I just wanted to add a few links for organisations and resources that I think are worth checking out:
I will update this regularly but here are a few to start with,
Sea Shepherd - http://www.seashepherd.org/
Animals Australia - http://www.animalsaustralia.org/
Paw Justice - http://www.pawjustice.co.nz/
Edgars Mission - http://www.edgarsmission.org.au/
Animal Liberation Victoria - http://www.alv.org.au/
World Vegan Day Melbourne - http://www.wvd.org.au/
Radical Grocery - http://www.radicalgrocery.com/
Vegans Are Cool - http://vegansarecool.com/
Veggie Kitchen - http://www.veggiekitchen.com.au
Vegans are Awesome - http://www.vegansareawesome.com
Vegitarian Network Victoria - http://www.vegetarianvictoria.org.au/
Vegie Head - http://www.vegiehead.com