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Two Trail Rider Volunteers are assisting a park visitor to explore the Dandenong Ranges using Trail Rider, an all-terrain wheelchair

Parks Victoria

Two Trail Rider Volunteers are assisting a park visitor to explore the Dandenong Ranges using Trail Rider, an all-terrain wheelchair

Allison volunteering at a bushfire deployment

St John Ambulance Victoria

Allison volunteering at a bushfire deployment

Steve, Leo, Ellen and Sue pose in the new The Hidden Orchard's storage space

The Hidden Orchard

Steve, Leo, Ellen and Sue pose in the new The Hidden Orchard's storage space

Volunteers are supporting new arrivals to learn English and most importantly stay connected, mitigating the risk of increased social isolation during this period of physical and social restrictions. Tutor Vidhatri on WhatsApp

Melbourne Polytechnic- Melbourne Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)

Volunteers are supporting new arrivals to learn English and most importantly stay connected, mitigating the risk of increased social isolation during this period of physical and social restrictions. Tutor Vidhatri on WhatsApp

Observing a fire at Mt Hotham

Country Fire Authority (CFA)

Observing a fire at Mt Hotham

Growing food for our community

Food Is Free Inc.

Growing food for our community

Caring Mums volunteers undergo an intensive 20-hour training course focusing on communication and acceptance, in order for them to provide emotional support to new mothers and pregnant women. In this photo, we can see the resilience and spirit of our volunteers, while they are taken part in one of their online compulsory fortnightly professional supervision during COVID-19.

National Council of Jewish Women Victoria (NCJWA Vic)

Caring Mums volunteers undergo an intensive 20-hour training course focusing on communication and acceptance, in order for them to provide emotional support to new mothers and pregnant women. In this photo, we can see the resilience and spirit of our volunteers, while they are taken part in one of their online compulsory fortnightly professional supervision during COVID-19.

Dr Gershon Zuker is delivering sandwiches, fritatas , compote and fruit to Golden Age Club members at St. Kilda, as he does every Tuesday.

National Council of Jewish Women Victoria (NCJWA Vic)

Dr Gershon Zuker is delivering sandwiches, fritatas , compote and fruit to Golden Age Club members at St. Kilda, as he does every Tuesday.

Access Inc volunteer Derek helping a participant using a computer

Access Inc.

Access Inc volunteer Derek helping a participant using a computer

Each year Flinders Lions shake the can outside the Flinders General store for the Salvos

Flinders District Lions Club Inc

Each year Flinders Lions shake the can outside the Flinders General store for the Salvos

Volunteers are supporting new arrivals to learn English and most importantly stay connected, mitigating the risk of increased social isolation during this period of physical and social restrictions.

Melbourne Polytechnic- Melbourne Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)

Volunteers are supporting new arrivals to learn English and most importantly stay connected, mitigating the risk of increased social isolation during this period of physical and social restrictions.

Equine Facilitated Learning

GEM Yth Mentoring

Equine Facilitated Learning

Melbourne Fashion Week volunteer

City Of Melbourne

Melbourne Fashion Week volunteer

These photos show some of our amazing volunteer Mentors in our Youth Mentoring & Community Placement Program at their Mentor Training

Maribynong and Moonee Valley Local Learning Employment Network

These photos show some of our amazing volunteer Mentors in our Youth Mentoring & Community Placement Program at their Mentor Training

Happy Jacks Playgroup Kids

Food Is Free Inc.

Happy Jacks Playgroup Kids

Celebrating a successful fundraising campaign

Access Inc

Celebrating a successful fundraising campaign

Providing door to door community transport to older residents in the city of Port Phillip

South Port Day Links

Providing door to door community transport to older residents in the city of Port Phillip

Sarah McMaster - Make up artist, applied the make up to all our models at our "More than skin deep" Fashion Parade in October 2019. She is pictured with Specialist Rheumatologist Dr Mandy Nikpour, one of our volunteer models.

Scleroderma Victoria Inc.

Sarah McMaster - Make up artist, applied the make up to all our models at our "More than skin deep" Fashion Parade in October 2019. She is pictured with Specialist Rheumatologist Dr Mandy Nikpour, one of our volunteer models.

Lions held their annual Community Picnic on the back beach at Flinders in March 2019 and our team members assisted with parking, rubbish collection and fun!

Flinders District Lions Club Inc

Lions held their annual Community Picnic on the back beach at Flinders in March 2019 and our team members assisted with parking, rubbish collection and fun!

