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Children and Young People (for and about)

• Brisbane Junior Theatre (Strathpine) Children's Holiday productions and performing arts training. Helping kids reach for the stars.
• Backbone Youth Arts
• Brazil Grumble Children's Theatre Performances
• Girl Guides Queensland  
• GumNut Toys
• Flipside Circus is a kids-first circus environment, teaching the skills, the traditions and the sense of theatre and magic that only a circus brings to a performance. It is a fun, challenging place where young people learn they can do far more than they ever expected, gaining confidence and enthusiasm from the circus and acrobatic skills they learn.
• Imogen Childrens Chorale
• Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children  
• Playgroup Association of Qld
• Queensland Youth Choir (QYC) provides children and young adults - from the preschool/preparatory year to age 25 - with unique, high quality choral training and performance opportunities. The program of weekly rehearsals and an annual camp incorporates aspects of singing, choreography and stagecraft. The various ensembles that constitute the Queensland Youth Choir perform a wide variety of repertoire including contemporary, classical, popular, folk, rock, gospel, jazz, art music, musical theatre and Australiana. 
• Queensland Youth Orchestras
• Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Clubs
• Radio Lollipop - An international organisation founded over 25 years ago to provide care, comfort, play and entertainment for children and young people, primarily in hospitals. The service to children and young people is provided entirely by volunteers who have been especially selected and trained to make a child's stay in hospital more fun and less frightening.
• Scouts Queensland Find a group in your area.
• Tell Tales Entertainment (Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney) - Educating and Entertaining shows for Schools and Preschools
• YMCA and YWCA Brisbane - Young Men's and Women's Christian Associations.

State and Local Government Websites for Children and Young People

• Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian
• Generate - Queensland Government website for Young People
• Visible Ink - Brisbane City Council program for young people

National Groups and Links for Children and Youth

• ABC kids Rollercoaster, the Playground and ABC parents.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia Mentoring program for young people.
• Boy's Brigade Australia Nondenominational Christian organization which focuses on training and developing boys and young men into balanced people.
• Double Helix The CSIRO's club for children interested in all things scientific.
• Enviro Craft Children's Activities - craft for kids and young people.
• Girl Guides Australia
• Girl's Brigade Australia Interdenominational Christian youth organisation for girls in pre-primary to Year 12
• Kids Help Line is Australia's only free, confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between five and 18.  Call 1800 55 1800 anywhere in Australia.
• HeartKids Information and support for families of children with heart disease.
• Lawstuff National Children's and Youth Law Centre - know your rights.
• Millennium Kids Young people around Australia encouraging others to be aware and active about the environment.
• Playgroup Australia Playgroups are an informal environment for babies and children up to five years to interact with one another, set up by their parents and caregivers.  Find a Playgroup association in your local area with the web site.
• Rainbow Club Australia Swimming clubs for children with disabilities and special needs around Australia.
• Save the Children Australia
• Scouts Australia - or find a link to your local Scout group.
• The Wellspring A blog about youth leadership opportunities in Australia and at the United Nations.
• YMCA and YWCA - Young Men's and Women's Christian Associations.
• Youth Week National Youth Week 2008 is April 5-13.

Federal Government Web Sites

• Centrelink and Family Assistance Office
• The Source - Australian Federal Government Information for Young People
• Young Australian Rural Network An Australian Government initiative web site for Australian youth in rural areas and industries.

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