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Tips on Mitigating Risks For Volunteers

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 22nd August 2013 -  With over 5 million Australians volunteering their time each year and this figure set to increase over the next few years, Not for Profit insurance expert, Andrew Moon, shares his…

Cutting Council Red Tape for Community Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th August 2013 -  Victorian is to cut unnecessary red tape imposed by Councils on volunteers who manage rural public halls and sporting grounds. The Victorian Government has released a new Governance…

Volunteers Urged to Register Rights Violations

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 23rd April 2013 -  Volunteers across Australia are being urged to register rights violations or inappropriate treatment with their state-based peak body, to be added to a national database to develop…

Celebrating Six Million Aussie Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th April 2013 -  The 2013 theme for National Volunteer Week – 'Thanks A Million' – is set to recognise and thank Australia’s six million volunteers, according to organisers.…

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Top Tips for Promoting Your Volunteer Role

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd April 2013 -  Recruiting great volunteers is an ongoing challenge for Not for Profits and a recent training session in WA, with Seek Australia – the managers of Go Volunteer – revealed…

Call for Volunteers to Star in New Campaign

Staff Reporter, Monday, 4th February 2013 -  Volunteering Australia and the peak state volunteering bodies are recruiting every-day volunteers to appear in this year’s National Volunteer Week 2013 promotional campaign.…

Tassie Volunteers Ageing ‘Dramatically’ – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th December 2012 - 
The State of Volunteering Report Tasmania is available now.  A new report has revealed that while the number of volunteers in Tasmania is on the increase, the average age of volunteers…

Call for Skilled Volunteers on International Volunteer Day

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th December 2012 - 
Volunteers are being sought for projects in developing countries. Picture: ausaidvolunteers.gov.au Not for Profit organisations around the country are calling on skilled…

Community Legal Centres Survive on Volunteers & Pro Bono – Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st November 2012 -  Almost 60,000 hours of pro bono legal work was provided through Community Legal Centres across Australia in the last twelve months, according to new research. The National Association…

Future Proofing Tassie Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 10th October 2012 - 
Volunteering Tasmania CEO Adrienne Picone speaking at the Future Focus Symposium, at the Old Woolstore in Hobart.
Photo supplied.  Tasmania’s volunteer organisations…

Volunteers Need ‘Worker’ Definition

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th October 2012 - 
A new discussion paper says that volunteers should be included in the definition of 'worker'. Photo Volunteering Qld.  Volunteers should be included in the definition…

Nominate for National Volunteer Awards

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th September 2012 -  The Federal Government has launched the 2012 National Volunteer Awards which recognise and celebrate Australia’s volunteers. The Minister for Ageing and Social Inclusion,…

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