The Albanese Government have gutted the annual volunteer grants to ‘target’ the program towards two priorities.
Volunteering
Posted inArmidale, Local News, Volunteering
Woodworking, restoration, carpentry and more at the Armidale Lions Community Workshop
Have a passion for woodworking or need a treasured heirloom restored? The Armidale Lions Community Workshop is here to help bring your project to life!
Posted inAgriculture, Volunteering
Northern District Exhibit seeks volunteers and new manager
The Northern District Exhibit is on the lookout for enthusiastic volunteers and a new part-time Manager to help promote the region at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
Posted inHealth, Volunteering
Bloodbikes hoping to ramp up volunteer operations locally
Volunteer motorcycle organisation Bloodbikes Australia has been operating in New England for the last few years, but it plans to ramp up its activities in the area very soon.
Posted inArmidale, Awareness Events, Local profiles, Volunteering
After suffering in silence with little food, this Armidale volunteer vowed to never allow anyone to starve again
After struggling to find sufficient food during her first few days in the country as a UNE student, Danti Asianti vowed to do whatever it took to ensure nobody ever experienced what she had again.
Posted inAwareness Events, Kootingal, Local profiles, Tamworth, Volunteering
Kootingal volunteer turning personal tragedy into passion for helping the community
Longtime resident of the Tamworth Region Rebecca Cooke has decided to “share the love around” by volunteering wherever she can after suffering a personal setback a few years ago.
Posted inAwareness Events, Bingara, Local profiles, Volunteering
Bingara veteran’s strong sense of community propelling him to give his time for a mountain of volunteer work
Steve Adams has served the community almost all his life, first in the Australian Defence Forces (ADF), which he joined in 1975, and now with a mountain of organisations across his home in Bingara.
Posted inAwareness Events, Inverell, Local profiles, Volunteering
Inverell volunteer following the family tradition by giving back, “Been in the blood for a long, long time”
For Inverell’s Megan Gaukroger, her family have a long line of volunteering and service to the community going back several generations.
Posted inAwareness Events, Local profiles, Tamworth, Volunteering
Decades of volunteering became healing therapy for Tamworth resident
Libby Darling has found a sure-fire way to get through the tough times, whatever life throws her way, and that’s volunteering.