The vital role of emergency and recovery volunteers has been recognised in the The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements
Volunteers included in Aged Care Royal Commission’s proposed recommendations
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has released proposed recommendations, which include better support for volunteers who help
Summary Analysis of Key 2020-21 Federal Budget Measures
The 2020-21 Budget falls well short in supporting Australia's volunteers and the volunteering sector. The Federal Government needs to more broadly
Volunteering sidelined in Federal Budget
The Federal Budget has allocated no new funding to reactivate volunteering despite the devastating impact of COVID-19. Two in three volunteers (66 per
Volunteering Australia announces the appointment of new CEO Mark Pearce
The Volunteering Australia Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Pearce as the new Chief Executive Officer. Board Chair, Michelle
ArtsHub podcast looks at giving in the arts
The latest ArtsHub podcast looks at the ways in which giving is supported in the arts. Guests include Volunteering Australia's Interim CEO Mark Pearce
Addressing the pandemic insurance gap for volunteers
Volunteering Australia has joined with Justice Connect to call on all Australian governments to 'have the back' of Australia's volunteer workforce in
Volunteering Australia submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Volunteers are a vital part of the aged care workforce, supporting the well-being of older people in their homes and in residential settings.
Volunteers are essential to the sustainability of sports clubs
As sporting clubs across most of Australia start to return to training, playing and competing, it is hard not to focus on how the current situation