27 November 2018
Hear from Denise North, Principal Consultant and Accredited Coach with Executive Central and Gemma Rygate, CEO of The Centre for Volunteering talk about The Centre for Volunteering and the key trends in the volunteering sector. In this interview Denise North and Gemma Rygate discuss: The Centre for Volunteering and it’s role as the peak body...
23 November 2018
A report released today by Australia’s largest food relief organisation, Foodbank, reveals that an alarming 4 million Australians have experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months. The report exposes a growing problem in country areas where, during the past 12 months, 1.5 million Australians have experienced the uncertainty of not knowing where their next...
19 November 2018
In 2010 the Productivity Commission (PC) reported that on best estimates more than 5 million Australians volunteered in 2007, 88% of them with not for profit organisations, contributing over 135 million hours with an estimated value of $14.6 billion in a single year. Around two thirds of those who volunteer do so with NFPs that...
4 November 2018
Leading volunteer managers and corporate volunteers were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering across the state, at the 2018 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards at NSW Parliament House in Sydney. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration...
1 November 2018
See below the full list of finalists for the 2018 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. Southern Sydney Young Adult Senior Volunteer Team Overall regional winner Emily Jane Miles, Dress for Success Sydney from Narwee Paul Signorelli, Biaggio Signorelli Asbestos Foundation from Blakehurst Louise Temperley, Dress for Success Sydney from Sutherland Tradies Volunteers, The Sutherland...
28 September 2018
Volunteers from across Hornsby and the Hills District were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Castle Hill. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country. The NSW...
27 September 2018
Volunteers from across the Illawarra region were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Wollongong. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country. The NSW 2018 Volunteer of...
26 September 2018
Volunteers from across the Macarthur region and Sydney’s South West were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Mount Pritchard. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country....
25 September 2018
Volunteers from across Sydney’s North Shore region were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Northbridge. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country. The NSW 2018 Volunteer...
20 September 2018
Volunteers from across the State’s Central West were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Bathurst. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country. The NSW 2018 Volunteer...
17 September 2018
Volunteers from across the Northern Rivers region were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Lismore. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country. The NSW Volunteer of...
14 September 2018
Volunteers from across the Hunter region were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Newcastle. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering and is the biggest celebration of volunteering across the country. The NSW 2018 Volunteer of...