Happy National Volunteer Week to all our valued volunteers and volunteer managers. We at The Centre for Volunteering are grateful for your efforts, and this week is all about you! Please share the following video across any and all of […]
The Centre for Volunteering: Media Coverage
The Centre for Volunteering is glad to do be able to do our part to help recognise the importance of volunteers and helping within communities. 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards National Volunteer Week kicks off tomorrow. We’re being […]
Have your say: COVID-19 Impact on Volunteering Sector Survey
Accurate data is vital during a crisis. The Centre for Volunteering has worked with the Department of Communities and Justice to develop a survey for the Volunteering Sector to ascertain the state of volunteering in NSW. The data will be […]
Aussie Broadband customers raise $50,000 for charity
Aussie Broadband customers have raised a staggering $50,000 through the Telco Together Foundation’s Small Change Big Change program. Customers who participate simply add a $1 donation on their bill every month to help those in need. Aussie Broadband joined the […]
Tireless advocate and Indigenous leader named 2018 NSW Volunteer of the Year
Esteemed local aboriginal leader Wendy Dalton has been named the 2018 NSW Volunteer of the Year for her tireless support of young indigenous people and advocacy and care for aboriginal women fighting breast cancer. The announcement was made today in […]
Would be Sydney inventor named 2018 NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year
With 45 years experience working for computer software company IBM, George Tillett has so much knowledge and so many skills to offer his peers and the community. George now spends much of his time volunteering for the Unique Solutions Service […]
Grafton community leader named 2018 NSW Adult Volunteer of the Year
Local community leader Wendy Dalton has been selected at the 2018 NSW Adult Volunteer of the Year for her ongoing support for young aboriginal people, elders and aboriginal women around the Grafton and Brewarrina communities. The announcement was made in […]
Volunteer veteran from St John Ambulance selected for 2018 Excellence in Volunteer Management Award
Colin Lott from St John Ambulance NSW is a true veteran of volunteering. He has volunteered for more than 40 years and is now the Assistant Commissioner for Metropolitan Operations at St John where he oversees 1,600 volunteers working over […]
Wellington Beyond Barbed Wire Volunteer Mentors take out 2018 NSW Volunteer Team of the Year
The group of 12 volunteers from the Wellington Beyond Barbed Wire Volunteer Mentors has been selected as the 2018 NSW Volunteer Team of the Year for their support for mothers who are in or have been released from prison. The […]
Tamworth community worker named 2018 NSW Young Volunteer of the Year
Twenty-one year old Aimee Caulfield from Tamworth has been named the 2018 NSW Young Volunteer of the Year for her work supporting young people throughout the New England region. The announcement was made in front of more than 300 community, […]