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There is a wide range of organisations in the ACT catering for the needs of women.

You can find a listing of these in the ACT Citizens Advice Bureau’s community information handbook Contact. You can purchase this handbook from the Bureau. Their contact details are: Griffin Centre, Genge Street, off Bunda Street, Canberra City ACT 2601 GPO Box 669, Canberra City, ACT 2601 Ph: 02 6257 1687 http://www.citizensadvice.org.au

Some key community organisations for women in Canberra:

Women’s Information & Referral Centre
Provides information, referral to specialist agencies, a library, and a women’s community calendar.
www.wirc.act.gov.au

Women’s Centre for Health Matters
www.wchm.org.au

Women’s Legal Centre
www.womenslegalact.org

Women With Disabilities ACT
Ph 02 6291 6842

The Older Women’s Network (Action)
Ph 02 6295 9740

YWCA of Canberra
www.ywca-canberra.org.au

Australian Breastfeeding Association
www.breastfeeding.asn.au

The Australian Government through the Office for Women produces a publication called Australian Women Working Together (AWWT). The 2003 edition of AWWT outlines the aims and contact details of 4 of the women's secretariats and 92 of Australia's national women's NGOs. www.ofw.facsia.gov.au/networks/womens_ngos/index.htm

ACT Government

Office for Women

The ACT Office for Women aims to support, celebrate and encourage the full participation and contribution of all women and girls in every aspect of the community. The role of the ACT Office for Women is to: • Provide advice to the Minister for Women on all issues impacting on women; • Provide across Government strategic direction and oversighting of policy and program development in addressing and progressing issues relating to women in the ACT; and • Develop and promote links between key stakeholders and the Government in working to improve the status of women. http://www.women.act.gov.au/index.html

ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Women

The ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Women provides strategic advice to the ACT Government on issues affecting women in the ACT. It also provides a link between the Minister for Women and women in the ACT community. www.women.act.gov.au/actministerialadvisorycouncilonwomen.html

ACT Women's Register

The ACT Women's Register is for women interested in nominating for appointment to ACT Government and non-Government boards, committees and statutory authorities.
www.women.act.gov.au/women'sregister-boardsandcommittees.html

NSW Government

Office for Women

The NSW Office for Women is part of the NSW Premier’s Department. The Office is the key advisor to the State Government on policies which impact directly on women. It also provides a valuable role in contributing to discussions on important social and economic issues relevant to women. www.women.nsw.gov.au

Australian Government

Australian Government Women’s Portal

The Women’s Portal aims to improve access to government information and services by providing a single web site from which these online resources can be searched and accessed. It is essentially a directory of these resources, which is intended to simplify the process of locating government information. http://www.women.gov.au/

The Office for Women

The Australian Government Office for Women has a number of roles. It: • provides high level (policy and other) advice to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues • administers programmes, including most significantly programmes to combat domestic violence and sexual assault • advises on legislative issues relating to women • provides the principal focus on consultation between the women's sector and government, and • represents government at national and international forums on women's issues, such as the United Nations http://www.ofw.facsia.gov.au/index2.htm