Volunteering Australia and the State and Territory peak volunteering bodies have released a response to the Australian Government Compensation Scheme. Volunteering Australia understands that the Australian Government’s compensation scheme for emergency service volunteers is a response to the current 2019-20 […]
Submissions to inform the Volunteer Management Activity program
The Department of Social Services (DSS) is seeking submissions to inform the development of options for the future of the Volunteer Management Activity program post 30 June 2021. The Australian Government currently provides a total of $18.8 million (excluding GST) in […]
Report: The Australia we want
Following the publication of the Community Council of Australia’s (CCA) first report in 1916, this second report released last Tuesday starts with a simple question: What kind of Australia do we want to live in? The Community Council for Australia […]
Volunteers and Visas
The Department of Home Affairs defines volunteer work as work that: is unpaid (you can be provided with meals, accommodation or out-of-pocket living expenses) would not otherwise be done by an Australian for pay is short term is incidental to […]
Volunteers and Centrelink
Some Centrelink clients may be eligible to elect to volunteer to meet their Mutual Obligation Requirements. An individual’s eligibility to volunteer as part of their activity requirements will depend on that particular individual’s Mutual Obligation Requirements. The implications of […]
Many good turns for Hunter volunteer gardener
For Emma Belenus you can’t put a price on the feeling she gets from volunteering. Emma established the Artscape Garden about three years ago in a community housing development in suburban Newcastle as a way to encourage greater engagement, participation […]
Dural volunteer team award winners give back in spades
Back in 2011, a small group of recently retired blokes decided to put the skills they’d learnt over a life time to good use – they formed the Dural Men’s Shed. Seven years on the Dural Men’s Shed has more […]
Orana Volunteers Moving People and Changing Lives
Volunteers from Lightning Ridge and Dubbo were recognised for their outstanding contribution at the 10th Annual Volunteer of the Year Awards in Dubbo today. The top award went to Kathy Furney of Dubbo who received both the overall 2016 Orana […]
Central Coast Volunteers Nourish Life Itself
Volunteers from Lake Munmorah, Mardi, Gosford, Ettalong Beach, Watanobbi, Wyong and Wyong Beach were recognised for their outstanding contribution at the 10th Annual Volunteer of the Year Awards in Shelly Beach today. The top award went to Gaynor Hobart of […]
Volunteers Acting Local and Thinking Global
Volunteers from Braidwood, Bowral, Canberra, Cooma, Batemans Bay and Queanbeyan were recognised for their outstanding contribution at the 10th Annual Volunteer of the Year Awards in South Coast/Southern Inland today. The top award went to Anne Robinson of Majors Creek […]