- Creativity in the Illawarra
- Local Services
- Early Childhood
- Health
- Parenting
- Government Agencies
- Children's Rights
- Children's Services

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Illawarra Transition to School Project
www.transitiontoschool.com.au
The Illawarra Transition to School Project is funded by Families First Illawarra to develop, establish and promote research-based best practices in transition to school programs.

Creativity in the Illawarra

Bundanon Trust
www.bundanon.com.au
Arthur and Yvonne Boyd's gift of the Bundanon properties and collections has given Australia a unique cultural and environmental asset.

Circus Monoxide
www.circusmonoxide.com.au
Circus Monoxide is a contemporary Australian circus based in Wollongong, that creates, performs and teaches circus in many different places and settings.

Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
www.merrigong.com.au
Home of the Merrigong Theatre Company.

Wollongong City Gallery
www.wollongongcitygallery.com
Wollongong City Gallery is one of the largest regional art museums in Australia, with a major collection of the art of the Illawarra, contemporary Australian, Aboriginal and Asian art.

Wollongong Conservatorium of Music
www.wollcon.com.au
The Wollongong Conservatorium of Music is a centre for music education and performance, and the largest of the fifteen regional conservatoriums in New South Wales.

Local Services

Association of Illawarra Community Language Schools (AICLS)
www.aicls.org.au
AICLS is an umbrella organisation supporting community language schools in the Illawarra.

Barnados South Coast
www.barnardos.org.au/barnardos/html/loc_sth_co_chil_fam_centre.cfm
Barnados is a child welfare agency supporting children, young people, their families and the community.

Illawarra Multicultural Services (IMS)
www.ims.org.au
IMS provides information and help to migrants, refugees and humanitarian entrants living in Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama and the Shoalhaven.

Early Childhood

Australian Breastfeeding Association
www.breastfeeding.asn.au
The Australian Breastfeeding Association provides information and support services for breastfeeding women and health professionals.

Early Childhood Australia
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Early Childhood Australia advocates to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.

Health

NSW Health
www.health.nsw.gov.au
The NSW Health website provides detailed public health information, including an A-Z listing of common health topics.

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au
The NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service provides information, links and health resources in a wide range of languages.

The Better Health Channel
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
The Better Health Channel is a Victorian Government website that provides online consumer focused health and medical information.

Parenting

Raising Children Network
www.raisingchildren.net.au
A national parenting website, providing information on raising children aged 0-8 years.

Government Agencies

Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
www.facsia.gov.au
FaHCSIA is responsible for social policies and support affecting Australian society and the living standards of Australian families.

Families NSW
www.familiesfirst.nsw.gov.au
Families NSW is the NSW Government's prevention and early intervention strategy that helps parents give their children a good start in life.

National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC)
www.ncac.gov.au
NCAC works in partnership with families, services, government and other key stakeholders to facilitate and support continuous improvement to the quality of child care provided for children in Australia.

NSW Commission for Children and Young People
www.kids.nsw.gov.au
The NSW Commission for Children and Young People is an independent organisation that works to improve the safety, welfare and wellbeing of all children and young people.

NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS)
www.community.nsw.gov.au
DoCS promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and works to promote stronger families and communities.

Children's Rights

The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
www.napcan.org.au
NAPCAN seeks to resource and network child welfare professionals and practitioners working to prevent child abuse and neglect from happening before it starts, through the provision of parenting brochures, training, support networks and information.

Children's Services

Children's Services Central
www.cscentral.org.au
Children's Services Central is the professional support coordinator for children's services in NSW, providing training, support, mentoring and resourcing.