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For all you need to know about sponsorships, partnerships and donations to the arts, think AbaF.

AusIndustry provides a range of products designed to assist small businesses to become innovative and internationally competitive.

Austrade’s experienced advisers provide Australian companies, large and small, with the knowledge, advice and practical support to help them succeed in an increasingly global economy.

A free membership-based business matching program that can help you create international business opportunities against the backdrop of major sporting events.

Designed to assist small and medium sized Australian businesses that are new to, or have limited experience in exporting.

Represents 10,000 Australian employers in manufacturing, construction, automotive, telecommunications, IT & call centres, transport, labour hire and other industries. Provides access to government support and other initiatives to improve competitiveness at a domestic and international level.

Helping innovative businesses, research organisations and governments convert their ideas into successful outcomes.

Business Incubators aim to reduce business failure by assisting SME’S in the critical early stages, with mentoring, training, formal, and informal business assistance, pro-active encouragement of interaction, networking, and the development of synergies between and amongst all on-site business owners, staff and external associates of the Brunswick Business Incubator.

A Victorian government on-line resource to help you start, run and grow your business.

The business and trade promotion website for the City of Melbourne.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.

A pilot CSIRO managed funding program helping technology receptive SMEs access CSIRO research and development resources.

The Victorian Government's lead agency for economic and regional development, focusing on investment attraction, trade development, developing innovative.

An online one-stop-shop for education and information for small businesses on the Fair Work Act.

An independent, not-for-profit service to the manufacturing engineering and services sector funded by the State Government facilitating import replacement and linking buyers with Victorian suppliers.

Monash Business Incubator is a business centre providing business accommodation and support services for small business. It is committed to assisting small businesses grow and become established and profitable. The incubator provides effective, targeted business development services and improves the growth potential of small businesses by maximising strategic partnerships with the Monash Council, government bodies and local businesses.

Represents Australia’s producers and users of all types of packaging and packaged goods and promotes excellence in packaging design through an annual award program.

The national industry association for producers, providers and users of science industry goods and/or services.

A directory with links to the websites of Australian architects and designers.

The Australian Directory of Architectural Practices is the most extensive database of architectural practices Australia-wide.

A national not for profit community legal centre for the arts providing specialist legal services and resources to artists and the cultural sector with online information resources.

A book on copyright law in Australia authored by Colin Gavan SC with a foreword by The Hon Justice Susan Crennan, available from Federation Press.

A guide to intellectual property for Australia’s clothing and fashion design industry – a joint initiative of the Fashion Council of Australia and IP Australia.

The options for protecting your intellectual property (patents, trade marks and designs) our explained in this Australian government website.

Australian government web resource explaining the Designs Act 2003 and the process for registering designs under the act.

Arts Hub is a leading online publisher of creative industry information, serving creative professionals and organisations around the world.

The national association for professional graphic designers.

The peak national industry body representing the interactive media and digital content sectors in Australia.

Craft Victoria fosters creativity, experimentation and professionalism in contemporary craft and design.

As a not-for-profit organisation aimed at increasing the use of design in businesses

With more than 1,000,000 readers a month from over 165 countries,(including 160,000 subscribers) designboom.com is the leading independent publication for key contemporary issues and the critique of all aspects of design, especially those topics which enrich the dialogue between design, creative professionals, industry and society.

The national association for designers and design businesses

Melbourne Movement is a talented mix of young Australian designers, determined to build an international reputation for cutting edge Australian design.

Free monthly networking event for people working in the mobile content and applications industry.

Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.

The professional association for architects and strong advocate for raising the standards of Australia’s built environment.

This site and its blog share a wealth of knowledge and ideas on technology, entertainment and design.

The VITTA website has many resources including free lesson plans and classroom worksheets, professional development courses, workshops and conferences, eLearning strategies for educators, mailing lists and online discussions about teaching information technology.

VCV promotes the continued development and growth of visual communication and provides support to teachers and students through professional learning activities and communication.

World leading and state-of-the-art, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) celebrates champions and explores the moving image in all its forms - film, television, games, new media and art.

An ongoing program of exhibitions, forums and events to celebrate Victorian, Australian and international design.

Since 1861, the National Gallery of Victoria has been displaying art works for the enjoyment of the community.

The State Library of Victoria is one of Australia's oldest cultural institutions. It is the major reference and research library in Victoria, responsible for collecting and preserving Victoria's documentary heritage and making it available through a range of services and programs.

