Over recent years, bioinformatics has developed into a key underpinning technology for many, if not most, fields of biological research. As such, it is more important than ever for research biologists to be aware of and have access to a broad range of bioinformatics resources. Often though, researchers are faced with two major obstacles in achieving this: namely a lack of expertise and knowledge in the application of bioinformatics, and subsequently the difficulty in accessing suitable high-end computing infrastructure on which to carry out bioinformatics analysis.

 To address these challenges, a number of projects and initiatives have been launched in Australia to provide training, support and access to infrastructure and expertise in bioinformatics. These range from tutorials and systems to enable a researcher to carry out a full bioinformatics analysis by themselves, to groups who offer a complete hands-off analysis service. In this poster, I will describe some of the major resources available, what services they offer, and how researchers can access them.