Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Information on volunteering and COVID-19.
If you are a current volunteer, or interested in volunteering please contact the Volunteering Peak Body in your State or Territory
Volunteer Gifts and Merchandise Now Available
Say thank you to your volunteers with high quality, volunteer-specific gifts while supporting Volunteering Australia in advocating for the volunteering sector in Australia.
Support Volunteering Australia to lead, strengthen, promote and celebrate volunteering in Australia.
Want to know more about best practice volunteer management?
The National Standards for Volunteer Involvement provide a sound framework for supporting the volunteering sector.
Continuous Professional Development Program
Endorsed by Volunteering Australia, the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Program for Professional Leaders of Volunteers is a formal avenue to improve your knowledge, skills and future employability.
Latest News
Pre-Budget Submission 2021-22
Volunteering Australia has submitted its Pre-Budget Submission to guide the development of the 2021-22 Australian Government Budget. The...
Early Insights: Re-engaging Volunteers and COVID-19
Early insights from our current 'COVID-19 impact on volunteering' survey reveal many organisations are still operating with limited...
Call to include volunteering in the National Disability Strategy
Volunteering Australia urges the Australian Government to include volunteering as a strategic part of achieving the outcomes included...
Find out about Volunteering Opportunities near You!
Last chance to share your story in our 'COVID-19 impact on volunteering’ survey. The survey closes at 5.30pm (AEDT) Friday 22 January. Complete the survey today: www.surveymonkey.com/r/733WJZK
Volunteering Australia urges the Australian Government to include volunteering as a strategic part of achieving the outcomes included in the new National Disability Strategy (NDS) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Learn more: www.volunteeringaustralia.org/volunteering-needs-to-be-included-in-the-national-disability-strate...
Volunteering Australia has submitted its Pre-Budget Submission to guide the development of the 2021-22 Australian Government Budget. The submission outlines key priorities and ways to support and enhance volunteering, developed in collaboration with the State and Territory volunteering peak bodies and the wider volunteering sector.![]()
![]()
Learn more in the latest edition of VA News: mailchi.mp/volunteeringaustralia.org/volunteering-australia-news-jan2021
Hear Andrew Thompson's story of volunteering with Citizen Advocacy Perth West - CAPW as told on ABC Overnights. Andrew reflects on the shared benefits in volunteering for those with complex needs. www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/overnights/volunteering/13057188
Volunteering in the disability sector
www.abc.net.au
Long-term advocate and disability support volunteer Andrew Thompson shares his story with us
There is a growing body of research on the links between volunteering and wellbeing, and a review by the What Works Centre for Wellbeing in the UK has brought the most relevant studies together in one place. whatworkswellbeing.org/resources/volunteer-wellbeing-what-works-and-who-benefits/
Volunteer wellbeing: what works and who benefits? - What Works Wellbeing
whatworkswellbeing.org
Most people in Great Britain – around seven in ten – formally volunteer through a group, club or organisation at some point in their lives. Currently, one in five people volunteer at least once a ...
How can volunteer work play a positive role in enhancing young people’s transition from education to employment?
Find out in this new @DecentJobsYouth @ILO working paper 👉 http://bit.ly/3bPAAl4
Everywhere #youth act on issues affecting them, from #ClimateChange or #GenderEquality to economic empowerment.
1 billion people globally are active #volunteers & around 1 in 3 young people report that they volunteer – nearly 600M youth worldwide.
More: http://knowledge.unv.org/theme/youth-and-volunteering
We always hear it said that volunteers get so much out of volunteering, but what exactly is it that drives young volunteers? Here is your opportunity to see volunteering through the lenses of three of our 2020 #NSWVolunteerAward regional winners. https://bit.ly/3panyTr
Latest Submissions & Research
Volunteering Australia submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Volunteering Australia Submission to the Select Committee on COVID-19
Position Papers: Volunteering and COVID-19
