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This page is designed to assist you in navigating the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Website.
The Department Web site is predominantly text-based and optimized for viewing at 800 x 600 resolution with at least 256 colours (every effort is made to ensure legibility at 640 x 480 resolution).
A frames-compatible browser is required for some websites hosted by the Department and some areas use Java applets and JavaScript.
Home Page
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From the Department's homepage you can either use the structured links to browse through our site, or you can use the sitemap or search engine to assist in locating information. The information of the Department is arranged in broad subject areas, with lists of Related Links on the right-hand side of information pages, and a list of Top Requests for the subject on the right-hand side of the index pages for each subject area. Links to recent news and issues relating to the Department can be found on the home page.
Contact details for the Department are provided through the Government Online Directory, and also on our Contact Us page on the top navigation bar on each web page.
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For more information on the features of the Department's homepage, please select an area from the image above.
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Quick Links
News and Issues
This is a list of recent news and issues relating to the department. This may include the Annual Report, major news issues relevant to the Department, and other significant items of interest.
Shortcuts
This list allows you to quickly navigate to important areas of the website.
Top Requests
This list allows you to quickly navigate to the most commonly accessed pages. As you move around the site, the list changes to provide links appropriate to the subject area you are currently in.
Our Websites
This list provides links to websites hosted by the Department.
Related Links
This list is found on information pages, and allows you to quickly navigate to pages relating to the current page.
Navigation Area
The Left Hand Navigation Area allows you to browse through the site by dividing it into collections of related information. It provides a home page for the selected collection with links to news items, programs, grants, services and so forth, as appropriate for that area.
As you hover over links, pop-up menus will appear with links directly to the sub-sections available in that collection.
Top Navigation Bar
This provides direct links to some of the most commonly used pages on the site: the Ministers' website, a Help screen, Feedback forum, Contact Us information, and keyword Search.
Ministers' Website
The Ministers' websites provide background and contact details for our Ministers as well as media releases, speeches and audio files.
Help
The Help page provides a selection of useful information for navigating around the web site, a brief overview of pages of interest, and any issues relating to file formats or tools you may need to access information on the site.
Feedback
The Feedback screen allows you to send appropriate feedback to the area responsible for maintaining and updating the website, and is to be used for website related issues only.
Contact Us
This provides contact details for the public to use when communicating with the Department.
Quick Search
Each page of the Department site has a quick search tool enabling you to search
on keywords from anywhere on the site. This will take you to the Search screen
(with the search criteria specified for a Keyword search on the entered words),
and the results for that search will be displayed. You can now use the search
page as you wish - refining or widening the search or selecting an item of the
Search Results. The Search Help page
provides further information if required.
Bottom Navigation Bar
Legal Statements
These links will take you to the privacy, copyright, and disclaimer legal statements relevant to the site.
Linking to the Department Websites
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government welcomes administrators and managers of web sites to place a link on their site back to the home page of www.infrastructure.gov.au. Please see the guidelines for further information.
Sitemap
The sitemap provides a directory listing the contents of each subject area of the site.
Other Areas of Interest
Font size adjustment
These buttons appear on all pages, usually on the right-hand side near the top of the page, and allow you to adjust the font size, making the text of the page larger or smaller.
Print
The Print link creates a print-friendly version of the current page. The Print link appears at the bottom-right of each page.
Department
From the Department page on our Web site you can find all you need to know about us - the Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. You will find information relating to the structure of the Department, including the function, role and contact information for specific program areas in the Department. We have online copies of our Annual Reports, Certified Agreement, Corporate Plan and Service Charter. You can also check out the latest job vacancies and read about our Graduate Program.
Media Centre
The Department's Media Centre provides a range of information including media releases and speeches.
Software
Adobe Acrobat
A standard for viewing formatted documents which have been optimised for delivery via electronic means. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to view, navigate and print PDF files across many different platforms. PDF files look exactly like the original document.
To use Acrobat Reader with your web browser you need to first download the Acrobat Reader from Adobe's Website and install it on your computer.
Microsoft Word
A standard for viewing DOC, RTF and TXT files. To view a Microsoft Word file, you need to have Microsoft Word or Word Viewer installed on the computer. If you do not have the necessary software installed, you can download Microsoft Word Viewer free of charge from the Microsoft website.
Microsoft Excel
A standard for viewing XLS Files. To view a Microsoft Excel file, you need to have Microsoft Excel or Excel Viewer installed on the computer. If you do not have the necessary software installed, you can download Microsoft Excel Viewer free of charge from the Microsoft website.
Microsoft PowerPoint
A standard for playing PowerPoint presentations (PPT) which have been optimised for delivery via electronic means.
To play a presentation, you need to have a PowerPoint viewer installed on the computer. If you do not have the necessary software installed, you can download Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer free of charge from the Microsoft website.
Windows Media Player
A standard for playing multimedia files of various formats (MP3, WAV, MPEG, WMV etc.) which have been optimised for delivery via electronic means.
To play an audio or video file, you need to have a media player installed on the computer. If you do not have the necessary software installed, you can download Microsoft Windows Media Player free of charge from the Microsoft website.
VLC Media Player
To play an MP4, MPG file or AVI, you need to have a media player installed on the computer. If you do not have the necessary software installed, you can download VLC media player free of charge from the VideoLAN website.
Please note that some AVI videos require the Divx codec.
Winzip
A standard for online data delivery, Winzip allows large files (or file sets) to be "compressed" to expedite delivery via electronic means. The ZIP file is downloaded (more quickly) by a user, then it is "de-compressed" to re-create the original file.
To get the Winzip Program you need to go to Winzip's Website.
Disclaimer
The compatible applications listed above are examples only. The Department does not endorse any particular software developer or specific application.
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