Volunteering in Australia

Opportunities and services provided to volunteers and volunteer involving organisations.

VolunteerSearch   [Broken Link as of 9 November 2010]
Australia's most comprehensive online volunteer recruitment service bringing together volunteer organisations and people looking to volunteer. [Entry added: 2006-07-20.]

Volunteering Australia
National body for volunteering, providing key statistics, best practice advice and guidance on policy matters affecting volunteering. Including GoVolunteer website listing an extensive range of volunteer positions. Volunteering Australia is proud to be a partner in Harmony Day.

VIDA Volunteers    [Entry Added: 2010-11-09]
When you want to make a difference in the world, the hardest part is knowing where to start. VIDA volunteers work with local counterparts to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development results in the communities in which they work through skills and knowledge exchange, institutional strengthening and capacity building.

Australasian Volunteer Program Management (OzVPM)
Assisting those who have a responsibility for the management / coordination of volunteer groups.

e-Volunteerism
The Electronic Journal of the Volunteer Community

Australian Volunteers International
Australia's largest and most experienced international volunteer sending agency. Creating a peaceful and just world through greater cross-cultural understanding. Built on an ethos of partnership, teamwork and consultation.

Volunteering WA
Volunteering in Western Australia

Involvement Volunteers (IVI)
Involvement Volunteering for Networked International Volunteering is an unique, cost effective way for people of all ages to gain practical experience; or to learn from practical experience while helping others as a real volunteer, and meeting the local people and their culture when travelling in a foreign country.

The SES Volunteer’s Association of Western Australia   [Entry Updated: 2010-11-09]
The Association is a non-operational organisation created to support the rights and needs of the SES (State Emergency Service) volunteer.

The State Emergency Service (SES) Queensland   [Entry Added: 2010-11-09]
The SES forms a part of Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) which is a Division of the Queensland Government's Department of Community Safety (DCS). State Government and Local Government maintain an important partnership in assisting SES volunteers to provide a valuable volunteer emergency service to their local communities.

St John Ambulance   [Entry Updated: 2010-11-09]
Volunteers play a vital role in communities throughout Australia. Our volunteers are ordinary people prepared to donate a few hours of their time to putting something back into the community. In fact, they're people just like you.

Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (FESA)   [Entry Updated: 2010-11-09]
FESA and associated volunteers respond to a wide range of emergencies including fire, cyclones, storms, floods, road accidents, chemical spills and earthquakes as well as undertaking search and rescue operations on land and water. West Australians in rural and pastoral areas rely heavily on bush fire brigades for protection against the threat and devastation of fire.

Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades of Western Australia Inc.   [Entry Updated: 2010-11-09]
The Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades is an organisation run by volunteers for all members of volunteer bush fire brigades in Western Australia.

Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN)
WICEN is a volunteer organisation which provides communications support to emergency service organisations and the community. WICEN members are trained radio operators and are experienced in communications technology and operations procedures.

Information for Action is a non profit environmental organization. They explain the environmental problems, offer solutions, and include an automated lobbying service.

DCD Volunteer's Resources Online   [Entry Updated: 2010-11-09]
Linking Communities to Information. Since the Department for Community Development was created in 2001/2002, substantial progress has been made towards our goal of improved social well being for all Western Australians.

Idealist – Add Your Organization   [Entry Updated: 2010-11-09]
Over the last eight years, with the help of people from all over the world, Idealist has become one of the most popular online resources for nonprofit and community organizations and the people they serve.

The College Board – Volunteering   [Entry Updated: 2010-11-09]
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Volunteering has a meaningful, positive impact on your community, and it can have many benefits for you, too. Such as demonstrating to future employers your commitment, dedication, and interests.

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