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News Articles

Our News page is a listing of all the news and updates provided by Volunteering Australia

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February 12, 2021

Volunteering a ‘critical gap’ in mental health recommendations

Volunteering Australia has highlighted volunteering as a 'critical gap' in a submission to the Australian Department of Health consultation on the

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January 19, 2021

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 Pre-Budget

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January 5, 2021

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 in the new

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December 3, 2020

Recognising the role volunteering plays for Australians living with disability

Today is International Day of People with Disability. Almost 1.5 million Australians living with disability volunteer, accounting for 24 per cent of

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December 1, 2020

2020 Supplementary Volunteer Grant recipients announced

Almost 780 Australian volunteer-involving organisations will now be able to take the next steps to support the efforts of Australia’s volunteers,

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November 20, 2020

Save the Children and Volunteering Australia announce new partnership on World Children’s Day

Volunteering Australia and Save the Children Australia are pleased to announce a new partnership to promote and positively impact volunteering –

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November 16, 2020

Volunteering Australia and Sport Australia team up to bring Aussies back to sport

Volunteering Australia and Sport Australia have joined forces to help tackle one of the most pressing challenges facing the sports industry during the

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November 10, 2020

NAIDOC Week – Always Was, Always Will Be

2020 has been a difficult year for most, and the necessary COVID-19 restrictions which limited our ability to gather meant a celebration normally held

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November 5, 2020

International Volunteer Managers Day

This International Volunteer Managers Day Volunteering Australia is celebrating professional leaders of volunteers. Volunteering Australia wants to

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