Celebrating National Volunteer Week we requested some baby photos and introduced a competition to see if we could identify them. This is just a small selection!

Bayside Community Information & Support Service Inc. (BayCISS)

Celebrating National Volunteer Week we requested some baby photos and introduced a competition to see if we could identify them. This is just a small selection!

Lions assist with the parking arrangements at a Science open day at Coolart

Flinders District Lions Club Inc

Lions assist with the parking arrangements at a Science open day at Coolart

Seniors Program volunteers offering group discussions and guest speakers via Zoom

National Council of Jewish Women Australia Victoria (NCJWA Vic)

Seniors Program volunteers offering group discussions and guest speakers via Zoom

Volunteer at train station exposing pup to environment

Guide Dogs Victoria

Volunteer at train station exposing pup to environment

Volunteers are supporting new arrivals to learn English and most importantly stay connected, mitigating the risk of increased social isolation during this period of physical and social restrictions.

Melbourne Polytechnic- Melbourne Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)

Volunteers are supporting new arrivals to learn English and most importantly stay connected, mitigating the risk of increased social isolation during this period of physical and social restrictions.

Washing cars for a not for profit organisation - this is done weekly

The Centre for Continuing Education

Washing cars for a not for profit organisation - this is done weekly

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

Sustainability Victoria

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

Volunteers taking a refreshing wash in Nariel Creek after a hectic night of fire fighting and asset protection, 17 hours after the initial turnout to the Green Gully Fire jumping the Murray River from NSW on December 30th 2019.

Country Fire Authority - Victoria

Volunteers taking a refreshing wash in Nariel Creek after a hectic night of fire fighting and asset protection, 17 hours after the initial turnout to the Green Gully Fire jumping the Murray River from NSW on December 30th 2019.

Each month Flinders and Red Hill Lions manage the parking for the Red Hill Market

Flinders District Lions Club inc

Each month Flinders and Red Hill Lions manage the parking for the Red Hill Market

Volunteer Track Rangers receiving a briefing from the local Ranger

Parks Victoria

Volunteer Track Rangers receiving a briefing from the local Ranger

Our volunteers are participating in an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Victoria to celebrate International Women's Day 2020, and to amplify the voices of Australian women artists.

Women's Art Register

Our volunteers are participating in an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Victoria to celebrate International Women's Day 2020, and to amplify the voices of Australian women artists.

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

Sustainability Victoria

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

Providing door to door community transport to older residents in the city of Port Phillip

South Port Day Links

Providing door to door community transport to older residents in the city of Port Phillip

Seniors Program volunteers offering group discussions and guest speakers via Zoom

National Council of Jewish Women Australia Victoria (NCJWA Vic)

Seniors Program volunteers offering group discussions and guest speakers via Zoom

Pesticide Detectives and Waterwatch Volunteers monitoring in the waterways of the Corangamite region.

Waterwatch Victoria

Pesticide Detectives and Waterwatch Volunteers monitoring in the waterways of the Corangamite region.

Pesticide Detectives and Waterwatch Volunteers monitoring in the waterways of the Corangamite region.

Waterwatch Victoria

Pesticide Detectives and Waterwatch Volunteers monitoring in the waterways of the Corangamite region.

Switchboard volunteers assembling care packages for LGBTI seniors.

Switchboard

Switchboard volunteers assembling care packages for LGBTI seniors.

Switchboard volunteers assembling care packages for LGBTI seniors.

Switchboard

Switchboard volunteers assembling care packages for LGBTI seniors.

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

Sustainability Victoria

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

Our volunteers are participating in an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Victoria to celebrate International Women's Day 2020, and to amplify the voices of Australian women artists.

Women's Art Register

Our volunteers are participating in an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Victoria to celebrate International Women's Day 2020, and to amplify the voices of Australian women artists.

Waterwatch volunteer Callum Edwards monitors the health of the Moorabool River by conducting regular water quality tests.

Waterwatch Victoria

Waterwatch volunteer Callum Edwards monitors the health of the Moorabool River by conducting regular water quality tests.

Huyen assisting with data entry for the flu clinic

Ballarat Community Health

Huyen assisting with data entry for the flu clinic

Waterwatch volunteers Wendy and Rosie monitor the health of Lake Colac by conducting regular water quality tests.

Waterwatch Victoria

Waterwatch volunteers Wendy and Rosie monitor the health of Lake Colac by conducting regular water quality tests.

