Volunteering Australia is the national peak body working to advance volunteering in the Australian community. Its role is to represent the diverse views and needs of the volunteer sector while promoting the activity of volunteering as one of enduring social, cultural and economic value.
Volunteering Australia fulfils its peak body role by:
Providing a national service for recruitment and deployment of volunteers including assisting with the management of spontaneous volunteers in national emergency response situations; providing sound policy advice on matters relating to volunteering;
providing a national focus for the promotion of volunteering and its principles;
establishing co-operative relationships with key national and international volunteering organisations;
encouraging the pursuit of excellence in volunteer management; and
consulting with stakeholders to ensure proper representation of the volunteering sector.
