[Place name] Community Website

“Giving our community a home on the net”

Topics Australian domain names Community geographic domain names Community domain names

policies application criteria and process

Purpose of community website Content options First steps Next steps What you can do

Australian Domain Names .au domain space is managed by auDA auDA is a federal government-endorsed

organisation which authorises policy and self-regulates the industry

current second level domain names reflect the website’s purpose, for example: .com used for commercial enterprises .org used for not-for-profit organisations .edu used for educational institutions

Community Geographic Domain Names (CGDN)

auDA has now created eight new geographic second level domains

Second level domains for each state and territory: .act.au, .nsw.au, .nt.au, .qld.au, .sa.au, .tas.au, .v

ic.au, .wa.au

Community Geographic Domain Names (CGDN) All CGDNs will be registered as 3rd level

domain names. For example:

www.bathurst.nsw.auwww.koonwarra.vic.au

www.wyndham.wa.au CGDNs are reserved for communities - they

cannot be licensed by single entities such as local government, business or individuals

CGDN Policies Domain names are available for populated

addressable localities within Australia Names can only be licensed by a legally

registered not-for-profit entity or a special committee of local council

Registrant must be representative of the local community

Domain name licence is for two (2) years

CGDN Policies Registrant can only use the domain name

for the purpose of operating a community website

Licence renewal is based on registrant: still meeting eligibility criteria using the domain name to operate community

website

CGDN Application Criteria Not-for-profit legal entity or special

committee of local council and broadly representative of the local community

Be run by the community for the community

Can apply for one locality name or more names if these are adjoining localities

CGDN Application Process Consult with the broad community Establish a community website group Register interest on CGDN website Form a not-for-profit legal, entity if

necessary Establish roles and sub-committees Prepare application documents Complete application form online at

www.cgdn.org.au

Purpose of [Place name] community website Be the official community website Quick and easy to remember Provide content determined by

community needs and consultation Useful source of local information for

users within the community Provides a ‘snaphot’ of the

community for external people

Content Options Links to other community-based websites – recreation

clubs, historical society, trader’s association, tourism Directories for:

local businesses sport and recreation clubs arts and cultural associations

Events calendar – what’s happening in [Place name] Local news Tourism information Advertising and/or sponsorship

Future content options Local email addresses e-Forum for open discussion on topics

of interest to the community

First Steps We want you to become involved We want your contributions and feedback

because it’s your website We want people willing to become part of

the community website group We want people willing to help with forming

a not-for-profit legal entity – if necessary We want people willing to help with the

application process

Next Steps Register interest in [Place name] on

CGDN website Form a [Place name] website group Establish roles and sub-committees Register as not-for-profit legal entity,

if necessary Complete CGDN application online at

www.cgdn.org.au

What you can do Please put your name on the

Attendance Sheet If you want to be kept informed –

please indicate this on the Attendance Sheet

If you are interested in joining the community website group – complete the Expression of Interest form