Latest news: Volunteers

To the relief of Canberra's volunteers, the ACT Government has scrapped its plans to impose an $11 fee for Working with Vulnerable People registrations. Human rights minister Tara Cheyne MLA said the fee,...

Come September, volunteers will have to pay $11 for a Working With Vulnerable People card, but could the cost deter volunteering?

Voluntary assisted dying: consumers want to be heard. Volunteers celebrated at National Volunteer Week. Recruitment drive for firefighters.

With formal season on the horizon, the Lake Tuggeranong Lions Club is helping young people find their pride in style. Donations are now closed for the ‘Shopping Day’ to be held at the Lions Youth Haven on Kambah Pool Road, Saturday 14 October 10am-4pm and Sunday 15 October 10am-2pm. Canberra students in Year 6 to Year 12 are invited to “just rock up” and frock up – no tickets required.

At the heart of our community is the invaluable contribution of volunteers. From schools to sporting clubs, charity organisations and environmental conservation groups, volunteers play an indispensable role in shaping and enriching Canberra.

Each year, around 6 million Australians are enriching their lives by volunteering, according to data from Volunteering Australia.

Acting CEO of Volunteering ACT Susan Helyar tells CW there’s more than one way to volunteer in Canberra and there's "always a need" for more volunteers.

Questacon’s longest serving volunteer, Jenny Wanless, has generously donated to the institution to create the Curiosity Rover Cart.

Officially opening next Wednesday 1 December, a new Vinnies op shop in Mitchell is getting its final touches just in time for Christmas and is looking for volunteers to help share some...

As COVID-19 restrictions ease, Red Cross and Vinnies are in desperate need of volunteers to staff their thrift shops as they reopen.

Helping ACT's mission is to provide food security for the vulnerable - including on a Muslim holy day. We talked to president Mohammed Ali.

The ACT Government will provide secure, stable funding to environmental volunteer groups over the next four financial years.

ACT SES volunteers celebrated Wear Orange Wednesday, a day to thank the SES for their dedicated service both in the ACT and across Australia.

Orange Sky is calling on locals to step up and volunteer to run the charity’s mobile laundry and shower services for people experiencing homelessness in Canberra. Operating in Canberra since April 2016,...

National charity The Fathering Project is recruiting volunteers as they prepare to roll out their services in the ACT early next year.

An awards ceremony has paid tribute to the Canberra region’s volunteers tonight, Tuesday 8 September, in a virtual celebration.