1. Northern Volunteering (SA)

2. The difference between formal
volunteering:
When I give my time freely to an
organisation to help the community
And
 Informal volunteering:
◦ When I help the next door neighbour
mow the lawn

3.  Boring
 No time
 My mates don't
 Nothing of interest
 Too painful
 Can’t do what I want
 Blah blah blah

5.  About 6 million people Australia wide
(excluding people on Centrelink benefits)
 About 34% of the population
 Contributing an estimated $200 Billion per
year of time and effort
Restoring old buildings, railways,

7.  Develop new interests
 Check out jobs before you make career
decisions
 CV
 Job skills
 Enjoyment
 Meet new people
 Because you can
 Do something worthwhile
 PLP / SACE – Active Volunteering Certificates

8. Internet: govolunteer.com.au
 Not for profit organisations:
 Environment / heritage
 Community services
 Sports and recreation
 Education
 Churches
 Hospitals & primary health care
 Aged care / disability services
 Events eg Fringe, Tour Down under
 The list goes on * on & on & on & on & on..........

9. Sometimes there will be barriers to you doing
volunteer work e.g.:
 Insurance
 Placements / roles not suitable
 Organisational culture a bit dodgy
The upside far outweighs the downside

10.  Short term / project / longer term
 Some sort of induction
 Insurance coverage
 Clear expectations
 Someone to report to
 Not to be abused – a good working
environment
 Reimbursements
 recognition

12.  Volunteer Resource Centre – we help people
get into volunteer work
 We support organisations who want to build
or develop volunteer programs
 Salisbury based
 New referral matching service coming up
soon