Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd September 2011 -
Despite hiring managers saying they value volunteer work equally with paid work when evaluating a candidate, less than 50 percent of Australians include volunteer work on their…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th September 2011 -
With 18 workshops and 54 presentations, the three-day National Conference on Volunteering 2011 promises to provide a wealth of information, analysis and debate on every aspect…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st September 2011 -
Crime Stoppers Queensland has begun recruiting volunteers as part of the 2011 Gold Coast Schoolies Support Service Team.
The organisation is calling for 300 community minded people…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st September 2011 -
As part of a major initiative of IYV+10, Volunteering Australia in collaboration with SEEK is to launch a new GoVolunteer service.
Originally launched as a collaboration between…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 18th August 2011 -
US Volunteers provide a powerful economic and social benefit to their communities with 62.8 million adults serving almost 8.1 billion hours through organisations in 2010, according…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 24th June 2011 -
Australia’s informal, unpaid or non-professional modes of care work should not be forgotten in the current equal pay claim for community workers.
The call comes in a new public…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th May 2011 -
A new report on engaging young people in volunteering in Tasmania has called for organisations to embrace websites and social networking.
The ‘Engaging Young People’…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th May 2011 - Australian families are sticking together in good times and bad, and are finding support in times of need from their relatives, neighbours and communities, according to a new report.…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 9th May 2011 -
National Volunteer Week has kicked off with an official launch in Canberra to recognise the contributions of more than 5 million Australian volunteers.
National Volunteer Week…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th May 2011 -
Just one week after thousands of Queenslanders registered as volunteers to assist in the floods cleanup, a vast majority that were contacted were not prepared to volunteer according…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th February 2011 -
A new report finds Australian volunteers have a growing preference for online volunteering and more young people want to get involved.
The report, commissioned as part of the National…