Let's Tackle Domestic Violence

The Tackling Violence domestic violence prevention and education program features regional rugby league clubs and high profile former players to deliver anti-violence messages to the community, including to local school students. Watch the videos on YouTube now »

NSW 2021 - a plan to make NSW number one

NSW 2021 is the Government’s 10-year plan to guide policy and budget decision making and, in conjunction with the NSW Budget, to deliver on community priorities.

For more information visit www.2021.nsw.gov.au »

A Picture of NSW Children

A Picture of NSW Children is an online databook produced by the NSW Commission for Children and Young People in collaboration with the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) at UNSW.

For more information visit www.picture.kids.nsw.gov.au »

Venues NSW

Local Venues Councils will be established in the Hunter, Illawarra and Western Sydney. To apply to join a Local Venues Council complete the application form.

For more information visit www.communities.nsw.gov.au »

Community War Memorials Fund

Each year, $250,000 is allocated to the Community War Memorials Fund, administered by the State War Memorials Committee, to assist RSL, community groups and local councils to refurbish and repair war memorials. View a full list of grants made available for 2010-11 »

About the Office of Communities

On Sunday 3 April the new Premier Barry O’Farrell announced his full Ministry and administrative arrangementsfor the public sector.

As part of these new arrangements, an Office of Communities has been established in the newly created Department of Education and Communities.

The Office of Communities comprises the following:

• Aboriginal Affairs
  
• Commission for Children and Young People
  
• Hunter Region Sporting Venues Authority
  
• Illawarrra Venues Authority
  
• Office of Volunteering
• Parramatta Stadium Trust
  
• Sport and Recreation
  
• Sydney Olympic Park Authority
  
• The Children's Guardian
• Youth
• Veterans' Affairs

The Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust and NSW Institute of Sport are Division 2 entities.

Other functions previously the responsibility of Communities NSW have been transferred to other departments. These include the business areas of arts and culture, parklands, responsible drinking and gambling, and Western Sydney and are listed below:

• Art Gallery of New South Wales
• Arts NSW
• Australian Museum
• Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority
• Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust
• Historic Houses Trust
• Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum)
• Office of Liquor Gaming and Racing
• Office of Western Sydney
• State Library of NSW
• Sydney Opera House
• Parramatta Park Trust
• Western Sydney Parklands Trust

This website will be updated in the near future to reflect these changes.