Volunteer Life Archive
Use this archive to look for articles and information published in our online e-zine, Volunteer Life.
- Volunteer Life 2010 Issues
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- Volunteer Life 2008 Issues
- Volunteer Life 2007 Issues
- Volunteer Life 2006 Issues
- Volunteer Life 2005 Issues
Volunteer Life 2010 Issues
Volunteer Life, Issue 12, February 2010
2009 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
- 2009 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award Winners
- NSW Volunteer Ambassador of the Year for 2010
- 2009 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award Winners and Photo Gallery
VOLUNTEER STORIES
- Layne Beachley: Helping young girls achieve their dreams
- Volunteers lobby for a new school in Central Coast, NSW
- The difference you make is a reward in itself
- A volunteer with time on his hands?
- Giving back to her adopted country
- Rosemary Weaver: "The Inn is a magical building"
VOLUNTEERING IN FOCUS
- Want to live longer? Volunteer!
VOLUNTEERING NEWS
- New Minister for Volunteering: The Hon. Peter Primrose MLC
- National Volunteer Week 2010: Update
- New volunteer team management tool
- Vodafone's World of Difference program
- Volunteering guides translated into 16 languages
- New volunteering resource clearinghouse
- Vale Professor Mark Lyons
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Bridge to Volunteering: Free introduction to volunteering workshop
- 2010 Australasian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management
Volunteer Life 2009 Issues
Volunteer Life, Issue 11, January 2009
2008 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Meet the NSW Volunteer of the Year Award winners
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- A zest for life: 2008 Get Up & Go Award winner
BOOK REVIEW
- Giving: How each of us can change the world
CELEBRITY AND EXECUTIVE VOLUNTEERS
- Paul Newman: Hollywood legend, charity great
VOLUNTEER PROFILE
- Norm and Kaye Hawes: Two pillars of the Central Coast Courtesy Transport Program of The Leukaemia Foundation
IN FOCUS
- Have your say on climate change
DOING AND GIVING
- Volunteer Referral Service volunteers rule
COMPANIES WITH HEART AND SPIRIT
- Karen Carmichael: Partners in learning
VOLUNTEERING NEWS
- Order your National Volunteer Week Pins and Posters
- Volunteer passports 'creditable'
- The costs of volunteering: More needs to be done
- Bullying and harassment in the workplace: A guide for paid staff and volunteers
- INSIDE THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING: 2008 PROGRAM REPORTS
- C3P: Creating Community Corporate Partnerships
- SCIP/Youth volunteering
- School of Volunteer Management
- Research and Policy
- Membership
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Bridge to Volunteering
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School of Volunteer Management Training and Events
- Speak Up! Speak Out! and other Short Courses in 2009
- Funded training through the Strategic Skills Program
- CAVI pathways – distance learning or RPL
- Volunteer Coordinators Networking Events: 2009
Volunteer Life 2008 Issues
Volunteer Life, Issue 10, September 2008
2008 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Last chance to nominate for the 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award
- Youth and Corporate nominations needed
- Meet the 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Volunteer Nominees
SPECIAL FEATURE
- Tragic death of Food Water Shelter's building foreman Darren Stratti
COMPANIES WITH HEART AND SPIRIT
- Planit Charity Day at Wairoa School, North Bondi
ANGELS AT THE TABLE
- Lyndey Milan, much more than a cook
DOING AND GIVING
- 2008 Oxfam TRAILWALKER
- FreeRice: Help world hunger by playing with words
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- What to consider before volunteering overseas
BOOK REVIEW
- Volunteering: Why we can't survive without it
CELEBRITIES AND EXECUTIVES
- A tribute to Jane Mcgrath: A truly inspiring woman
VOLUNTEER PROFILE
- Emily Olive: I would love to make everything equal ...
FVI NEWS
- New Minister for Volunteering
- Letter to the SMH Editor re the Hon Linda Burney
- Bright future for volunteering in Australia
- Government boosts funding for emergency volunteers
- Unpaid work counts, so measure it
INSIDE THE CENTRE
- Do you have Facebook? Tell your friends about The Centre for Volunteering!
