The United Nations 2022 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) explores the ways in which volunteer–state partnerships can help to address urgent development challenges, from climate change, to ecosystem and biodiversity loss, to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

COVID-19: Rental housing and homelessness policy impacts 2021 Report
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is a national advocate for people affected by poverty, disadvantage and inequality, and the peak council for community services nationally. The new research by the ACOSS and UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partnership, looks […]

Here’s to excellence in volunteer management!
The efforts of our dedicated volunteer managers were celebrated today at a special virtual ceremony for the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. The virtual event recognised the important role managers have played in keeping volunteer programs strong and […]

It’s a wrap! A virtual celebration of volunteering across the Riverina
Today we celebrated our very last regional ceremony for the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards with volunteers from the Riverina and the southern NSW border towns. What a fantastic few months it’s been meeting the state’s volunteers across […]

A huge thankyou to volunteers from all corners of St George and Sutherland Shire
We said a huge thankyou to the tireless volunteering efforts across St George and Sutherland Shire today at the Southern Sydney ceremony for the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. It’s been another tough year but our nominees took […]

Meet the 2021 Eastern Suburbs Volunteers of the Year!
It’s been a challenging year for volunteers from Sydney City and the Eastern Suburbs – but they haven’t let the pandemic stop the vital work they do in supporting their local community. So, today we said thankyou at our regional […]

A huge congratulations to the 2021 Far West Volunteers of the Year
Over the past few months, we have heard some heartwarming tales of volunteering at our 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. Today the roadshow arrived in Broken Hill to celebrate the region’s amazing volunteers of the Far West. COVID-19 […]

Announcing our amazing award winners from Central Sydney
Today we heard some truly remarkable stories of volunteering at the Central Sydney virtual ceremony for 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. It’s been such a tough year for everyone, but people have stepped up to meet the challenge […]

Congratulations to the 2021 great Southern Inland Volunteers of the Year!
From Goulburn to Queanbeyan and the Snowies, the work and dedication of volunteers in 2021 has connected their communities through the disruptions of the past 12 months. So today we were delighted to meet so many volunteers online to announce […]

Molong celebrations at the 2021 Central West Volunteer of the Year Awards
Volunteers are the backbone and the soul of rural and regional communities. This afternoon we came together to say thanks to our amazing volunteers in the Central West at the regional ceremony for the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year […]