the Queensland Government Department of Families for use by the Department’s funded organisations and its resource officers. In 2005 the Department of Communities funded the Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (CPNS) to revise and expand the publication.
The Queensland Government is made up of departments and a number of government bodies.
The Lifelong Learning Council of Queensland's Directory of Adult and Community Learning is free. It offers information about organisations, individuals, government agencies and businesses that provide courses and support for Queensland learners. It also allows individuals to keep their community informed about teaching/training/tutoring and mentoring subjects on offer.
ECCQ was established in 1976 to represent the interests of the many people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) who are part of the broad social community of Queensland, and to promote multiculturalism. ECCQ is a voluntary, not-for-profit, community-based State peak organization.
ECCQ has a State focus and, through affiliation with the Canberra-based Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA) ECCQ contributes to national policy and debate on all matters concerning ethnic communities and multiculturalism, undertakes project and program development and is active in aged and frail care for CALD people.
FaHCSIA is the Australian Government's lead coordination agency in Indigenous Affairs and also has a range of programs to assist Indigenous people. FaHCSIA supports national implementation of the Australian Government's whole-of-government arrangements in Indigenous Affairs and manages the network of multi-agency Indigenous Coordination Centres (ICCs) across Australia. FaHCSIA also provides support to the COAG Working Group on Indigenous Reform and is the lead agency for the Northern Territory Emergency Response.
FaHCSIA administers a number of Indigenous-specific programs, particularly in the areas of housing, community development, leadership and land. Within its mainstream programs it keeps a focus on Indigenous services and projects that support communities and families.
This site provides a search function for contact details of services relevant to Queensland women and girls, on the Queensland Government Office for Women website.
There are 89 Members of Parliament in the Legislative Assembly consisting of 59 - Australian Labor Party, 17 - National Party, 8 - Liberal Party, 4 – Independents and 1 - One Nation Party
Through the Department of Education, Training and the Arts the state government aims to work with industry, registered training organisations, community organisations and communities to create more and better jobs, and to continue skilling and upskilling Queensland's workforce.
To achieve this, each year the department makes available funding to eligible organisations and individuals across the state.
The Queensland Government established the Gambling Community Benefit Fund in 1994 to provide funding to community groups in Queensland. One-off grants of up to $30,000 are allocated to approved not-for-profit organisations to help them provide community services or activities that benefit the community. These grants are not intended to replace existing sources of support for these organisations. Grants of more than $30,000 are considered for more complex projects which have significant community benefit.
goodcompany is Australia’s most effective meeting place for volunteers and community groups, inspiring a new generation of people who can make a positive difference in the community. More and more people feel like helping a charitable cause but don’t know how. Or don’t have the time. Or feel uncomfortable door knocking or fundraising. goodcompany makes volunteering easy by matching the skills of professionals with the needs of community groups. This reduces significant costs spent by charities and increases their capacity, allowing them to do what they do better.
This website helps you find funding available under a variety of grant programmes for individuals, businesses and communities to help you to develop solutions to local and national problems, fund ideas and initiatives or provide assistance in times of hardship.
This GST ruling deals with the GST consequences of grants. The ruling distinguishes between a gift or donation and a grant and outlines the circumstances in which GST is payable in respect of grants.
This GST ruling deals with the GST implications of bartering transactions. The ruling confirms that GST is payable in respect of bartering as a taxable supply has been provided in exchange for payment.
The HACC Program is a joint Commonwealth, State and Territory initiative. It funds basic maintenance and support services to help frail older people and younger people with disabilities to continue living in their community. Most people want to live in their own home, but some frail older people and people with a disability can find this difficult without support. Help can be provided by carers (family and friends) and by HACC and other services. HACC can provide basic support services so that frail older people and people with a disability can continue to live in their community. These services provide eligible people with help at home, support in getting out into the community, and a break for carers.
Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 with offices in the United States and Argentina. Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
Action Without Borders connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives. AWB is independent of any government, political ideology, or religious creed. Our work is guided by the common desire of our members and supporters to find practical solutions to social and environmental problems, in a spirit of generosity and mutual respect.
Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) is a not for profit organisation providing Indigenous Australians with new skills. Communities, organisations or individuals identify their skill needs then ICV matches the projects with volunteers to address those needs. Volunteering with ICV is about sharing skills and knowledge and learning together. Skills transfer projects can lead to employment, self employment and community development.
