The Centre for Volunteering (The Centre) was founded in 1974 as a volunteer bureau housed within the NSW Council on the Ageing at Argyle Place, The Rocks.
Since then, The Centre has occupied several addresses in central Sydney and welcomed new name changes. Now in our 50th year, The Centre boasts its own offices with a team of 22 permanent staff providing a comprehensive range of volunteering and volunteer management services. The facilities feature a dedicated training room and boardroom facilities.
Chief Executive Officers
- Gemma Rygate (March 2014 to present)
- Lynne Dalton (March 2006 to March 2014)
- Stephen Dunn (December 2004 to February 2006)
- Marie Fox (1997 to 2004)
- Margaret Bell (1985 to 1997)
- Heather Buck (1975 to 1985)
Name changes
- The Centre for Volunteering (2003 to present)
- School of Volunteer Management
- National Centre for Citizenship and Volunteer Management (2003)
- Volunteering NSW (1997)
- Volunteer Centre of NSW (1981 to 1997)
- Volunteer Bureau (1974 to 1981)
Address changes
- 40 Gloucester Street, The Rocks, 2011 to present
- 228 Pitt Street, Sydney from 1999 to 2011
- 105 Pitt Street, Sydney from 1985 to 1999
- Argyle Place, The Rocks from 1974 to 1985