Share to Care Chapter 1: Graham Toomey
6 March 2023
Meet Graham Toomey, a leading artist and champion of his community, in this first episode of the Share to Care series.
Volunteer Stories
Celebrating Harmony Week: A look at Diversity in NSW Volunteering.
21 March 2022
Abla Tohamy Kadous is a shining example for volunteers in NSW through her advocacy for Islamic women. Leaving Egypt to move to Australia in the 1960s, Abla knows what it’s like to set up life in a foreign land, and navigate the social, cultural and religious challenges it can bring. She began her volunteering 35...
2021 Volunteer Award Stories
1 October 2021
about regional: ‘To see the smiles on children’s faces is priceless’: John Rodd named Riverina’s Club Volunteer of the Year PRIME7: Wildlife warrior St George & Sutherland Shire Leader: Volunteers of St George and Sutherland Shire are honoured as NSW’s best about regional: Love of heritage fuels Marie Kennedy’s award-winning volunteer spirit at Riversdale CBR...
Corporates saying “yes” to helping out in the garden
16 June 2021
In March this year a team of volunteers from Optus came and joined Easy Care Gardening to help out in the garden. They snipped, weeded, raked and mulched through Corin’s garden, transforming it from an overgrown yard, back into a garden. Optus is one of the many corporate volunteering groups who partner with Easy Care...
How the National Standards helped one council’s volunteer programs to flourish
30 March 2021
Coordinating 13 volunteer programs with 800 regular volunteers and up to 1,000 one-off event volunteers is no small job. Implementing the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement has seen volunteer coordination become a much smoother experience and produced better outcomes for both staff and volunteers at Northern Beaches Council. Here are some insights from their experience....
Young people across NSW embrace the benefits of volunteering
20 January 2021
An article by interview volunteer journalist Lauren Bevilacqua From learning new skills to learning about yourself, young people across the state are embracing the benefits of volunteering and the opportunities it brings. Meet three volunteers who share how they have benefitted from volunteering in unexpected ways. Learning new skills in a relaxed environment For Naomi...
2020 Volunteer Award Stories
9 November 2020
about regional: WIRES Mid South Coast Branch a finalist in NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards Goulburn Post: Bryan Mulquiney awarded Senior Volunteer of the Year Bega District News: Tathra’s Carleen Maley named Senior Volunteer of the Year for South Coast Batemans Bay Post: WIRES Mid South Coast Branch in running for state award Coast...
Happy National Volunteer Week
16 May 2020
Please join us for this special live musical and storytelling event hosted by Clare Bowditch and Jamila Rizvi to celebrate volunteers across Australia. Help us celebrate volunteering and share what it means to you. Please click here to join the festivities. The second instalment in our National Volunteer Week Broadcasts features Josephine Cafagna and...
The Centre for Volunteering: Media Coverage
8 May 2020
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 asked to say thanks virtually to those who give up their time for others via...
Aussie Broadband customers raise $50,000 for charity
15 April 2020
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 program in July last year, and offers it as a simple opt-in choice for new...
Tireless advocate and Indigenous leader named 2018 NSW Volunteer of the Year
30 November 2018
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 front of more than 300 community, business and political leaders and marks the end of...
Would be Sydney inventor named 2018 NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year
30 November 2018
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 at TAD Disability Services in Sydney’s west, where...