Arts Victoria supports the arts and cultural industries to encourage excellence, develop good ideas, build audiences, encourage participation and improve facilities.

Information about activities in Melbourne including bars & nightlife, dining, city precincts, events, shopping& fashion, sports, arts & culture, docklands & waterfront, parks & gardens and attractions.

Digital Harbour is an environmentally sustainable, high technology 'urban campus' community on the fringe of Melbourne's CBD.

Bringing together a creative mix of attractions, Federation Square is Melbourne's meeting place and a unique cultural precinct.

The ISS Institute provides opportunities for Australian industry and commerce, learning institutions and public authorities to gain best-in-the-world skills and experience in traditional and leading edge technology, design, innovation and management.

Multimedia Victoria (MMV) works to grow the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, and drive economic growth through access to and use of sophisticated ICT.

A resource centre, gallery space and retail outlet, the National Design Centre is also home to the annual Melbourne Design Festival, peak trend-forecast group, Colourways and Australia’s new design show, Under Capricorn.

Victorians demonstrating sustainable resource use to support a thriving community and economy.

AGIdeas is the largest annual International Design Festival held in Australia. Comprising of an International Design Conference, Studio Visits, Workshops, Competition, Secondary School Forum, Business Forum and a huge After Party.

CHASS plays a key promotional and advocacy role for the humanities, arts and social sciences, and serves as a coordinating forum for academics, students, business, practitioners and the broader community.

Cumulus is the only global association to serve art and design education and research. It is a forum for partnership and transfer of knowledge and best practices.

The Design Management Institute (DMI) is an international non-profit organization that seeks to heighten awareness of design as an essential part of business strategy.

The DesignSingapore Council is a high-level Council involving leaders and individuals from the various industry stakeholders, the design community and government. It serves as a common platform to steer the national design agenda and coordinate the implementation of the initiative.

The annual fair brings designers and design fans from around the world to New York for a trade fair, design discussions, parties and creative brainstorming about design of furniture, spaces, products and architecture.

Annual competition commenced in 2007 recognising excellence in design takes entries of buildings, interiors, products, graphics and fashion.

IFI works to expand internationally the contribution of the interior architecture/interior design profession to society through exchange and development of knowledge and experience, in education, practice and fellowship.

The national UK strategic body for design. Helping businesses become more successful, public services more efficient and designers more effective.

The world's leading emerging architecture award.

In keeping with Standards Australia's peak status as the national standards body, the Australian International Design Awards sets a global benchmark of quality in manufactured goods. Furthermore, the Australian International Design Awards raises standards by encouraging excellence in product design.

The Australian Packaging Awards provide companies in the packaging supply chain with the opportunity to showcase their creations on a national stage.

Realise Your Dream is a professional development award developed by British Council Australia. It is open to Australian residents aged 21-28. There are six Realise Your Dream Awards to be won.

This opportunity is open to Australians working in: industrial and object design, design, fashion, moving image, advertising, words, production, direction, architecture and music.

A national multi-disciplinary graphic design awards.

Showcasing the most creative use of colour in architecture and interior design.

IDEA Awards showcases the best Australian design has to offer across a range of areas including commercial interiors, products, the best in sustainable designs, and the best designs for the hospitality industry — to name but a few.

The Interior Design Awards is an annual program developed by the design industry to celebrate and promote outstanding commercial and residential design.

Designed to recognise and reward innovation and achievement across all disciplines of Victorian design.

The RAIA National Architecture Awards have been held annually since 1981. These Awards are the most prestigious in the design and construction industry, and have had a significant influence on trends in architectural design.

The Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award was established in Australia in 2003. The award aims to help promote and assist emerging Australian Designers by showcasing their work, raising their profile both nationally and internationally and offering financial support.

Aims to encourage and empower designers by supporting and promoting designs that create a positive change in people's lives. The Foundation offers a wide range of opportunities to enable designers to progress innovative design and has awarded over £650,000 in grants.

Open to industrial designers world-wide who are still studying.

The competition aims to promote the work of young designers from all over the world and to help develop a greater appreciation of the factors and criteria which make for good product design.

The Chrysler Design Awards celebrates the achievements of individuals who have consistently championed seminal works of architecture and design, and significantly influenced modern American culture.

The D&AD Awards offer the creative community the opportunity to be judged by its harshest critics – its peers. Over 270 eminent creative practitioners selected for their expertise in their field, looking for great ideas that are well executed and appropriate to their mediums.

