Adrienne Picone, Thursday, 17th January 2019 - This year marks 30 years since volunteering was formally recognised during National Volunteer Week. It’s time to turn our attention to ensuring the volunteer sector is adequately…
Luke Michael, Monday, 26th November 2018 - Charities are campaigning to fix gaps in Australian workplace laws that are leaving volunteers vulnerable to sexual harassment. Justice Connect and Volunteering Australia are…
Luke Michael, Monday, 1st October 2018 - Misinformation and confusion about changes to participation requirements for welfare recipients is causing anxiety and concern for jobseekers.The federal government recently…
Paul Carter, Thursday, 19th July 2018 - Volunteering Australia is urging people to complete its anonymous online survey to help optimise its role as the national peak body for volunteering, working to advance volunteering…
Contributor, Thursday, 7th June 2018 - Volunteers and the organisations that support them are the lifeblood of the Australian community, writes Volunteering Australia ahead of the 2018 National Volunteering Conference.…
Luke Michael, Friday, 25th May 2018 - Charity legal service Justice Connect will use a $250,000 government grant to produce a National Guide for Volunteering, containing legal resources to assist not for profits with…
Wendy Williams, Thursday, 29th March 2018 - Millennials and Gen Z are the demographic most likely to volunteer with a community organisation, according to new research.A report, released by NRMA Insurance, found that the …
Luke Michael, Monday, 26th March 2018 - A consultation on volunteering data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has found that statistics on informal volunteering are a critical data gap that needs to be addressed,…
Adrienne Picone, Monday, 5th February 2018 - 2018 will be a busy year for the volunteering sector, writes Volunteering Australia CEO Adrienne Picone, as part of a series of 2018 predictions from leading experts across the social…
Adrienne Picone, Tuesday, 5th December 2017 - In the face of a national decrease in formal volunteer participation, coupled with an increase in the demand for services that volunteers provide, now is the time to increase the investment…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 15th November 2017 - Volunteering can improve educational outcomes for young people and should be embedded in the Australian curriculum, according to an educational review submission from the nation’s…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 13th September 2017 - The push to stop Australians supporting and volunteering at overseas orphanages is gathering momentum, after a major volunteer travel company agreed to end its association with…
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