Links to Key Business Sites

Agribusiness

• Rural Press Limited
  Farming online linked to Rural Press Farming online also has the latest updates on commodities, on individual industries cotton, grains, livestock, meat, wool and the latest livestock sales directly from the saleyards, etc. www.rpl.com.au
• Bureau of meteorology
  Forecasts, weather and flood warnings for all states. www.bom.gov.au/weather/
• AgForce Qld
  This site provides pages on commodities, AgForce policy and a special 'members only' section. www.agforceqld.org.au
• Infarmation
  Information includes commodity market reports from Ernst & Young, and offers some excellent links for rural producers. www.infarmation.com.au
• Department Primary Industries
  The rural economic development agency, for Queensland's forestry and agriculture and fisheries. www.dpi.qld.gov.au
• CSIRO
  The CSIRO provides up-to-date research information on a range of agricultural areas; information sheets and media releases; easy to navigate. www.csiro.au
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  Provides relevant 'hot topics' relevant policies, and legislation and good links to relevant sites. www.affa.gov.au
• ABARE
  A professionally independent applied economic research agency. www.abare.gov.au
• Incitec Pivot
  Australia's largest member cooperative, still wholly owned by Australian farmers. This site gives rural producers soil information and recommendations specific to their industry. www.incitecpivot.com.au
• AgLinks
  A directory of Australian web sites of interest to farmers, rural communities and agribusiness. www.aglinks.com.au

Other Sites to Visit:

• Farmwide
  News, weather and links for the farming industry.www.farmwide.com.au
• Rural Industries Research and Development Corp
  News, publications and research material for the rural industry. www.rirdc.gov.au
• ABC Rural news
  News, programs and events for the rural community. www.abc.net.au/rural
• Agriculture Online
  International agriculture news and information. www.agriculture.com/

Property

• Property OZ
  Online voice of the Property Council of Australia. http://www.propertyoz.com.au/
• Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA)
  News and information on Urban Development. www.udia.com.au/html/
• Property Web
  News and information on the Australian property market. www.propertyweb.com.au
• Australian Financial Review - Property
  Commercial and residential property news. afr.com/property

Search for a property

• Property Look
  Search for commercial and residential properties for sale and lease. www.propertylook.com.au/default.asp
• L J Hooker
  Search for properties for sale with additional tips and advice on buying property. www.ljhooker.com.au/content/content.php?cat_id=2
• Realcommercial.com.au
  Search for commercial property for sale and lease. www.realcommercial.com.au
• Realestate.com.au
  Information for searching for residential properties for sale. www.realestate.com.au

Commercial

• Qld Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  Information on services offered by Qld Chamber of Commerce and Industry. www.qcci.com.au
• Tax Reform
  Latest information from the ATO on GST , Business Activity Statements, Q & A's, samples and tools go to www.taxreform.ato.gov.au
• Queensland State Development
  A list of all Qld government departments, agencies, and links to other Australian government sites can be found at www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au
• Deloittes
  Deloittes business Monitor includes Market news, Automotive, e-Health, Financial Services, Media, Mining, Retail, Telecommunications & Technology, eGovernment and the latest e-business reports. http://www.deloitte.com.au

Small Business

• Findlaw Small Business Centre
  Provides information about legal issues for small businesses, business plans, the hiring process and discrimination. www.findlaw.com