Design Business Association Design Effectiveness Awards

Design Effectiveness Awards.

Graphex Graphex 2008 is an Icograda-endorsed national design competition that has been celebrating the best of visual communication in Canada since 1977. The primary goals of Graphex are to promote the value of design to the Canadian public and business community - Good Design Is Good Business - and to create an archive of Canadian design for future generations to reflect upon and study.is an Icograda-endorsed national design competition that has been celebrating the best of visual communication in Canada since 1977. The primary goals of Graphex are to promote the value of design to the Canadian public and business community - Good Design Is Good Business - and to create an archive of Canadian design for future generations to reflect upon and study.

The IDEA® (International Design Excellence Awards) program is the premier international competition honoring design excellence in products, ecodesign, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research and concepts. Entries are invited from designers, students and companies worldwide.

INDEX: is the catalyst which spurs public and professional awareness of the human and commercial potential in Design to Improve Life. INDEX: pursues this goal by awarding the biggest design award in the world, presenting international design exhibitions, hosting summits for world leaders on design and innovation and by publishing and distributing knowledge about Design to Improve Life.

Annual competition commenced in 2007 recognising excellence in design takes entries of buildings, interiors, products, graphics and fashion.

The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the UK's most prestigious awards for business performance. Winners receive a range of benefits including worldwide recognition and extensive press coverage.

The Awards are presented in three categories: International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development, and are open to all business units that meet the entry criteria.

RIBA Awards are given for buildings that have high architectural standards and make a substantial contribution to the local environment. The awards are annual, and have been running continuously since 1966.

The purpose of the Pritzker Architecture Prize is to honour annually a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.

The Australian Business Awards is a national awards program recognising success, innovation and ethics across all industry sectors.

Given the importance of exporting to the Australian economy, the objectives of the awards program are to showcase Australia’s top exporters, to promote them as role models, and to encourage other Australian businesses to strive for success in world markets.

Business 3000 promotes the excellence and innovation of businesses located in the City of Melbourne.

The Governor of Victoria Export Awards showcases the truly remarkable achievements of Victoria's export sector.

The My Business Awards brings together people to hear the inspiring stories of how determined, clever entrepreneurs are driving their businesses to succeed.

The Telstra Business Awards program was introduced by Telstra in 1992 to recognise the achievements and enterprising spirit of small businesses across Australia.

Australian Academy of Design

(inside) is Australia's premier professional journal for interior architects and designers.

Australia’s most respected and only independent magazine of Australian architecture, explores Australia’s most innovative, challenging and exciting architecture.

Artichoke covers interior architecture and design, textile design, product design, exhibition design and graphic design, and provides designers with news and information on current trends and projects.

Curve is a design and product development magazine featuring industrial design and the latest innovations in product manufacturing. Published quarterly, Curve is circulated in print and online formats.

Australian design and digital culture magazine.

Design Quarterly is a definitive snapshot of the design community. It’s conversational, intelligent and just a little bit cheeky, and engages the reader through unique content and discerning advertising. DQ provides a young, fresh and social environment, reaching design professionals with passion.

indesignlive.com is your ready reference to the latest design news from Australia and around the world. Updated daily, indesignlive.com will feature international and local news, profiles, people and events.

At once comprehensive and expansive, Indesign is a quarterly survey of the best commercial, hospitality, retail, residential and public architectural projects from Australasia and all round the world. It also throws the spotlight on the leading and most innovative designers, new products, the latest trade fairs and the issues currently driving the design debate. Maintaining the highest production values and offering expert analysis, Indesign also provides fully comprehensive listings of products featured in the magazine, together with their suppliers and contact details.

Both are trade events for the design professional and the design-savvy, Saturday in Design, Melbourne & Sydney, and Brisbane Indesign highlight the finest products from international designers and also shine a spotlight on the latest from local emerging talent.

Asia Today International is committed to excellence in reporting of regional business.

Where ideas and business meet.

For more than 50 years The Australian Financial Review has been the authority on business, finance and investment news in Australia.

BRW is the leading business magazine examining the trends and opportunities shaping Australian business.

The latest updates from the world of innovation.

The Age is a journal of politics, commerce, and philanthropy, dedicated to the record of great movements, the advocacy of free institutions, the diffusion of truth, and the advancement of man.

Authoritative weekly newspaper focusing on international politics and business news and opinion.