- School of Volunteer Management updates
VOLUNTEERING JOBS
- Event volunteering opportunities
- Call for volunteer journalists
Volunteer Life, Issue 9, May 2008 – National Volunteer Week Special Edition
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK 2008
– FREE Introduction to Volunteering Seminar
- Movie ticket give-away: Un Secret
CELEBRITY AND EXECUTIVE VOLUNTEERS
- Making a difference: Ania Stepien
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- Pulling out teeth in far north Queensland
DOING & GIVING
- Keeping alive the memories in Rookwood Necropolis
BOOK REVIEW
- Cholas in Bowlers by Jane Mundy
COMPANIES WITH HEART & SPIRIT
- Liquid Ideas donate brains instead of bucks
ANGELS AT THE TABLE
- Volunteer caterer for the Girl Guides
VOLUNTEER PROFILE
- Surry Hills Festival organiser: Cathy Wills
FVI NEWS
- Minister's Forum on Volunteering
- People too busy to do charity work: survey
- Powerhouse Museum celebrates
- Beijing Olympics receives record volunteer applications
- Special offer for volunteers: Ophir Gold B&B discount
INSIDE THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING
- Welcome: Odessa O'Brien, Maia Giordano and Mark Tippett
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award nominations open
- National Volunteer Week Events Calendar
- 2008 Events Calendar
- Events to volunteer for
Volunteer Life 2007 Issues
Volunteer Life, Issue 8, September 2007 – Holiday Volunteering Issue
IN FOCUS
- Holiday volunteering: What's in it for you? Heaps!
- Ethical tourism: Laying bricks in Africa and helping orphans in Asia
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- Life-changing experience in the jungle
- Rice and weddings in Vietnam
- Edward Prescott: Jamming with kids in Kenya
- Theresa Pizzuto: Monitoring wild puppies in Zambia
- Hands-on tourists
FVI NEWS
- Sustainable travel on the rise: Survey
SPECIAL FEATURE
- Volunteer: A Traveller's Guide to Making a Difference Around the World
DOING & GIVING
- Bicycle Victoria's Great Victorian Bike Ride and the 2008 Great Escapade
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Free Bridge for Volunteering workshop
Volunteer Life, Issue 7, May 2007
SPECIAL FEATURE
- Interview with NSW Minister for Volunteering
ANGELS AT THE TABLE
- Making Lavender Trust cupcakes with a passion for charity
DOING & GIVING
- Homeless score a win on many levels
IN FOCUS
- Is volunteering the new sea change?
CELEBRITY AND EXECUTIVE VOLUNTEERS
- The RED Campaign – U2's Bono harnesses big business
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- Performing medical miracles for Cambodian youth
COMPANIES WITH HEART & SPIRIT
- Bain & Company's Community Impact Day
VOLUNTEER PROFILE
- Peter Batcheler: Volunteer Tour Guide with the ABC
FVI NEWS
- 99% of volunteers believe their work makes a difference: National survey finds
- New report on Maori volunteering launched
Q & A
- A day without volunteers – what would it be like?
INSIDE THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING
- School of Volunteer Management training news
- The Centre celebrates its 500th member
- Evaluation Conference Think Tank
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Free Bridge for Volunteering workshops
- Events Calendar
- Hot Volunteer Jobs and Event Volunteer Jobs
Volunteer Life, Issue 6, March 2007
ANGELS AT THE TABLE
- The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program for school children
DOING & GIVING
- Food Water Shelter Inc in Tanzania
IN FOCUS
- The rising cost of volunteering
VOLUNTEERS: FROM CELEBRITIES TO CEOS
- Angry Anderson helps build youth centre in Ulladulla
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- Storm Boy country
COMPANIES WITH HEART & SPIRIT
- The advantages of corporate volunteering: Two sides of gardening
VOLUNTEER PROFILE
- Harry Whelan: Volunteer with a mission
FVI NEWS
- Government expands Student Volunteering Program
- No workplace agreements for volunteers
INSIDE THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING
- Free qualifications for volunteers
- The 7:30 Report: Calls for better deal for volunteers
- The Centre for Volunteering's intern report
- The Centre for Volunteering supports Earth Hour
Q & A
- Volunteering: What's in it for me?
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Free Bridge for Volunteering workshop
- National Volunteer Week, 14–20 May 2007
- Events Calendar
Volunteer Life 2006 Issues
Volunteer Life, Issue 5, December 2006
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY
- Thank you for volunteering!
DOING & GIVING
- Help drought-affected families in rural NSW and Queensland enjoy Christmas
IN FOCUS
- Australian volunteers' time worth $12.5 billion annually
VOLUNTEERS: FROM CELEBRITIES TO CEOS
- David Gonski's views on being an Arts Board Member and the differences between the Baby Boomers and Generation Y
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- Volunteering with Palms Australia in East Timor: First evacuation in 45 years
COMPANIES WITH HEART & SPIRIT
- Lend Lease's annual September Community Day
ANGELS AT THE TABLE
- Bakers Delight's pink finger buns raise money for charity and community organisations
FVI NEWS
- New 'Minister for Volunteers' welcomes challenge
- Well done, Mr Iemma, for putting volunteering on the map
- Blog: Volunteer to change your life
- 2006 NAB Volunteer Award winners
INSIDE THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING
- Funding awarded for new corporate volunteering project
- Lynne Dalton, CEO, judges Australian of the Year Awards
- Celebrating Volunteer Managers
- Meet our volunteers
Q & A
- Certificate 1 in Active Volunteering
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- The Centre for Volunteering's Holiday Hours
Volunteer Life, Issue 4, September 2006
VOLUNTEERS: FROM CELEBRITIES TO CEOS
- ABC Radio 702's Adam Spencer
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- Are you the next Australian Youth Ambassador?
