Palliative Care volunteer wins award
The Volunteering NSW Macarthur Regional Awards were held on Tuesday 8th September. Ongoing Coronavirus restrictions meant that for the first time the Awards were not ...
Grants up to $50 000 available for NFPs
The 2020 Social Investments Grants Program is now open. Hosted by Community Sector Banking the grants program is designed to build capacity for impact in ...
2020 Supplementary Volunteer Grants round now open
Supporting Australia’s Volunteers and Building Resilient Communities All state and territory volunteering peak bodies across Australia are pleased to be administering the 2020 Supplementary Volunteer Grants, ...
Addressing the pandemic insurance gap for volunteers
Some Palliative Care Volunteer Managers have recently expressed concern about returning their volunteers to service if they are not adequately covered by insurance should they ...
Supporting someone with dementia
Did you know that dementia is the second leading cause of death of Australians? And that since 2016 it has been the leading cause of ...
Proof volunteering is good for you
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, takes a closer look at the benefits of volunteering to the health ...
Palliative Care Volunteers “Check-in and Chat” in Port Kembla
Corrimal resident Raewyn Proctor travelled back to her homeland, New Zealand, to be by her mother’s side in the last months of her life. That ...
Updated advice for managing the return of volunteers
The Federal Government has recently updated its advice regarding workers considered to be at increased risk of a serious COVID-19 infection. Taking these changes into ...
Looking for more volunteers in Moruya
Dinah Lightfoot has been offering support and carer respite as a palliative care volunteer for The Eurobodalla Palliative Care Volunteer Service for 15 years. Recently ...
How culturally inclusive is YOUR service?
New South Wales is a very multicultural place. According to data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in the 2016 census almost a third ...
Privacy and safety for volunteers forum
The Centre for Volunteering is hosting an online Volunteer Management Forum on Thursday 13 August. The topic is “Code of Conduct and Privacy for Volunteers ...
Annual PCA art competition now open
Get your paintbrush, sculpting clay, or camera ready because Palliative Care Australia’s (PCA) annual art competition is back again. PCA’s art competition aims to raise ...
NSW Volunteering Strategy 2020 – 2030
The NSW Government has released their new volunteering strategy for 2020 – 2030 aimed at growing volunteering and making a difference. Contributions for its development ...
Insurance gap for volunteers in NSW
Just as some services are thinking of resuming some volunteer activities some Volunteer Managers in NSW have expressed concern that their volunteers will not be ...
Volunteer Coordinator job vacancy
HammondCare is currently seeking a Volunteer Coordinator for Greenwich and Neringah Hospitals who will be responsible for leading and growing a vibrant volunteer service that ...
Upskill your volunteers on Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning Australia have developed a volunteer resource package around their community education model. This new resource package is useful for leaders of volunteers ...
Grenfell Palliative Care Volunteer Service marks first anniversary
Despite the COVID-19 shutdown the Grenfell Palliative Care Volunteers program passed its first milestone, having been run in the town for a year. The Grenfell ...
Palliative Care Short Story Writing Competition
As part of Palliative Care Week 2020 the Blue Mountains Palliative Support Service / Belong Blue Mountains have launched a short story writing competition on ...
Transitioning volunteers back into their roles
Recently we have been hearing from Managers of Palliative Care Volunteer Services about the adjustments they’ve had to make as a consequence of the pandemic. ...
Have your say with Carers NSW
Are you a carer? Every two years Carers NSW undertakes a survey to ask carers about their experiences and find out what supports they need. ...