Media Centre

2018

Open Letter to Parliamentarians #HandsOffOurCharities – we are not the problem when it comes to foreign influence – 28 March 2018
Welfare Reform Bill passes Senate with amendments – 23 March 2018
Regional and rural communities to benefit from scholarships to National Volunteering Conference 2018 – 5 February 2018

2017

Cabinet reshuffle brings change for volunteering sector – 19 December 2017
Volunteering Australia responds to appointment of new ACNC Commissioner – 7 December 2017
Clarification on the use of the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement – 24 November 2017
Giving Australia 2016 –  Latest findings on business and individual giving and volunteering – 11 September 2017
Welfare Reform proposal overlooks Australia’s voluntary contributions – 31 August 2017
Civil Society Joint Statement. Strengthen the social safety net. Stop tearing it apart. – 30 August 2017
Volunteering sector retains designated funding for Volunteering Support Services – 13 July 2017
Volunteering Australia calls for tougher legislative instruments to enshrine the rights of volunteers – 13 July 2017
2016 Census reveals Australians still committed to volunteering – 27 June 2017
Petition to retain designated funding for Volunteering Support Services tabled in Senate – 22 June 2017
Open Letter: Civil Society Support for Commissioner Susan Pascoe and the Independent Charities Regulator – 9 June 2017
VA Summary Analysis of Key 2017-18 Federal Budget Measures – 18 May 2017
Exclusive Third Sector Review celebrates Volunteering research – 12 May 2017
Media Release – Volunteering overlooked in 2017-18 Federal Budget – 10 May 2017
Senator Louise Pratt & Andrew Leigh MP: If you want happy volunteers, don’t cut their funding – 10 May 2017
This National Volunteer Week: Don’t weaken effective volunteering – 9 May 2017
Sign the petition to retain designated funding for Volunteering Support Services – 10 April 2017
Volunteering Australia kicks off advocacy campaign with event at Parliament House – 14 February 2017
DSS Funding Changes show Volunteer Support Services continue to be undervalued by the Federal Government – 8 February 2017
Volunteer Support Services: Building strong and resilient communities – 24 January 2017

2016

Volunteering Australia announces appointment of new CEO – 27 October 2016
Volunteering Australia welcomes Governor-General as new Chief Patron – 19 October 2016
Volunteering Australia’s CEO Changes – 22 August 2016
Volunteering emerges as Campaign Priority this Federal Election – 24 June 2016
Candidates asked to pledge to Vote for Volunteering this Federal Election – 16 June 2016
Let’s celebrate living a life with meaning this National Volunteer Week – 9 May 2016
Give Happy, Live Happy: National Volunteering Conference provides solutions for the future of volunteering and society – 8 April 2016
Volunteering Australia to take action to futureproof volunteering – 6 April 2016
2016 State of Volunteering in Australia – 6 April 2016
2016 State of Volunteering in Australia Executive Summary – 6 April 2016
2016 State of Volunteering in Australia Full Report – 6 April 2016

2015

National Standards for Volunteer Involvement Tool – 10 December 2015
Opportunities in your hand – GoVolunteer goes mobile – 4 December 2015
Scholarships to fund attendance for remote volunteer groups for the 2016 National Volunteering Conference – 31 August 2015
Investing in the future of volunteering – 3 August 2015
National week shines spotlight on Australia’s student volunteers – 3 August 2015
New Definition of Volunteering – 30 July 2015
ABS General Social Survey – 30 June 2015
Pledge to volunteer this National Volunteer Week and you too can Give Happy, Live Happy – 11 May 2015
Launch of the new National Standards for Volunteer Involvement – 11 May 2015
What is volunteering in Australia today? – 4 March 2015
Give Happy, Live Happy web portal – 12 February 2015

2014

Let’s make Australia the happiest place on earth – 5 December 2014
Volunteering and Happiness The Facts – 5 December 2014
All Australians urged to imagine the possibilities… and volunteer – 15 May 2014
10 Surprising Facts About Volunteering – 12 May 2014
Redefining Volunteering in Australia – 12 May 2014
Redefining Volunteering in Australia – 8 May 2014
National body gets real to celebrate volunteers for NVW2014 – 30 April 2014
National Volunteer Week coming soon 12-18 May 2014 – 16 April 2014

National Media Contact

Volunteering Australia
www.volunteeringaustralia.org
Lavanya Kala, Policy Manager
media@volunteeringaustralia.org
02 6251 4060 or 0420 632 360

State/Territory Media Contacts

Volunteering and Contact ACT
www.volunteeringact.org.au
Sarah Anderson
saraha@vc-act.org.au
02 6251 4060