Indigenous Coordination Centres or ICCs operate in 30 locations around Australia. They look after most of the Australian Government’s Indigenous programs and can bring together innovative funding packages to meet local and regional needs. ICCs are managed by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
MSO is an integrated set of services and resources designed to assist community sector, not for profit organisation to manage and operate confidently in challenging environments, to achieve and maintain excellence, and take initiative and explore innovation.
The service was developed in response to the need of community sector organisations for easily accessible, affordable and trustworthy information and advice. The service aims to provide the highest quality resources and support to community and not for profit organisations.
View webcasts, video tips, podcasts, and more from experts who can deliver tips, tricks, and training to your computer. Jump right in with these free materials, including live webcasts and a unique e-mail program.
Mind Tools' mission is "to help people around the world learn the practical skills needed to excel in their careers".
Co-founded in Australia in 1991 MYOB was one of the first businesses to recognise the unique needs of small-to-medium-sized enterprises and equip them with powerful, accessible and affordable business management systems. MYOB solutions are aimed at alleviating an increasing administrative burden and giving business owners the necessary insights to run their businesses more successfully.
Formerly ACROD, NDS is the national industry association for disability services, representing over 600 not-for-profit organisations. Collectively, our members operate several thousand services for Australians with all types of disability. NDS’s members range in size from small support groups to large multi-service organisations, and are located in every State and Territory across Australia.
Nonprofit Australia was established in late 2004 through the work of a small group of nonprofit leaders and corporate executives, drawn together by a common commitment to seeing a nonprofit sector better able to face the challenges of the 21st Century. A major focus of our work program is to deliver tangible results in the following strategic areas: Increasing the capabilities of nonprofit leadership teams and Board members, Increase the financial capacity of the sector, Stimulate collaboration across the sector, Reducing operating costs of nonprofit organisations, Improve the quality and transparency of nonprofit organisations, and Improve returns from skilled volunteering for nonprofits and skilled volunteers.
Governance & Management Pty Ltd was formed in 1998 to resource the boards of nonprofit organisations in Australia by Maureen and Jim Cleary because they believe that nonprofit organisations need board members who have the leadership skills in their governing responsibilities to take their organisations into a certain and productive future. Nonprofit organisations will not achieve their full potential without the leadership of accountable, well-equipped and capable boards. Governance & Management Pty Ltd is a service organisation committed to assisting nonprofit boards increase their effectiveness.
Not-For-Profit Network provides information, resources, events, conferences, workshops, publications and more for Professional Associations, Industry Bodies, Charities, Unions, Community, Disability & Social Services, Arts & Culture, Sports, Schools, Philanthropic, Religious and other not-for-profit organisations in the Australasian Not-for-Profit Sector.
The Office of Fair Trading is the regulator of incorporated associations in Queensland under the Associations Incorporations Act 1981 as amended. Contains copies of all Office of Fair Trading forms in PDF format and useful facts sheets, plus a business names search facility.
This website contains a Model Set of Rules for an Incorporated Association in Queensland. The Model Rules comply with the requirements of the Associations Incorporations Act 1981 as amended and the Associations Incorporations Regulations (1999).
Our Community is a world-leading social enterprise that provides 15 Knowledge Centres – spanning all aspects of running a community group and comprising a range of resources, training, advice and tools – for Australia’s 700,000 community groups and schools, as well as practical linkages between the community sector and the general public, business and government.
PeakCare is a membership organisation. Members are child protection agencies and services which provide prevention, early intervention, out of home care and related support services, family support, statutory intervention and ongoing support to children, young people and their families. PeakCare works in partnership with key stakeholders to build capacity across the child protection and family support service delivery system. PeakCare also provides advice about the development and implementation of legislation, policy, service delivery and practice to members, resourcing and supporting members to respond effectively to legislative, policy and practice requirements.
The Queensland Alliance is a Non Government Organisation (NGO), which has grown to over 200 members in the past decade. The Queensland Alliance represents the Mental Health Community Sector who meet the needs of people with mental illness or psychiatric disability, including consumer groups, family and carer groups and non-government community-based service providers across Queensland. It strives to promote, strengthen and develop the growth of non-government, community-based, recovery-oriented responses to the needs of people with mental illness and psychiatric disability in Queensland.
