Here were the winning sites of the 2008 NetGuide Australian Web Awards. You'll find more details about each site, including the reasons behind each award, in the April 2009 edition of NetGuide -- which is out now at all good newsagents and supermarkets.

Best search site
Google
www.google.com.au

Best online shopping site
dStore
www.dstore.com.au

Best classifieds site
Trading Post
www.tradingpost.com.au

Best finance site
Australian Taxation Office
www.ato.gov.au
Highly commended
Understanding Money
www.understandingmoney.gov.au

Best comparison site
Whirlpool
http://bc.whirlpool.net.au

Best travel/tourism site
Total Travel
www.totaltravel.com.au
Highly commended
Lonely Planet
www.lonelyplanet.com

Best parenting site
Essential Baby
www.essentialbaby.com.au
Highly commended
Raising Children Network
http://raisingchildren.net.au

Best government site
myfuture
www.myfuture.edu.au

Best small business site
SwitchSelect
www.switchselect.com

Best health and fitness site
Cancer Council
www.cancer.org.au

Best community/charity site
Get Up!
www.getup.org.au

Best media site
ABC
www.abc.net.au

Best social networking site
Friends Reunited
www.friendsreunited.com.au

Best entertainment site
Take 40
www.take40.com

Best lifestyle site
Reader’s Digest
www.readersdigest.com.au

Best sports site
FOX Sports
www.foxsports.com.au

Best kids’/youth site
Nickelodeon
www.nickelodeon.com.au
Highly Commended
Habbo Hotel
www.habbohotel.com.au

Best new site
Lasoo
www.lasoo.com.au

People’s Choice award
Lasoo
www.lasoo.com.au

Site of the Year
ABC
www.abc.net.au