As the national peak body for volunteering, we work closely with our State/ Territory peak counterparts to influence public policy and highlight its impact on Australia's active formal and informal volunteers, and the organisations to which they offer their time.
At Volunteering Australia, our mandate calls on us to encourage and facilitate public interest and participation in volunteering.
Our work is representative of the views of the volunteer movement, by ensuring we advocate for volunteer rights, and support innovative, meaningful and best practice volunteer management.
Public policy plays a critical role in creating and supporting volunteering initiatives. Volunteering can also be adversely affected by public policy that is indifferent to the concerns of volunteers and Volunteer Involving Organisations.
As a result, Volunteering Australia is active in a number of policy initiatives, including contributing to submissions and reports, lobbying and campaigns. Our work also informs the development of volunteering information resources such as fact sheets, research bulletins and other publications.
Volunteering is essential to the fabric of Australian society. It brings social, cultural, and economic benefits to the nation. Investing now in the activities and resources that sustain volunteering will build on the creation of the National Strategy for Volunteering and the strong history of volunteering in Australia. Volunteering Australia calls on all political parties and candidates to commit to the following platform.
[/fusion_content_box][fusion_content_box title=”Incoming Government Brief 2025″ linktext=”Read More” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ backgroundcolor=”var(–awb-color5)” link=”https://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/policy/advocacy-campaigns/incoming-government-brief2025/”]This Incoming Government Brief builds on Volunteering Australia’s Federal Election Platform Volunteer Nation: Positive Impact, Strong Communities to provide a broad overview of volunteering in Australia and ecosystem level considerations for the returned Government, while outlining key policy and advocacy areas and challenges. It also highlights some of Volunteering Australia’s current engagement across Australian Government portfolios.
[/fusion_content_box][fusion_content_box title=”Submissions and Position Statements” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ link=”https://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/policy/submissions/” linktext=”Read More” backgroundcolor=”var(–awb-custom_color_1)”]Volunteering Australia prepares submissions and position statements on government policy and other public policy matters that impact on or have relevance for volunteering. They are informed by an evidence-base of research and consultation.
View upcoming submissions and inquiries relevant to the volunteering sector. If you would like to feedback to Volunteering Australia please contact our Policy Team at Volunteering Australia on policy@volunteeringaustralia.org.
[/fusion_content_box][fusion_content_box image_max_width=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_color=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ link=”https://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/policy/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs/” linktext=”Read More” backgroundcolor=”var(–awb-color8)” title=”Sustainable Development Goals”]The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) replace and build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and incorporate the UN’s wider sustainable development agenda. The agenda was established following extensive consultation with both developed and developing nations, with the SDGs 2030 Agenda placing a greater responsibility on developed nations to assist vulnerable countries to achieve the targets of the SDGs. Central to the SDG commitment is that no one should be left behind.
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