To enable you to honour extraordinary Queenslanders we are extending the closing date for nominations for the Queensland Volunteering Awards to Monday 04 April 2022.
We are currently accepting registrations for volunteers wishing to join the South East Queensland Floods coordinated volunteering effort.
Mark Pearce - CEO of Volunteering Australia provides statement regarding the Sydney Morning Herald's article about the Federal Government's initiative, placing volunteers into aged care facilities.
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) CEO Aimee McVeigh has welcomed news that neighbourhood and community centres will receive $20,000 grants in recognition of COVID-19 pressures but said there must be a coordinated approach for the community services sector from the Queensland government.
Volunteering Queensland is calling upon the Queensland Government to support the volunteering sector by urgently providing rapid antigen tests and personal protective equipment to volunteer involving organisations.
Public pathologists are calling for "gold standard" PCR testing to be restricted to high-risk groups such as healthcare workers, hospitalised patients, and aged care and disability facilities.
Volunteering Queensland welcomes and gives thanks to Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM, Governor of Queensland for supporting volunteering by becoming Patron.
The December edition of the Volunteering Queensland Newsletter has just been released and you guessed it, it's the final one for 2021!
This webinar explores the organisational impacts of implementing vaccination requirements for workers in the community services sector and its service users. While some parts of the sector have been mandated, other community services organisations are grappling with decisions about whether to impose their own mandates to protect vulnerable service users and workers.
Future Brisbane was an event bringing together a number of MPs, NewsCorp news outlets, investors, stakeholders and Olympians to discuss the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Amy has finished her last year of high school and has successfully completed her CHC34015 Certificate III in Active Volunteering at Nerang State High School
Brisbane City Council and Volunteering Queensland joined forces once again to deliver another successful Homeless Connect. It was an inspiring event that connected vulnerable members of the community to vital services while also providing a fun day out with music, food and genuine human connection.
Hands Off Our Charities sends this Press Release - Australia’s charities and not-for-profit sector is today relieved that common sense has prevailed, with the Federal Opposition and crossbench joining forces to disallow the Morrison government’s heavy-handed charity regulations.
The Volunteering Queensland Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 23 November 2021 at the BDO Office in Brisbane City.
Congratulations to Lachlan, a year 12 student from Warwick State High School and has completed the CHC24015 Certificate II in Active Volunteering.
The November edition of the Volunteering Queensland Newsletter has just been released.
Volunteering Queensland (VQ) will deliver the Volunteer Management Activity (VMA) on behalf of the Australian Government’s Department of Social Services (DSS). The objective of the VMA is to increase opportunities for people to participate in the social and economic life of their community through volunteering.
