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Wakakirri National Story Festival (more info)
The Wakakirri National Story Festival is a collection of six free, story based performing and creative arts competitions for all Australian primary and secondary schools. Students create stories and present and share their works in front of live audi...
Warrigal Press is a internet-only secondhand bookshop, situated in Mundaring, Western Australia. Warrigal Press has been publishing since 1987, and selling new, used, antiquarian and collectable books since 2002.
Waterhole Aboriginal Art (more info)
Waterhole Aboriginal Art aims to provide customers with quality art while ensuring Aboriginal artists are well paid for their art works. A proportion of Waterhole's profits are put back into the Indigenous community. The website includes information ...
Watermark Literary Society (more info)
The Watermark Literary Society was formed in 2003 to celebrate the literature of nature and place. The website includes information about the society, news, and details of the biennial Watermark Literary Muster and the Watermark Literary Fellowship.
Wayne Quilliam Photography (more info)
Wayne Quilliam is a social documentary photographer working in a variety of areas including Indigenous affairs, sports, corporate events, photographic exhibitions, model and actor portfolios.
Webmaster Showcase (more info)
Webmaster Showcase is a place for Australian webmasters to share web designs. The site is broken down into several web design categories including CSS, Flash, CMS, and iPhone.
Weekend Italiano offers a full immersion Italian experience through hands-on workshops and learning activities provided by a group of Italian trainers and academics.
Welcome to Michael Salmon's Cave (more info)
Visit the Cave website of children's author and illustrator Michael Salmon.
Wendy Bookatz Artist (more info)
Website of Australian artist Wendy Bookatz. Contains examples of work, list of awards won, and details of landscapes and portrait commissions.
Western Australia and Federation (more info)
Federation 1890-1910, the story of Western Australia's entry into Federation; Secession 1929-1939, the story of WA's attempt to secede from the Commonwealth; and Issues 2001, State/Commonwealth relations today.
Western Australian Darts Council (more info)
Governing body for Darts in Western Australia. Website includes information on competition, clubs, coaching and results. Includes useful sport related links.
WildWalks provides detailed notes on more than 250 bushwalks in the Sydney area, a list of over 200 campsites in parks around New South Wales, weather forecasts and maps. Information on bushcraft is also provided, including articles on basic outdoo...
Women in the making of Canberra (more info)
Women in the making of Canberra was commissioned by the ACT Women's Consultative Council in 2001 to celebrate the significant contributions that women have made to the development of Canberra. This online exhibition contains links to further biograp...
Women's History Month (WHM) (more info)
Women's History Month (WHM) is a project of the National Foundation for Australian Women and is dedicated to remembering and celebrating the extraordinary variety of women who have contributed so much to Australia in earlier centuries, and recent yea...
Wordbox: for young Australian writers and readers (more info)
Wordbox is a national resource listing Australian writing competitions, opportunities, literary events, workshops and reading activities for school-aged Australians.
Workshop Bilk is a contemporary gold and silversmithing, enamelling and glass design studio, a gallery space and teaching facility. They have a changing exhibition calender, classes, internships and artists work.
Website of Australian artists Shona Nunan and Michael Cartwright. The website include information about current and past projects.
WotToDo.com.au is an online database of tourist attractions and things to do in Australia, including museums, galleries, historical and natural attractions.
Information on all aspects of writing including articles for those who write for fun or for profit, a free online writing course, vocab quizzes, essay-writing tips for students, and tips for parents to help their children with writing. The site also ...
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