| AAES | Australian Agricultural Economics Society |
| AAS | Australian Academy of Science |
| ABC | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| ACF | Australian Conservation Foundation |
| ACI | Australian Consolidated Industries |
| ACNT | Australian Council of National Trusts |
| AEC | Adult Education Centre |
| AILA | Australian Institute of Landscape Architects |
| AMF | Australian Military Forces |
| ANZAAS | Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science |
| APM | Australian Paper Mills |
| APPU | Australian Primary Producers' Union |
| ARC | Australian Research Council |
| ASAP | Australian Science Archives Project |
| AVCA | Agricultural & Veterinary Chemical Association of Australia |
| AWWA | Australian Water and Wastewater Association |
| BHP | Broken Hill Pty |
| CCV | Conservation Council of Victoria |
| CEP | Commission on Environmental Planning |
| CFL | Conservation, Forests and Lands |
| CRA | Conzinc Riotinto Australia |
| CRB | Country Roads Board |
| CRRERIS | Commonwealth Regional Renewable Energy Resources Information System |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization |
| DCFL | Department of Conservation Forests and Lands |
| EPA | Environment Protection Authority |
| EPC | Environmental Planning Commission (Goode calls it CEP, see above) |
| FCV | Forests Commission, Victoria |
| FLUC | Federal Land Use Committee, a committee of the APPU |
| ICI | Imperial Chemical Industries |
| IUCN | International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
| IYF | International Youth Fund |
| LAC | Landscape Advisory Committee |
| LC/NTA | Landscape Committee of the National Trust, Australia |
| LCC | Land Conservation Council |
| LGC | Local Government Commission |
| LPC | Landscape Preservation Council, National Trust of Australia |
| LVWSB | Latrobe Valley Water and Sewerage Board |
| MHR | Member of the House of Representatives |
| MLA | Member of Legislative Council |
| MMBW | Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works |
| MP | Member of Parliament |
| MPA | Ministry for Planning and Environment |
| NCS | National Conservation Strategy |
| NCSA | National Conservation Strategy for Victoria |
| NCSSA | Nature Conservation Society of South Australia |
| NFF | National Farmers' Federation |
| NPA | National Parks Authority |
| NPAC | National Parks Advisory Council |
| NPS | National Parks Service |
| NRB | National Roads Board (New Zealand) |
| NRCL | National Resources Conservation League |
| NTA | National Trust of Australia |
| PPWC | Parliamentary Public Works Committee |
| RAA | Royal Automobile Association (South Australia) |
| RACV | Royal Automobile Club of Victoria |
| RCA | Road Construction Authority |
| RCC | Roadside Conservation Committee |
| SMA | Snowy Mountains Authority |
| SCA | Soil Conservation Authority |
| SCS | Soil Conservation Service (New South Wales) |
| SEC | State Electricity Commission |
| SR&WSC | State Rivers and Water Supply Commission |
| TCPA | Town and Country Planning Association |
| TCPB | Town and Country Planning Board |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| UNRRA | United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration |
| VCS | Victorian Conservation Strategy |
| VNPA | Victorian National Parks Association |
| WCS | World Conservation Strategy |
| WOI | War Organisation of Industry |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund |