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Volunteering Australia Staff Made Redundant in Major Restructure

Staff Reporter, Friday, 1st June 2012 -  The country’s peak volunteering body, Volunteering Australia, will close the doors of its Melbourne office at the end of June with all staff including the CEO Cary Pedicini…

Volunteering Celebrations Underway Across the Nation

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th May 2012 - 
The Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce, and her husband Mr Bryce, volunteered at the St Vinnie's Fitzroy soup van in Melbourne last night.
All photos courtesy of Casamento Photography.…

Major Changes for Volunteering Australia

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 1st May 2012 -  The Board of the nation's peak volunteering organisation, Volunteering Australia has taken the decision to relocate its headquarters to Canberra from the 1st July 2012 as part…

Volunteers “Satisfied” but More are Needed – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st March 2012 -    Photo courtesy Good Friday Appeal While Australian volunteers find their experience extremely satisfying, more are needed, particularly in emergency services, according…

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…

Volunteer Peak Bodies to Amalgamate into New Funding Model

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd February 2012 -  Funding for Volunteering Australia and state and territory peak bodies will be amalgamated into a new National Project Fund under new funding arrangements announced by the Federal…

Volunteer Assistance Package for Work Health & Safety Laws

Staff Reporter, Friday, 3rd February 2012 -  Joint Federal and State workers compensation organisation, Safe Work Australia, has launched a new volunteer assistance package aimed at assisting volunteers and volunteer organisations…

“No Cost” Initiative Bridges Skills Gap for Australian Charities

Staff Reporter, Friday, 3rd February 2012 -  Australian Not for Profits are being given the opportunity to source a full-time employee to assist in the growth of their charity for a year, at no cost to the organisation. An initiative…

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…

Removing the Barriers to Volunteering for Young Australians

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th November 2011 -  A new program which aims to get young Australians volunteering in their local communities and in the Asia-Pacific region hopes to have 50,000 young people take part over the next five…

Volunteerism the Cornerstone of a Sustainable Global Future

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th November 2011 -  Volunteerism is a renewable global resource that must play a crucial role in building a sustainable future for the world, Donna Keher, Chief of the United Nations Volunteers Partnerships…

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