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Volunteers Worth More to Australia Than Mining

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 28th August 2012 -  A University of Adelaide study has found that volunteering in Australia is now worth more than the mining industry, declaring the true extent of its monetary value to be more than $200 billion a year.

Flash Mob App For WA Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 21st August 2012 -  A new web and mobile phone application is set to change the face of volunteering in Western Australia.

Tasmanian Volunteering Redefined Under New Breakaway Principles

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th July 2012 -  Volunteering Tasmania has broken away from the national volunteering body to release a new set of principles to redefine what it means to be a volunteer.

Volunteers Honoured in Aged Care Awards

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st June 2012 -  Volunteers in South Australia and the Northern Territory have been honoured at an awards ceremony in Adelaide, including the man behind the Not for Profit organisation, Men’s Shed.

Volunteering WA Assumes Responsibility for New GoVolunteer

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 19th June 2012 -  Volunteering WA will be assuming responsibility for the administration and support of GoVolunteer - a volunteer recruitment websites set up by peak body Volunteering Australia.

Amnesty Australia Calls for Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th June 2012 -  Amnesty International Australia is calling for volunteers from across the country to assist with its upcoming human rights campaign.

National Volunteer Grants Open

Staff Reporter, Monday, 4th June 2012 -  Applications for the Federal Government’s National Volunteer Grants for 2012 are now open, with $16 million available to Not for Profit organisations around the country.

Feedback Sought On ‘Volunteering Portal’ Website

Lina Caneva, Friday, 1st June 2012 -  Victoria’s Volunteering Portal, a government-run website, is calling on Not for Profit organisations to complete a survey aimed at improving the recruitment and support of volunteers.

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 being made redundant.

Deadline Approaches for Volunteer Video Competition

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 31st May 2012 -  There are just seven weeks left to enter into the national Volunteer Video Competition with Social Inclusion Minister Mark Butler heading to Youtube to encourage people to take part.
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