Internet Sites & Databases
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Britannica Library Edition (at home) Click on the title above to use the Encyclopaedia Britannica at home. You will need to login using your library card number.
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Weblinks for Teens
AllTheCheats.Com - The Search Engine for Cheats - Gameboy, Nintendo, Playstation and more.
Australian Music Web site - discographies, biographies, links and news for over 2,000 Australian artists.
Australian Sports Commission - Information about all facets of Australian sport.
Greenpeace - news, campaigns, action, information.
Guys read - reading lists and a forum area where you can add recommendations of favourite books to read.
Insideadog - This is what it's all about. A haven of books. Do your thing. This is what it's all about. A haven of books. Do your thing. "Outside of a dog a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog it's too dark to read" (Groucho Marx).
No flying no tights - Reviews of graphic novels for teens.
Pets - select a pet, dog or cat.
Students of the world - Penpals for young people, schools of the world, educational games, cultural information about all the countries of the world.
Teenager's Guide to the Real World - The Teenager's Guide to the Real World helps teenagers understand what it takes to become a successful adult in today's society. It helps teenagers to see how the world really works claims this Web site.
Ultimate Band List - news, features, contests etc
Weblinks For Parents
Child safety
Net Alert Limited Before you let your children on the Internet read this information from the Australian government. This site will teach you everything you can do to ensure your child’s safety while using the Internet.
Kidsafe From the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia. View or print out information sheets on everything you will ever need to know about keeping your child safe.
Useful links
Raising Children is an Australian parenting website full of great information for parents who are raising children of all ages.
Reading for children
Mem Fox One of Australia’s most popular children’s authors. On her website she shares with us her life story, her books, the characters in them, and reads aloud from three of her best known books. Mem advocates strongly the benefits of reading to children from a very young age - read her advice for parents and teachers.
Stories of the dreaming Storytelling is an integral part of life for Indigenous Australians. On this site you can hear or read stories of the dreamtime from Indigenous storytellers across Australia committed to keeping the stories alive and passing them on to the next generation.
Children's Book Council Access all the Children's book of the year awards.
Useful Stuff
A Guide to the business of babysitting - everything you need to know about being a successful babysitter from planning play activities to respecting family values.
Babysitting Guide - The NSW Commission for Children and Young People has developed a resource kit for kids working as babysitters.
Bullying. No way! - Initiated by Australia's educational communities to create learning environments where every student is free from bullying, violence, harassment and discrimination.
Centrelink - career information, services.
Consumer Youth Website - for 16-20 year olds. "Check this site before you splash your cash"
Department of Family & Community Services - assistance, housing support, youth programs.
Driver Knowledge Tests - Link to Driver Knowledge Test Questions and Driver Knowlege Test online demonstration
Drug info @ your library - Provides up to date information about alcohol and drugs on this website and through local public libraries in New South Wales.
Getting out: a young persons guide to independent living - Leaving home can be a challenging and stressful time. This website gives lots of good tips and links to useful resources to make the transition easier.
headspace - The headspace mission is to deliver improvements in the mental health, social wellbeing and economic participation of young Australian’s aged 12-25.
Hippo - An online service which helps young people find casual or part-time work.
Kids Help Line - Kids Help Line is Australia's only free, confidential and anonymous, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.
Lawstuff - Oz legal information website for young people
Mindzone - Offers personal stories and suggests strategies for coping with mental health disorders. Visitors may take part in polls, learn about personal strengths and how to deal with emotions, find facts about anxiety disorders, and question experts.
RTA's Road Users Handbook - The Road Users Handbook explains the main rules which apply to all road users and must be read and understood if you want to hold a driver licence in NSW. Available in 11 differest languages
The Scoop on Smoking - what every teen should know about tobacco - Designed to present to teenagers in a highly accessible, interactive manner, detailed facts about the health consequences of tobacco use.
Worksite - for secondary students - the ACTU site for schools with assignment help.
Young Carers - Support and information for under 25's who provide care to a family member who has a long-term illness or disability?
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Last Updated: Tuesday 16 September, 2008
