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  • Reforms welcome but more needs to be done to protect volunteers

    Justice Connect and Volunteering Australia welcome recent reforms to federal laws on sexual harassment, passed by Parliament last week through [...]

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  • Volunteering Australia announces new Chair, Professor Michael E. Drew

    The Volunteering Australia (VA) Board is pleased to announce Professor Michael E. Drew as newly elected Chair. Michelle Ewington hands [...]

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  • 2021 NAIDOC Week – Heal Country

    In the language of my people, the Yalangi people of Far North Queensland, "Yalanda" is a greeting to all and [...]

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  • Sport Australia and Volunteering Australia evolve partnership to bring sectors together

    Sport Australia has taken a further step towards securing the future of Australia's sport volunteers by renewing its partnership with [...]

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  • Let’s put our hands together and applaud the work of the nation’s unsung volunteers

    Volunteering Australia CEO, Mark Pearce writes about the importance of volunteering in the lead up to National Volunteer Week 2021 [...]

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  • Re-engaging Volunteers and COVID-19

    New Volunteering Australia data shows volunteering is not snapping back, even as COVID restrictions lift, with nearly three-quarters of survey [...]

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  • 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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  • 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 [...]

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