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Volunteers Honoured in Aged Care Awards

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st June 2012 -  South Australian and NT aged care workers and organisations have been honored at an awards ceremony in Adelaide.
Brenton Griffiths, Volunteer Award Winner Chief executive of Aged…

Volunteering Tasmania calls for Sector Response to Research

Staff Reporter, Friday, 18th May 2012 -  Volunteering Tasmania is calling for a sector response to new research showing what the future of volunteering will look like in 2050. The report, which shows a future snapshot of…

National Volunteer Week- 10 Ways to Make it an Every Day Event!

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th May 2012 -  National Volunteer Week (NVW) provides the opportunity to promote and recognise volunteering as well as recruit more people to volunteering through education. But are we gaining…

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Volunteers – The Glue Keeping Australia Together

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th May 2012 -  It is the generosity of spirit that makes me delight in and appreciate the estimated 6.5 Million people who volunteer in Australia each year, says David Zerman who describes himself

Tougher Sentences for Attacks on Police and Volunteer Emergency Workers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th April 2012 - 
Photo courtesy CFA The Victorian Coalition Government will legislate for longer jail sentences for people who attack police officers or emergency workers, including volunteer…

NFP Help to Navigate Government Reform

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th April 2012 -  Volunteer committees and charity boards could get tripped up by the large volume of recent governance and tax reforms announced by the Federal Government, a Queensland University…

Volunteer Placements Available for Engineers & Technical Specialists

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th March 2012 - 
EWB field volunteer Michael Brown with a local team at the Community Waste Treatment Barge which is under construction.  Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Photo: Max Shapria

2012 Minister for Health Volunteer Awards

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th March 2012 -  Nominations are now open for the 2012 Minister for Health Volunteer Awards in Victoria. The awards celebrate Victoria’s dedicated volunteers and recognise the very positive…

Corporate Volunteering “Untapped” – Report on National Survey on Volunteering Issues

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st March 2012 -  Corporate volunteering is not being fully tapped, despite Not for Profit organisations and companies being able to see its value, according to Volunteering Australia’s…

Agreements on New Laws Affecting Volunteers in the Workplace

Staff Reporter, Monday, 23rd January 2012 -  The Not for Profit community and the Federal Government have made agreements on a number of issues surrounding the new Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws affecting volunteers in the…

Govt Safety Authority Denies Media Reports on New Laws Affecting Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th January 2012 -  Safe Work Australia, the government authority managing the implementation of the new Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws, has expressed concern over recent reports on the new laws…

ABC Devotes Australia Day to Volunteers

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th January 2012 -  Australia’s National broadcaster, the ABC, has joined forces with Volunteering Australia (VA) to devote Australia Day to encouraging more people to volunteer. Help Australia…
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