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Lotterywest funding to celebrate National Volunteer Week

Volunteering WA welcomes the funding announcement from Volunteering Minister Hon. Don Punch MLA of $425,000 to help celebrate Western Australia’s incredible volunteers during National Volunteer Week 2025.

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2024-25 Recipients announced: Strong and Resilient Communities Activity Grants

Volunteering WA is happy to announce the recipients of the ‘Strong and Resilient Communities Activity (SARC) - Community Support - Small Grants for Volunteer Involving Organisations’ grants program.

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Nominations Open | WA Volunteer of the Year Awards 2025

Volunteering WA is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2025 WA Volunteer of the Year Awards are now open.

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Volunteering WA November 2024 eNews

View the November 2024 edition of Volunteering WA's monthly sector newsletter.

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Families and Communities Program 2024-25 Volunteer Grants

Run by the Department of Social Services, these Volunteer Grants are for eligible not-for-profit community organisations that rely on volunteers.

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Volunteering WA supported research project wins an international prize for contribution to volunteering research

The paper details findings from a national study of non-volunteers led by Professor Kirsten Holmes (Curtin University), which was supported by Volunteering WA and funded by the Australian Research Council.

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Funded Research Project Announcement: Engaging informal volunteers in local contexts

Volunteering WA is pleased to fund this Research Project by Murdoch University and Chorus Australia, which aims to develop a deeper understanding of formal volunteering.

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Volunteering WA October 2024 eNews

View the October 2024 edition of Volunteering WA's monthly sector newsletter.

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Volunteering Community Reference Group Members Announced

Volunteering WA, the volunteering sector Peak Body, is the Secretariat for the Volunteering Community Reference Group. The Reference Group includes representatives from the peak body Volunteering WA, the Department of Communities and the volunteering sector, with a mix of metro and regional-based members.

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Volunteering WA’s 2025 State Election – Invest in Volunteering in Western Australia

Over the past year we listened to our members and volunteers across WA to understand what can be done to improve the volunteering experience.