COMPANIES WITH HEART & SPIRIT
- Reading buddies – Corporate volunteers and UWS educational psychology students teach young readers
DOING & GIVING
- The Song Room
ANGELS AT THE TABLE
- The Basket Brigade delivers the presents and the Christmas spirit
IN FOCUS
- 'Could do better' – Results of The National Survey of Volunteering Issues 2006
FVI NEWS
- Census taps into volunteering
- Unselfish youth
- Chinese volunteers support female births
- Australian retirees keen to volunteer
INSIDE THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING
- Visit our stall at Sydney's Earthdance Markets
- Welcome: Alison Keene, Volunteer Services Coordinator
- Successfully judged NSW entries for NAB Volunteer Awards
- Sydney Olympic Volunteers part of Where Are They Now studio audience
Q & A
- Can I volunteer as part of my job?
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- School of Volunteer Management Training
- Events Calendar
Volunteer Life, Issue 3, June 2006
SPECIAL FEATURE
- Let's celebrate National Volunteer Week, 15–21 May 2006
DOING & GIVING
- Ship of volunteers: Restoring the lighthouse supply ship MV Cape Don
COMPANIES WITH HEART & SPIRIT
- Going for Gold: Interview with Sydney Airport's Gold Ambassador Rhonda Miller
ANGELS AT THE TABLE
- Eat smart and support StreetSmart's homeless campaign
VOLUNTEERS: FROM CELEBS TO CEOS
- From housemate to humanitarian: Big Brother's Tim Brunero
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- Creating an indigenous long-term future in the remote forests of Papua New Guinea
IN FOCUS
- Getting rid of the bad apples: Preventing elder abuse
FVI NEWS
- National Bank welcomes entries for volunteer awards
- Volunteers upholding women's rights
- Chernobyl volunteers aid recovery 20 years on
INSIDE THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING
- Support volunteering and change your world!
- New FONGA discussion paper
- Volunteering opportunities for disadvantaged or at-risk young people
- Volunteering: A pathway to employment
Q & A
- Police checks and working with children checks
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- The Centre for Volunteering Members Breakfast Forums
- School of Volunteer Management Training
Volunteer Life, Issue 2, March 2006
VOLUNTEERS: FROM CELEBS TO CEOS
- Nicole Kidman: Volunteer, superstar and UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador to build peace
DOING & GIVING
- Fighting fire with.. education
FVI NEWS
- Call for compulsory community service for school students
- Searching for stardust, at home
- Who volunteers?
- Commonwealth Games volunteer army
COMPANIES WITH HEART & SPIRIT
- The Body Shop's 4,500 volunteer hours
ANGELS AT THE TABLE
- OzHarvest, Sydney's first 'food rescue' charity
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- Protecting turtle eggs in Costa Rica
Q & A
- Q&A: Volunteers and tax
INSIDE THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING
- Anonymous donor gives $10,000
- First NSW-based legal resource for volunteers and voluntary organisations
- New membership program
- New pricing structure for SVM's Accredited Courses
- Volunteer Coordinator on leave
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- National Volunteer Week, 15–21 May 2006
- Events Calendar
Volunteer Life 2005 Issue
Volunteer Life, Issue 1, December 2005
DOING & GIVING
- Experiencing life while volunteering to build peace
VOLUNTEERS: FROM CELEBS TO CEOS
- Australian Idol's Casey Donovan
FVI NEWS
- Australians big on giving and volunteering
- Sporting chance for volunteers abroad
- Charities and volunteers hit by petrol price rise
- NAB Volunteer Awards winners
ANGELS AT THE TABLE
- Just Enough Faith
COMPANIES WITH HEART & SPIRIT
- IBM trains staff to become high school teachers
IN FOCUS
- Cutting down on your fuel bill
POSTCARD WITH PURPOSE
- Volunteering in tsunami devastated Thailand
INSIDE THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING
- Support International Volunteer Day – Shop for V-Store Specials
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- International Volunteer Day | 5 December 2005
- The Centre for Volunteering Holiday Hours