Volunteering Qld

Be Prepared: Chelmer to Oxley

'Be Prepared' is a local and collaborative pilot project which aims to enable highly connected and networked residents to take responsibility for their local community, particularly during times of disaster.

At the core of community resilience is a community’s ability to self-organise, particularly in times of disaster. There is growing understanding that in order to effectively organise, quickly mobilise and communicate during a disaster, we have to have made a...

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Leading Volunteers Masterclass

This one-day Masterclass is an outstanding professional development opportunity for those who lead volunteer programs. While much has been written and developed to assist volunteer managers to manage their programs, there is little that recognises the importance of leadership in this increasingly complex field.

Volunteer managers must be able to adapt to changing community perceptions, demographics, expectations, priorities and modes of volunteering. This requir...

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Volunteering Video Competition for Young People

The Australian Government’s National Volunteering Strategy identified that the rate of youth volunteering is below the national average and needs to be better supported and encouraged. To increase volunteering participation amongst young people, the Australian Government is launching an online video competition.

The Volunteering Video Competition for Young People invites young Australians to create a video that will promote ways for young people to be involved i...

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Natural Disaster Resilience Leadership [Trailer]

The Natural Disaster Resilience Leadership Project is a workshop series we run that brings together community leaders and professionals working in a wide variety of sectors in order to learn about community resilience, adaptive leadership and disaster management from a community perspective.

Want to know what it's like? Check out the trailer for the Natural Disaster Resilience Leadership Project Film below.

Find out more at emergencyvolunteering.com.au

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Corporates help Queensland be disaster ready

Queensland employees of Westpac took a couple of minutes out of their work day on 21 March to take the online Disaster Readiness Index and find out how prepared they are for disasters.

As the first organisation to support Volunteering Qld's Disaster Preparedness Challenge Mike Wright, Westpac State General Manager said, "This index showed me how unaware and unprepared I am for disasters, particularly how to look after my daughter when she is at school,". Wright ...

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International Student Volunteer Initiative

We are running the International Student Volunteer Initiative to increase opportunities for international students to volunteer across Queensland.

When international students volunteer they get to experience Australian culture firsthand, make some new Australian friends, experience the Australian workplace and gain work experience and they get an experience that they don't get as a part of their studies.

In the coming months there will be more and more informatio...

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The Community Games

An activity of National Volunteer Week,  14-20  May

The Community Games are on again on Saturday 19 May from 10am - 2pm at Rodelu Woodridge Sport and Social Club, Strathdarr St Compton Park. Come along to a fun-filled day to recognise volunteers throughout Logan.

Register your organisation as a team today and let’s see who comes out the winner!

Bring along your picnic blanket, fold-up chairs and a shade tent and enjoy an entertaining day out for organisations and vo...

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