5 July 2022
The Mission Australia’s Youth Survey is now open. Young people aged 15-19 living in Australia are invited to complete the survey to make their voices heard. Responses provide crucial insights into young people’s foremost aspirations, experiences, concerns and barriers to achieving their goals. The survey is a chance for young people to share what’s on...
30 June 2022
The Cancer Institute of NSW has released the 2021 NSW Smoking and Health Survey. The Survey ran in April and May 2021, capturing important insights from more than 1,200 people across the state. The report identifies that in NSW daily smoking rates continue to decline. The latest figures from NSW Health and the Cancer Institute...
29 June 2022
Mutual obligation requirements are tasks and activities you agree to do while getting certain payments from the Government. Penalties apply if you don’t meet them. Find out more from the factsheet provided by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. What the upcoming changes to employment services are Workforce Australia replaces jobactive from...
13 June 2022
Free, confidential and independent support from someone who understands. It can be hard to find the right support to discuss issues at work that are impacting your wellbeing, or personal issues that might be impacting your work. Hear2Talk provides free, confidential, independent, and skilled phone-based support to help manage challenging experiences and emotions in the...
13 June 2022
The Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission (ACNC) has released new guidance on related party transactions. Related party transactions are common and not necessarily a problem. Often they bring benefits to a charity (for example, discounted goods or services), but they can also give rise to conflicts of interest and there is a risk that they...
11 June 2022
The PRObono Australia salary survey has been helping not-for-profit organisations for 10 years by mapping out trends and offering in-depth analysis in its. The Salary Survey Report 2022 allows individuals and organisations to effectively benchmark their remuneration practices, allowing them to offer appropriate salaries to new employees, and manage the retention and satisfaction of existing...
12 May 2022
A new resource for participants called Guide for understanding employment supports has recently been published on the NDIS website. There is also an Easy Read format of the guide available. The Guide is organised into seven (7) areas and has been created to help participants, their families and carers think about what supports might best suit their individual needs.
12 May 2022
Services Australia has released an eKit to help community groups support people affected by natural disasters. It includes information on financial support and mobile services, and it’s available in 20 languages.
9 February 2022
The Centre for Volunteering is committed to promoting Youth Volunteering in NSW. The advice in this FAQ document is of a general nature only. There may be specific considerations for each organisation and sector. Always seeks legal or professional advice if you are unsure. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to...
3 January 2022
Volunteering can provide vital support to people in the community who are impacted in an emergency – that’s why we’ve launched a new emergency volunteering website for volunteers to submit their interest in assisting during emergencies in New South Wales. We are calling for members of the public to register their details through a simple...
24 November 2021
Introduction The NSW Police Force provides a service to Organisations to become registered and conduct National Police Checks through their secure online portal. The Secure Online Portal offers registered Organisation’s access to a $15 (GST FREE) volunteer check. National Police Checks Walkthrough for Organisations Eligibility Criteria to be a Registered Organisation Represent as an NSW...