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22 December 2009 | Rudd Government re-affirms its financial support for Volunteering Australia
22 December 2009 | The proposed changes to the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act extends coverage to volunteers
10 March 2010 | The Victorian Government releases its survey report on the information needs of volunteer-based organisations as part of its Volunteering and Participation Portal Project.
24 February 2010 | Nominations now open for 2010 Premier's Volunteering Awards.
10 February 2010 | Crime Stoppers Queensland is celebrating 20 years of charity work revealing that 18,664 offenders have been arrested in that time thanks to vital public information via their call centre.
02 February 2010 | UK sees large increase in volunteering during the recession but finds major stresses in overloaded volunteering systems
02 February 2010 | More Americans are volunteering despite the tough economic times according to US labour figures.
02 February 2010 | Volunteer mentoring program, 'Golden Gurus', gets a $500,000 kickstart from Productive Ageing Package
08 December 2009 | Volunteering Australia releases its National Survey of Volunteering Issues
08 December 2009 | Volunteering Victoria calls for greater recognition of volunteer groups by the Productivity Commission.
28 September 2009 | Volunteering Australia (VA) has announced the theme for National Volunteer Week, 10-16 May 2010 - <b>Volunteering: Now, more than ever</b>
14 September 2009 | Volunteering Australia has launched the 2009 National Survey of Volunteering Issues with its online survey.
20 August 2009 | The first stage of a national review of Standards for Involving Volunteers in Not for Profit Organisations has seen a call for a refinement in the approach to managing volunteers rather than a major re-write.
17 August 2009 | The first stage of a national review of Standards for Involving Volunteers in Not for Profit Organisations has seen a call for a refinement in the approach to managing volunteers rather than a major re-write.
09 June 2009 | Volunteer West in Victoria works with hundreds of newly arrived migrants each year, who are keen to volunteer as a way of learning more about the Australian community and as a way of giving their time and skills to their new country.
25 May 2009 | Volunteering Australia (VA) called on state and federal governments to ensure that funding to support volunteers grows in line with current demands during the recent Volunteer Week celebrations - a call that has garnered some success.
11 May 2009 | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has praises Australia's Community Services organisations and in particular Lions Clubs, describing them as an important part of our national family.
27 April 2009 | A community-owned national magazine is preparing a feature article on volunteering during the recession and is looking for assistance from the Not for Profit Sector.
27 April 2009 | To coincide with National Volunteering Week (11th - 17th May) online job site SEEK will be creating <b>Volunteering Unplugged</b> - a collection of stories it says will help overcome the narrow perception people have of volunteers and volunteering.
27 April 2009 | The upcoming National Volunteer Week (11-17 May 2009) is being hailed as the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia.
Anglicare Victoria
University of Melbourne
Family Planning Queensland
SouthEast Housing Co-operative
Suicide Prevention Australia
Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC)