National WaterbugBlitz! activities with Apollo Bay P12 students, as part of the Waterwatch program.

Waterwatch Victoria

National WaterbugBlitz! activities with Apollo Bay P12 students, as part of the Waterwatch program.

Running a junior blue ribbon day involving teams from all around the Mornington Peninsula

Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation Peninsula Branch

Running a junior blue ribbon day involving teams from all around the Mornington Peninsula

Final Friday volunteering kitchen crew prior to us suspending volunteers

FareShare

Final Friday volunteering kitchen crew prior to us suspending volunteers

Moomba Volunteers

Melbourne City Council

Moomba Volunteers

Discovering waterbugs as part of The Great Curdies Perch Search with Waterwatch.

Waterwatch Victoria

Discovering waterbugs as part of The Great Curdies Perch Search with Waterwatch.

Volunteers collect water samples from the Curdies River to detect the presence of Yarra Pygmy Perch as part of The Great Curdies Perch Search with Waterwatch.

Waterwatch Victoria

Volunteers collect water samples from the Curdies River to detect the presence of Yarra Pygmy Perch as part of The Great Curdies Perch Search with Waterwatch.

Gippsland Bush fires Jan 2020 (Bemm Forest)

CFA Point Cook

Gippsland Bush fires Jan 2020 (Bemm Forest)

Community BBQ and Fire Awareness

Country Fire Authority

Community BBQ and Fire Awareness

Observing a fire at Mt Hotham

Country Fire Authority (CFA)

Observing a fire at Mt Hotham

Nathan Lomas Working behind the scenes at our "More than Skin Deep" Fashion Parade held at the Collingwood Town Hall in October 2019.

Scleroderma Victoria inc.

Nathan Lomas Working behind the scenes at our "More than Skin Deep" Fashion Parade held at the Collingwood Town Hall in October 2019.

Volunteers - making a world of difference

Counterpart

Volunteers - making a world of difference

Group After Action Review on the fire ground following the McFarlands Hill Fire on 14th January 2020.

Country Fire Authority

Group After Action Review on the fire ground following the McFarlands Hill Fire on 14th January 2020.

EdConnect Volunteer remotely joins a classroom to read a story in lieu of his regular volunteering sessions due to school closures.

EdConnect Volunteer remotely joins a classroom to read a story in lieu of his regular volunteering sessions due to school closures.

EdConnect Volunteer remotely joins a classroom to read a story in lieu of his regular volunteering sessions due to school closures.

EdConnect Australia

EdConnect Volunteer remotely joins a classroom to read a story in lieu of his regular volunteering sessions due to school closures.

Our volunteer is working on the Women's Art Register Slide Preservation Project, conserving our archive for future generations, and improving access to our collection for research and education.

Women's Art Register

Our volunteer is working on the Women's Art Register Slide Preservation Project, conserving our archive for future generations, and improving access to our collection for research and education.

Our volunteers are participating in an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Victoria to celebrate International Women's Day 2020, and to amplify the voices of Australian women artists.

Women's Art Register

Our volunteers are participating in an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Victoria to celebrate International Women's Day 2020, and to amplify the voices of Australian women artists.

At home writing the life story of one of our residents

MannaCare

At home writing the life story of one of our residents

Two Trail Rider Volunteers are assisting a park visitor to explore the Dandenong Ranges using Trail Rider, an all-terrain wheelchair

Parks Victoria

Two Trail Rider Volunteers are assisting a park visitor to explore the Dandenong Ranges using Trail Rider, an all-terrain wheelchair

At home writing the life story of one of our residents

MannaCare

At home writing the life story of one of our residents

At home writing the life story of one of our residents

MannaCare

At home writing the life story of one of our residents

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

Sustainability Victoria

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

At home writing the life story of one of our residents

MannaCare

At home writing the life story of one of our residents

Tuesday evening kitchen crew chopping meat for chefs to cook into FareShare meals

FareShare

Tuesday evening kitchen crew chopping meat for chefs to cook into FareShare meals

Final Friday volunteering kitchen crew prior to us suspending volunteers

FareShare

Final Friday volunteering kitchen crew prior to us suspending volunteers

Our volunteers are participating in an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Victoria to celebrate International Women's Day 2020, and to amplify the voices of Australian women artists.

Women's Art Register

Our volunteers are participating in an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Victoria to celebrate International Women's Day 2020, and to amplify the voices of Australian women artists.

