National Volunteering Conference 2018 – Registrations Now Open

Early Bird Registration is now open for the National Volunteering Conference 2018!

Australia nationally recognises Harmony Day on Wednesday 21 March 2018 to celebrate our cultural diversity and it also coincides with the United Nations ‘International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’.

World Health Day is an opportunity to call upon world leaders to live up to the pledges they made upon agreeing to the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 and commit to positive steps to promote and advance #HealthForAll. The theme for this year’s World Heath Day theme is, 'Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere'.

Parklands Christian College year 11 student, Joshua has completed the CHC24015 Certificate II in Active volunteering through our Students as Active Volunteers Initiative (SAAVI).

Does your organisation benefit from the work of dedicated volunteers?

National Volunteer Week is the best time to celebrate their inspiring efforts! Join in this nation-wide event that acknowledges the generous contribution of Australia’s outstanding volunteers.

Volunteering Queensland commends the Australian Seniors Insurance Agency (ASIA) on the release of their Modern Australian Communities report, the ninth instalment of their Australian Seniors Series, for the valuable insights the study provides on the state of volunteering.

Volunteering Queensland is proud to release two new tools to help older people ensure their safety and wellbeing at times of disasters.

The week of 6–12 May 2018 is nationally recognised as ‘Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week’.  The aim of the week is to increase awareness and raise the profile on what Tourette Syndrome is, and to ask for greater understanding and acceptance in the community to undo the social stigma created by misinformation.

It’s time to get out and about and know your neighbours! Sunday 25 March 2018 is recognised as ‘Neighbour Day’ and the theme is“The Importance of a Supportive Neighbourhood for Children and Young People”.

“GO PURPLE” is the international colour for epilepsy and we are encouraging all Queenslanders to wear purple on Monday 26 March 2018. Purple Day is celebrated throughout the world to dispel the myths surrounding epilepsy by raising awareness in a positive way.