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Sole Parent Jobseekers - Useful Websites

• Centrelink  - (www.centrelink.gov.au)
  Information on financial assistance to families.
  
  
• Family Assist - (www.familyassist.gov.au)
  Information about payments to help Australian families. Childcare access hotline 1800 670 305.
  
  
• Child Support Agency - (www.csa.gov.au)
  Helps parents manage the financial responsibility of children.
  
  
• Family Court - (www.familycourt.gov.au)
  Helps with resolving or determining family disputes.
  
  
• NCAC - (www.ncac.gov.au)
  Childcare accreditation and easy search for local childcare facilities.
  
  
• Triple P - (www.triplep.net)
  Positive Parenting Program has training and resources for parenting techniques. eg. How to build positive relationships with your children.
  
  
• Relate - (www.relate.gov.au)
  Service offering information and skills to help improve relationships.
  
  
• Dept. of Industrial Relations - (www.ir.qld.gov.au)
  State based industrial relations.
  
  
• Job Guide 2005 - (www.Jobguide.dest.gov.au)
  2005 job guide provides an in-depth look at a range of occupations and their education and training pathways.
  
  
• myfuture - (www.myfuture.edu.au)
  Information about career planning and education, and training options for Australian jobs.
  
  
• Working Women's Centres - (www.wwc.org.au)
  Supports women employees or those who wish to work by providing a free and confidential service on work related issues.
  
  
• Australian Education International - (www.aei.dest.gov.au)
  Overseas qualifications recognition online.
  
  
• VolunteerSearch - (www.volunteersearch.gov.au)
  Comprehensive online volunteer recruitment and matching service.
  
  
• VolunteeringAustralia - (www.volunteeringaustralia.org)
  National body working to advance volunteering in the community.
  
  
• Camp Connect - (www.campconnect.org.au)
  Runs programs for non-residential fathers promoting quality contact time between fathers and their children.
  
  
• Dept. of Family and Community Services - (www.facs.gov.au) 
  Helps families participate in the social and economic life of the community through the provision of support for child care services.
  
  
• Dept. of Communities - (www.communities.qld.gov.au) 
  Information on concessions available in Queensland for Health and Pension card holders.
  
  
• Lone Fathers Association - (www.lonefathers.com.au)
  Devoted to the interests of non-custodial parents, their children and significant others, especially grandparents.
  
  
• Parents Without Partners (Qld) - (www.qld.pwp.org.au)
  A non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to the interests and support of today's single parents and their children.
  
  
• Parents Without Partners (Vic) - (www.pwpvic.com)
  An international, non-profit organization, devoted to the welfare and interest of all lone parents and their children.
  
  
• Work Savvy Parents - (www.worksavvyparents.com.au)
  Work Savvy Parents is owned and staffed by trainers and career professionals who each have actual experience working within the Job Network sector.