bep.gov.au – the business gateway to all government information, transactions and services for planning, starting and running your business. It provides access to all available grants, funding programs and procurement opportunities from federal, state and territory government agencies, and in some cases from local councils.
			efic.gov.au – the Export Finance and Investment Corporation provides competitive finance and insurance services to Australian exporters and Australian companies investing in new projects overseas.
			investaustralia.gov.au – the Australian Government’s inward investment agency and the first national point of contact for investment inquiries has specific links to investment information for the Environmental Industries sector.
			austrade.gov.au – the Australian Trade Commission helps Australian companies win overseas business for their products and services by reducing the time, cost and risk involved in selecting, entering and developing international markets. Links on export assistance, grants and industry and country profiles are provided on the home page.
			ausindustry.gov.au – the Australian Government's business program delivery division in the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, which provides a range of incentives to support business innovation including the Industry Cooperative Innovation Program (under the AusIndustry products link)
			ats.business.gov.au – a promotional and networking government program targeted at small and medium sized Australian business enterprises with innovative, cutting edge technologies, it aims to encourage exports and increase employment by promoting member technologies on the domestic and international markets.
			deh.gov.au – the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage (DEH) is responsible for Australian environmental regulation, environmental programs, such as the National Heritage Trust (NHT) and the National Action Plan (NAPSQ) on Salinity and Water Quality, and environment policy.
			dfat.gov.au – the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally including arranging international agreements such as the Free Trade Agreements (dfat.gov.au/trade)
			industry.gov.au – the Australian Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources provides industry policy advice to the Government in relation to the environment industry and sustainable development. It also supports the environment industry through programs (see AusIndustry link) and action agendas such as the Environment Industry Action Agenda (industry.gov.au/eiaa).
			lwa.gov.au – Land and Water Australia provides national leadership in generating knowledge, informing debate and inspiring innovation and action in sustainable natural resource management.
			daff.gov.au – the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is responsible for water policy and jointly manages the NHT and NAPSQ with DEH
			dotars.gov.au – the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services provides policy advice on a range of transport and regional services issues and delivers a variety of programs on behalf of the Commonwealth Government including the Sustainable Regions (sustainableregions.gov.au/index.aspx) and Regional Partnerships programmes (regionalpartnerships.gov.au)
			regionalaustralia.gov.au - the Regional Entry Point is one of the key services provided by the Australian Government Regional Information Service (AGRIS) which is a service for people living in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia. The site provides information and links to many Australian Government programmes and services.
			australia.gov.au – the main Australian Government website for searches with links to information and services provided by over 700 Australian Government agencies as well as selected state and territory resources.
			environment.gov.au – the main gateway to environmental resources on the internet, the Environment Portal provides access to online services, information on environmental subjects and websites provided by Australian, State and Local Governments. The Financial Services link provides a guide to several environmental grant and funding programs around Australia.
			crc.gov.au – information on the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) programme including those with environment industries-related research.

Australian Capital Territory

			business.act.gov.au – BusinessACT, the service delivery arm of the ACT Department of Economic Development, provides support for business development in the ACT through a variety of assistance programs targeted at all levels of business and business needs.
			environment.act.gov.au – Environment ACT provides environmental information for business and industry including policies, agreements and regulations.
			act.gov.au – the main ACT Government portal covers all aspects of the ACT Government’s operations with links to environment sites, business grants and funding assistance.

New South Wales

			business.nsw.gov.au – run by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD), it is the first point of contact within government for companies wishing to do business in Sydney and regional NSW.
			smallbiz.nsw.gov.au – the main NSW Government website for people starting and managing small businesses including a list of NSW Government funding programs.
			epa.nsw.gov.au/grants/index.htm – information on grants awarded by the NSW Environmental Protection Agency including details on the recently unveiled City and Country Environment Restoration program (available at epa.nsw.gov.au/education/ccerp.htm)
			nsw.gov.au/environment.asp – information on useful environmental topics addressed by the NSW Government including links to assistance for industry and businesses operating in the environment industry sector.

