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A comprehensive resource on spontaneous volunteer management, covering planning prior to an emergency, during an emergency and after an emergency. This resource also covers management frameworks and communication strategies.
Author: Australian Red Cross, Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
This practical resource provides an easy approach to hosting work placement students. Volunteering can help students acquire new skills, make new networks and work on 'soft skills', to ultimately build pathways to employment. This guide brings together learnings from Victorian universities, student case studies and relevant research to provide organisations with tools, frameworks, templates and checklists to help make work placement programs a success for both the host and the student.
Author: Bellarine Catchment Network
A research report into the economic value of volunteering in Victoria, published in 2012.
Author: Department of Planning and Community Development
The State of Volunteering in the ACT Report offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of volunteering in the ACT. It shows that in 2023, 279,000 ACT residents contributed over 63 million hours of their time to volunteering, generating $14.1 billion of value for the Canberra Region.
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Information provided by the Fair Work Ombudsman on unpaid work.
Author: Fair Work Ombudsman, Australian Government
An example of a Volunteer Code of Conduct.
Author: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, Government of Western Australia, Parks & Wildlife Service
An example of a Volunteer Handbook. Note: This resource is currently under review. Information may no longer be correct.
Author: City of Gosnells
An example of a Health and Safety Induction Handbook for volunteers.
Author: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, Government of Western Australia, Parks & Wildlife Service
An example of an internal volunteer project notification, used to identify a new volunteering project.
Author: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, Government of Western Australia, Parks & Wildlife Service
An example of a Volunteer Registration Form and Health and Safety Induction Checklist.
Author: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, Government of Western Australia, Parks & Wildlife Service
Volunteering Resource Hub is an initiative of Volunteering Australia, funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.