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  • Volunteering Australia and the Settlement Council of Australia release new report

    The Settlement Council of Australia (SCoA) and Volunteering Australia have today released their report, ‘Volunteering and Settlement in Australia’, with [...]

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  • Volunteering Australia welcomes Labor commitment to the Community Sector

    Volunteering Australia welcomes Labor’s commitments to the community sector which is aimed at resetting the relationship with the community sector [...]

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  • Major Party Commitments on Volunteering

    There are only 5 days to go to the Federal Election on May 18 2019. Volunteering Australia has written to [...]

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  • Save the date – National Volunteering Conference: Diversity, Power, Purpose

    We're delighted to announce that the next National Volunteering Conference will take place in Perth, Western Australia from 18 to [...]

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  • Volunteering Australia welcomes ALP charity policy announcement

    Volunteering Australia welcomes today’s charity policy announcement by Labor’s Shadow Minister for Charities and Not-for-profits the Hon Dr Andrew Leigh [...]

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  • Funding announced for Volunteering

    Volunteering Australia welcomes the announcement by the Hon Minister for Families and Social Services Paul Fletcher MP of around $559,000 [...]

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  • Leading a Culture of Giving in Australia

    Volunteering Australia is pleased to launch our federal election platform – Leading a Culture of Giving in Australia. This platform [...]

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  • Budget presents mixed results for Volunteering

    The federal budget has produced mixed results for the volunteering sector, with some positive measures in mental health, sport and [...]

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