December
15 December 2008 - Joondalup VRC holiday closure
Please note our Joondalup VRC is now closed for the holidays and reopens on 3 February 2009.
05 December 2008 - International Volunteer Day
Volunteering WA would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all volunteers in WA.
November
27 November 2008 - Homeless Connect success
Volunteering WA would like to thank everyone who was involved in Homeless Connect Perth. The day was a great success thanks to you all.
20 November 2008 - Christmas volunteering positions
If you are looking to volunteer over the festive season then download our list of Christmas volunteer positions.
10 November 2008 - International Volunteer Day invite
VWA invites financial members to nominate up to 5 volunteers to join the celebrations at Government House on 5 December. Read more...
05 November 2008 - Edie Hoy Poy Award for Volunteering in the Ethnic Community Do you know of a person who has made a valuable contribution to the community of Western Australia through volunteering in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) community? Nomination form will be available for download shortly.
October
10 October 2008 - Homeless Connect - volunteer quota filled Homeless Connect Perth is happening on Wednesday 26 November and brings together key groups to provide free services to homeless people for the day. We are still taking donations for the day. Read more...
24 October 2008 - Volunteering WA AGM Thank you to all those who attended our AGM and welcome aboard to our newly elected board members Paul Lynch and Matt Rutter.
09 October 2008 - International Volunteer Managers DayAs the day falls on a Saturday this year VWA will be holding a celebration on Friday 31 October. Members should have received their invites so please RSVP if you would like to join us, places are limited.
02 October 2008 - AGM reminderThe Volunteering WA AGM is taking place at City West Lotteries House on Thursday 23 October from 3.00 - 4.30pm. Please RSVP if you've not already done so. We are pleased to announce that the new Minister for Volunteering, Hon Robyn McSweeney MLA, will be joining us at the AGM.
September
24 September 2008 - *NEW* Job vacancies advertised hereThis is a new service available to our financial members. To help with paid staff recruitment VWA will be happy to advertise any of your vacant positions on our website. Contact Jen for more information.
19 September 2008 - New minister announced Following the recent WA election Colin Barnett has announced his new cabinet so we welcome Robyn McSweeney as the new minister for Child Protection, Community Services, Seniors and Volunteering.
01 September 2008 - VWA's election media releaseVWA has called for commitment to the sustainability of volunteering in WA from the incoming government. Read the latest media release here...
August
27 August 2008 - Melville VRC's new eye catching campaignIf you haven't seen this yet then you're in for a treat. Melville Volunteer Resource Centre have launched a new marketing campaign 'It's what I do' to promote their services. Read all about it here...
06 August 2008 - Thank A Volunteer Day grant and certificateApplications for the Thank A Volunteer Day Celebration Grants Program, funded by the Department for Communities (up to $1000), are now open along with nominations for a Certificate of Recognition signed by the Minister for Volunteering. More...
July
08 July 2008 - *NEW* Subscribe to our e newsletter Aimed at those who work with volunteers our free e newsletter is sent out monthly. All VWA members already receive this newsletter but for others you can subscribe here.
June
20 June 2008 - 12th National Conference - earlybird extendedThe earlybird deal for the 12th National Conference on Volunteering (save $100) is extended to 10th July 2008. Register here.
10 June 2008 - Public holiday on International Volunteer Day?Tasmanian Liberal Senator Guy Barnett is pushing for reforms to the Queen's Birthday holiday and honours system, with IVD suggested as an alternate date for the public holiday (Dec 5, not Sep 5). Full story..
May
30 May 2008 - Free Mental Health First Aid Training All places for this training are now full.
16 May 2008 - Economic value of a volunteer hourAn update to Duncan Ironmonger's last estimate released this month puts the value of a volunteer hour at $24.09. Read the updated report.
16 May 2008 - Gala Dinner to raise funds for the Burma AppealVWA has recently been working with some members of the Burmese community in Perth as part of our CaLD Living in Harmony Project . 100% of ticket sales go directly to World Vision’s Burma Appeal. More info..
15 May 2008 - Disappointment from VWA at State budgetThe State budget shows a total disregard of the social needs of the community and economic impact of volunteers. Read more in VWA's latest media release.
15 May 2008 - Interesting information we recommend looking atTo view copies of speeches and media releases made by Senator Stephens during NVW visit her media centre. Other info of interest includes the FaHCSIA budget and factsheets on the Volunteer Grants Program and Volunteer Management Program.