Victoria

			business.vic.gov.au – Business Victoria is a comprehensive online resource designed to help start, run and grow a business including information on grants and funding available to industry.
			epa.vic.gov.au/Industry/ - the Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) provides a variety of environmental information for business and industry such as environmental auditors and links to EPA forms and permits. Information is also available on the Victorian Sustainability Fund which aims to provide a resource that can be used to help build the capacity of Victorian business, local government, non-government organisations and the broader community to harness opportunities engendered by Victoria's sustainability agenda.
			dse.vic.gov.au – the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) assists in delivering the Government's vision to position Victoria as a world leader in sustainability including a list of links to environmental topics that DSE has researched.
			sustainability.vic.gov.au – Sustainability Victoria was created on 1 October 2005 by the merging of Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria and EcoRecycle Victoria. It aims to provide a vehicle to support the tangible delivery of the Government's Framework for Environmental Sustainability.
			vic.gov.au – the main Victorian Government website with links to all state government departments and services including links to information on Victorian environmental issues and state government grants and funding.

Queensland

			qld.gov.au/business_and_industry/ - business and industry related issues for Queensland with links for investment information, export assistance, grants and funding for industry including environment industry projects.
			sdi.qld.gov.au – the Queensland Department of State Development, Trade and Innovation provides information on starting and managing a business, services and grants for exporters and links to a page about the Environmental goods and services industry (sdi.qld.gov.au/dsdweb/v3/guis/templates/content/gui_cue_menu.cfm?id=5672)
			epa.qld.gov.au – the Queensland EPA key functions include environmental policy and planning, to name only a couple, with links to a list of EPA grants.
			qld.gov.au – information on Queensland Government services including environmental and business related issues.

South Australia

			sustainablebusiness.sa.gov.au – the gateway to information about sustainability and business in South Australia provides links to a large number of related websites including the 2006 SA Green Business Directory (businessofsustainability.org/GBDirectory.htm)
			southaustralia.biz – the main promotional website for businesses to work in SA including links to information about SA capabilities, infrastructure and industry support mechanisms.
			grants.ord.sa.gov.au – a registry of funding and grant solutions for business and community initiatives in SA. This may be useful for a business seeking finance for expansion, or for a community organisation looking for a grant to promote the development of a town.
			epa.sa.gov.au – as the primary environmental regulator in SA, the SA Environment Protection Authority has links on environmental planning and public consultations.
			sa.gov.au - the main portal to the SA Government with links to environmental and natural resources topics as well as links for business and industry.

Western Australia

			grantsdirectory.dlgrd.wa.gov.au – grants and assistance programs for communities and local governments in regional and metropolitan Western Australia (provided by the Department of Local Government and Regional Development).
			doir.wa.gov.au/environment/index.asp – as part of its responsibilities the WA Department of Industry and Resources delivers environmental regulatory and policy services including an environment industry directory and links to investment support for projects in WA.
			environment.wa.gov.au – the WA Department of the Environment which includes links to project funding through statutory authorities such as the Swan River Trust (swanrivertrust.wa.gov.au) and the Waste Management Board (wastewa.com)
			epa.wa.gov.au – the WA Environment Protection Agency contains links on environmental protection and state environmental policies.
			sedo.energy.wa.gov.au – the WA Sustainable Energy Development Office plays a vital role in accelerating the adoption of renewable energy and energy-efficient strategies across all sectors of the community from business and industry to government and the general public. There are links available to grants and funding.
			sustainability.dpc.wa.gov.au – information on sustainability and the Sustainability Policy Unit in the WA Department of Premier and Cabinet. This unit is actively involved in delivering the Western Australian Government's sustainability agenda through a number of projects and initiatives including the development and implementation of the State Sustainability Strategy.

Tasmania

			development.tas.gov.au – the Tasmanian Department for Economic Development website provides several State Government grant programs and funding for supporting innovation, small businesses and exporters
			dpiwe.tas.gov.au – the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment manages the states natural resources and is responsible for the state environmental policies and legislation

Northern Territory

			nt.gov.au/dberd – the NT Department of Business, Economic and Regional Development provides programs for business assistance and support for research and innovation
			nreta.nt.gov.au – the NT Office of Environment and Heritage, in the NT Department for Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts, administers two grants programs and the NT Environment Protection Agency (which was established on 19 October 2005)
			nt.gov.au/ntg/environ.shtml - the Northern Territory government portal environment page which contains links to business and environment related sites

Local Government

Local Government Environment Network - environs.com.au