Moorabbin kitchen garden volunteers with their colourful harvest of eggplants and capsicums

FareShare

Moorabbin kitchen garden volunteers with their colourful harvest of eggplants and capsicums

Masked volunteers with at Baguley Farm tending our leeks

FareShare

Masked volunteers with at Baguley Farm tending our leeks

Volunteer drivers Johan and Kris - about to head off on another food rescue and delivery run

FareShare

Volunteer drivers Johan and Kris - about to head off on another food rescue and delivery run

Volunteers safely social distancing in the pastry kitchen

FareShare

Volunteers safely social distancing in the pastry kitchen

Each year Flinders Lions shake the can outside the Flinders General store for the Salvos

Flinders District Lions Club Inc

Each year Flinders Lions shake the can outside the Flinders General store for the Salvos

The entire Inglese Family volunteered to produce our "More than skin deep" Fashion Parade at the Collingwood Town Hall in October 2019. Between them they performed the roles of: Event Co-ordinator, Model, Stage Manager, Model Assistant and Audio-Visual Co-Ordinator.

Scleroderma Victoria Inc.

The entire Inglese Family volunteered to produce our "More than skin deep" Fashion Parade at the Collingwood Town Hall in October 2019. Between them they performed the roles of: Event Co-ordinator, Model, Stage Manager, Model Assistant and Audio-Visual Co-Ordinator.

Four Wheel Drive Victoria

Four Wheel Drive Victoria

Mending fences

SolarBuddy Family Pack program. With their families, while in COVID lockdown, Origin employees assembled individual solar lights for children living in energy poverty in Tanzania, enabling them to study and read after dark. Each light is accompanied by a letter from the Australian child to their "Solar Buddy".

Origin Energy Foundation

SolarBuddy Family Pack program. With their families, while in COVID lockdown, Origin employees assembled individual solar lights for children living in energy poverty in Tanzania, enabling them to study and read after dark. Each light is accompanied by a letter from the Australian child to their "Solar Buddy".

SolarBuddy Family Pack program. With their families, while in COVID lockdown, Origin employees assembled individual solar lights for children living in energy poverty in Tanzania, enabling them to study and read after dark. Each light is accompanied by a letter from the Australian child to their "Solar Buddy".

Origin Energy Foundation

SolarBuddy Family Pack program. With their families, while in COVID lockdown, Origin employees assembled individual solar lights for children living in energy poverty in Tanzania, enabling them to study and read after dark. Each light is accompanied by a letter from the Australian child to their "Solar Buddy".

SolarBuddy Family Pack program. With their families, while in COVID lockdown, Origin employees assembled individual solar lights for children living in energy poverty in Tanzania, enabling them to study and read after dark. Each light is accompanied by a letter from the Australian child to their "Solar Buddy".

Origin Energy Foundation

SolarBuddy Family Pack program. With their families, while in COVID lockdown, Origin employees assembled individual solar lights for children living in energy poverty in Tanzania, enabling them to study and read after dark. Each light is accompanied by a letter from the Australian child to their "Solar Buddy".

Checking menus and food safety

Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre

Checking menus and food safety

Send off for retiring Volunteer Dawn. 25 years of service

Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre

Send off for retiring Volunteer Dawn. 25 years of service

Send off for retiring Volunteer Dawn. 25 years of service

Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre

Send off for retiring Volunteer Dawn. 25 years of service

ANZ employees reviewing the administration of Back to School program with Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)

ANZ and Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)

ANZ employees reviewing the administration of Back to School program with Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)

Catherine Ringwood

Rosana Op Shop

Catherine Ringwood

Send off for retiring Volunteer Dawn. 25 years of service

Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre

Send off for retiring Volunteer Dawn. 25 years of service

Volunteer at train station exposing pup to environment

Guide Dogs Victoria

Volunteer at train station exposing pup to environment

Lord Mayor’s Student Welcome volunteers

City of Melbourne

Lord Mayor’s Student Welcome volunteers

Evan, one of many volunteers supporting people with disability

Solve Disability Solutions

Evan, one of many volunteers supporting people with disability

Volunteer walking pup in training

Guide Dogs Victoria

Volunteer walking pup in training

Our volunteers are participating in an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Victoria to celebrate International Women's Day 2020, and to amplify the voices of Australian women artists.

Women's Art Register

Our volunteers are participating in an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Victoria to celebrate International Women's Day 2020, and to amplify the voices of Australian women artists.

