A huge round of applause to the amazing volunteers from today’s virtual Blue Mountains regional ceremony for the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. It’s been another challenging year thanks to COVID-19, but local volunteers have rolled up their sleeves and kept the Mountains running. A special mention to the Blue Mountains Volunteer of...
Today we were thrilled to celebrate the huge efforts of volunteers on the Coffs Coast, with our virtual ceremony for the Upper North Coast 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. While we couldn’t be together in person, we could celebrate the amazing volunteer work being carried out right across the region. The Upper North...
The Mid North Coast community may be in lock-down but we were still able to celebrate the amazing work of local volunteers today at the virtual regional ceremony for the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. With devastating floods and the never-ending disruptions and uncertainty of COVID, it’s been a tough year on the...
Today we celebrated the remarkable resilience, energy and commitment of our volunteers at the virtual North West Sydney regional ceremony for the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. From the Hills to the Hawkesbury there were so many fantastic stories that came to light. More than 1200 Castle Hill United Football Club players get...
We kicked off our 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards today, with our North Shore volunteers recognised at our first regional awards ceremony. Throughout the state there have been so many stories of volunteer success and resilience through the disruption of COVID. Volunteers have continued to dig deep to support their local communities through...
The Emergency Volunteering Platform, which was set up to assist during the COVID-19 pandemic, is experiencing a rise in volunteer registrations during the current Stay At Home Orders in Sydney and surrounding areas. If your organisation provides essential services to the community or has virtual roles that can be performed by volunteers, we ask that...
In March this year a team of volunteers from Optus came and joined Easy Care Gardening to help out in the garden. They snipped, weeded, raked and mulched through Corin’s garden, transforming it from an overgrown yard, back into a garden. Optus is one of the many corporate volunteering groups who partner with Easy Care...
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers. From Monday 17th to Sunday 23rd May 2021, NVW will celebrate the significant contribution of Australia’s almost six million volunteers. Each year these volunteers dedicate over 600 million hours to help others. The theme for NVW 2021 is Recognise. Reconnect. Reimagine. which acknowledges that it is time to: RECOGNISE, celebrate and thank volunteers for the vital role they play in our lives. Never has this been more evident than after a year where Australia has dealt...
The Centre for Volunteering Visit our team at The Centre for Volunteering stand to learn more about the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards Program, Professional Development, benefits of becoming a member of The Centre and information on the Certificate courses available through the School of Volunteer Management. The Kindness Revolution – Hugh Mackay...
Coordinating 13 volunteer programs with 800 regular volunteers and up to 1,000 one-off event volunteers is no small job. Implementing the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement has seen volunteer coordination become a much smoother experience and produced better outcomes for both staff and volunteers at Northern Beaches Council. Here are some insights from their experience....
The NSW social services sector, which employs more than 230,000 people, and provides care to more than 1 million people per year, has reached a crossroads according to an alarming new report. The report from Equity Economics, commissioned by NCOSS and other NSW peak bodies including The Centre for Volunteering with sponsorship from HESTA, identifies...
An article by interview volunteer journalist Lauren Bevilacqua From learning new skills to learning about yourself, young people across the state are embracing the benefits of volunteering and the opportunities it brings. Meet three volunteers who share how they have benefitted from volunteering in unexpected ways. Learning new skills in a relaxed environment For Naomi...