(QCOSS)Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) provides a voice for and with Queenslanders affected by poverty and inequality, leads on issues of significance to the social, health and community sectors state-wide and contributes to a national voice on these issues through membership of the nation-wide network of state and territory Councils and the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
The Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation regulates all gambling regulation in Queensland. This encompasses the regulation of casinos, charitable gambling, gaming machines, interactive gambling, keno, lotteries and wagering. The website contains regulation information as well as fact sheets, application forms and a schedule of fees.
The Queensland Parliament is a unicameral parliament, comprised of only one House, the Legislative Assembly (Lower House). The Legislative Council (Upper House) was abolished on 23 March 1922. Queensland is the only unicameral State Parliament in Australia. The Parliament has 89 Members representing 89 electorates. Queensland's Constitution requires that a state election must be held at least once every three years and during that period Parliament must meet at least once a year. There are eight parliamentary committees. Each committee has seven Members of Parliament who include Members of the Government, Members of the opposition and Members of any minor parties and/or any independents.
Legislative responsibilities refer to participation in parliamentary matters including the enactment of legislation, privileged debate on Government policy and serving on parliamentary committees. Constituency responsibilities arise as each Member, the representative of an electoral district, provides advice and assistance to constituents and acts as an advocate of local interests. The Parliamentary Service Act 1988 establishes the Parliamentary Service to provide administrative and support services to the Legislative Assembly. These services endeavour to provide Members with support as they fulfil both legislative (at Parliament House in Brisbane) and constituency (in 93 electorate offices across the State) responsibilities.
Reconciliation Australia is an organisation which promotes and builds reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. One of the ways they promote reconciliation is by "working to improve the way public and private institutions engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities."
The Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations is an independent statutory office holder who administers the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976. This Act guides how Indigenous corporations are run.
Social and community services means work designed to aid individuals, groups or communities to attain satisfying standards of life through activities that improve personal and social relationships.
The Social Policy Research Centre is a research centre of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales. The SPRC conducts research and fosters discussion on all aspects of social policy in Australia, as well as supporting PhD study in these areas.
The Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel (OQPC) is responsible for drafting all Queensland Acts, and subordinate legislation made under most Queensland Acts. In addition to its legislative drafting and advisory role, OQPC is also responsible for preparing reprints of Queensland legislation and other legislative information publications. This web site contains the Queensland legislation collection created and maintained by OQPC since 1991. The collection provides electronic access to consolidated versions of Queensland Acts and subordinate legislation, as well as to Queensland Acts as passed from June 1991 and all subordinate legislation published in the subordinate legislation series from 1 July 1991.
The Queensland Ombudsman's Office is an independent complaints investigation agency. Our role is to make sure that our public agencies (State government departments and bodies, and local councils) act fairly and make the right decisions for Queenslanders.
We also help public agencies improve their decision-making and administrative practice for the benefit of the community. If you believe that a public agency has made an unfair or incorrect decision about an issue that affects you, then we may be able to help.
Stay Smart Online is designed to provide all Australian online users with practical tips and advice on e-security. This website contains basic information on how to secure your computer, best practice tips for smart transacting online, and information on keeping young people safe online.
This constantly updated Taxation Ruling outlines the Commissioner of Taxations estimates as to the effective (useful) lives of commonly used assets (usefully published in alphabetical order).
The University of Queensland Social Research Centre (UQSRC) is located at The University of Queensland St Lucia. It integrates and focuses social science research expertise from across The University of Queensland and links it with public and private sector strategic research priorities.
This website provides information about the Centre’s research programs, professional consulting services, research facilities and professional development courses.
Volunteering Queensland (VQ), is a community organisation funded by state and federal grants, and serves as the peak body for volunteer activities in Queensland. Its role is to facilitate the placement of volunteers in non-profit community organisations around the state and to serve the interests of volunteers and community organisations. Since its inception in 1982, it has placed approximately 50,000 volunteers in nonprofit community organisations and promotes best practice standards in volunteer management. Volunteering Queensland (VQ) promotes community building through individuals participating in their local communities, community leadership and building on community partnerships to sustain a healthy society.
Wageline is an awards and wages information service provided by the Queensland Department of Employment and Industrial Relations.