15 May 2008 - ABC Radio interviews on volunteering as part of NVWGeraldine Mellet's afternoon show on ABC 720 has been running some short interviews on volunteering. Listen here.
13 May 2008 - ABC Radio interviews on volunteering Tune in to ABC 720 radio this week for Geraldine Mellet's afternoon show at 1pm to hear short interviews on the following topics. Tuesday - Enhancing Access to Volunteering, Wednesday - Cultural and Lingustically Diverse Volunteering and Thursday - an insight into the car mechanics program run by Riverview Church.
13 May 2008 - Interfaith calendar now available
As part of VWA's Living in Harmony project a team of staff and volunteers have worked together to produce an Interfaith calendar.
April
24 April - National Volunteer Week eventsThere's lots happening around WA this NVW, take a look at some of the things being organised here.
7 April - 20 years of Volunteering WAVWA turned 20 on 11 April. Join us on a trip down memory lane...
7 April - VWA's support of PROSH VWA has just established an exciting partnership with the UWA Guild, and as such supports the enormous and extraordinary contribution of PROSH, which takes place on Wednesday 9 April.
March
14 March 2008 - Upcoming FREE training for VWA members As part of VWA's 20th birthday celebrations we will be hosting two workshops on Friday 11 April facilitated by Martin J Cowling, a leading international trainer in volunteer management. Alongside this we invite members to attend a policy forum on insurance issues on Monday 14 April. Download the flyer here.
**Please note the workshops on Friday 11 are now FULL. There are still places available for the policy forum on Monday 14**
25 March 2008 - Keynote speakers announced for volunteering conferenceVolunteering Australia has recently announced two keynote speakers for the 12th National Conference on Volunteering - Bruno Ayres, Chief Networking Officer for the V2V Network and Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision. Read more about them on the VA website.
14 March 2008 - New positions and events added including Mural ArtistNew volunteer positions have been added to the Positions of the week page and new events added to the Event volunteering page.
6 March 2008 - Corporate Social Responsibility address by the Hon Ursula StephensRead the recent address presented to practitioners of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the Hon Ursula Stephens the Parliamentary Secretary for Volunteering. Download here.
04 March 2008 - Schwarzenegger's move boosts profile of volunteerismGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week recognised the power and the promise of volunteerism when he transformed the executive directorship of a state office overseeing volunteers into a cabinet position, the first of its kind in the nation. Read full story here.
February
25 February 2008 - New one off volunteering events addedWould you like to volunteer at one off events? Click here for more info
07 February 2008 - New media release addedTo read Volunteering is the Aussie spirit click here
January
8 January 2008 - Bushfire volunteer teams, Mara Basanovic - CEODuring my break I was invited and took the opportunity to go out into the field and visit the command centre of the large Baldivis fire that raged for four days over Christmas. It was extraordinary and the organisational skills, hard work, dedication, good humour and commitment of the volunteers fighting the fires and also those who were part of the back-up team feeding and manning the command centre for the fire fighters and emergency police, water and power workers was just amazing.
I was informed that there were 120 fires around WA on Christmas Day alone, which is just staggering and also that there is a real shortage of and need for more volunteers. There seems to be a real lack of understanding and appreciation of all the paid and volunteer effort that goes into the protection of people, infrastructure, property and the environment at these times.
I spoke with a Salvation Army volunteer and emergency services facilities coordinator. His shopping list for one fire alone was fascinating - gallons of milk, thousands of bottles of water, eggs, pieces of fruit, burgers and toasted sandwiches, toilet items, etc. Given the shortage of volunteers during the Christmas break, he roped in his family to man the food and facilities van at the fire. They did multiple 12 hour shifts around the clock over six days - four during the actual fire and then on the two following days when there was a watch team of about 100 fire fighters and other volunteers on the ground putting out any flare-ups.
I would like people to have a better understanding, awareness and appreciation of the work and planning that goes on and the constant need for volunteers and support of their work and contribution. On behalf of VWA we would like to say a big THANK YOU to all those involved. - Mara Basanovic, CEO Volunteering WA
If you are interested in finding out more about volunteering please contact us on 9482 4333 or click here.
Related Stories
Click to download - Media release from Volunteering Australia, 8 January 2008