Volunteer with pup they are raising to become a guide dog

Guide Dogs Victoria

Volunteer with pup they are raising to become a guide dog

Grading indigenous plants for restoration projects

Bass Coast Landcare Network

Grading indigenous plants for restoration projects

Mending fences

Four Wheel Drive Victoria

Mending fences

Switchboard volunteers assembling care packages for LGBTI seniors.

Switchboard

Switchboard volunteers assembling care packages for LGBTI seniors.

Fence rebuilding

Four Wheel Drive Victoria

Fence rebuilding

Rebuilding Farm fences

Four Wheel Drive Victoria

Rebuilding Farm fences

Rebuilding Farm fences

Four Wheel Drive Victoria

Rebuilding Farm fences

Volunteer supporting people with disability

Solve Disability Solutions

Volunteer supporting people with disability

Rebuilding Farm fences

Four Wheel Drive Victoria

Rebuilding Farm fences

Volunteers are treating and digging up Wheel Cactus plants to help control infestations of this noxious weed on neighbours properties and in local bush reserves.

Tarrangower Cactus Control Group

Volunteers are treating and digging up Wheel Cactus plants to help control infestations of this noxious weed on neighbours properties and in local bush reserves.

Volunteers are treating and digging up Wheel Cactus plants to help control infestations of this noxious weed on neighbours properties and in local bush reserves.

Tarrangower Cactus Control Group

Volunteers are treating and digging up Wheel Cactus plants to help control infestations of this noxious weed on neighbours properties and in local bush reserves.

Restoring a very degraded Reedy Creek reserve

Wooragee Landcare

Restoring a very degraded Reedy Creek reserve

National Volunteer Week virtual morning tea celebrating our volunteers.

Ardoch

National Volunteer Week virtual morning tea celebrating our volunteers.

Restoring a very degraded Reedy Creek reserve

Wooragee Landcare

Restoring a very degraded Reedy Creek reserve

Planting Silver Banksia (Banksia marginata) in north east catchments as seed production areas and habitat.

Wooragee Landcare

Planting Silver Banksia (Banksia marginata) in north east catchments as seed production areas and habitat.

Ardoch provides virtual professional development sessions every few weeks on various topics.

Ardoch

Ardoch provides virtual professional development sessions every few weeks on various topics.

Filming a training and educator resource for Ardoch's Curious Young Minds program

Ardoch

Filming a training and educator resource for Ardoch's Curious Young Minds program

Planting trees - gardening work done for a not for profit organisation

The Centre for Continuing Education

Planting trees - gardening work done for a not for profit organisation

Admin work - this volunteer works 2 days per week

The Centre for Continuing Education

Admin work - this volunteer works 2 days per week

Christmas celebration and receiving gifts for being a long standing volunteer in the Community Visitors Program

The Centre for Continuing Education

Christmas celebration and receiving gifts for being a long standing volunteer in the Community Visitors Program

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

Sustainability Victoria

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

Sustainability Victoria

Volunteers are sorting through litter collected from 120 stormwater traps installed under the Let's Strain the Drains project

EdConnect Volunteer remotely joins a classroom to read a story in lieu of his regular volunteering sessions due to school closures.

EdConnect Australia

EdConnect Volunteer remotely joins a classroom to read a story in lieu of his regular volunteering sessions due to school closures.

Caring Mums volunteers undergo an intensive 20-hour training course focusing on communication and acceptance, in order for them to provide emotional support to new mothers and pregnant women.

National Council of Jewish Women Victoria (NCJWA Vic)

Caring Mums volunteers undergo an intensive 20-hour training course focusing on communication and acceptance, in order for them to provide emotional support to new mothers and pregnant women.

One of our beloved volunteers is helping to pack special Pesach packages. These packages helped the participants to celebrate the holiday during the challenging time of COVID-19, by creating a sense of community and reminding them they are not alone

National Council of Jewish Women Victoria (NCJWA Vic)

One of our beloved volunteers is helping to pack special Pesach packages. These packages helped the participants to celebrate the holiday during the challenging time of COVID-19, by creating a sense of community and reminding them they are not alone

Carrot Haul!

Food Is Free Inc.

Carrot Haul!

ANZ volunteers constructing solar lights

ANZ

ANZ volunteers constructing solar lights

ANZ volunteers conducting a virtual workshop (initially planned for face to face) during COVID on resume and interview skills with the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Stepping Stones participants

ANZ

ANZ volunteers conducting a virtual workshop (initially planned for face to face) during COVID on resume and interview skills with the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Stepping Stones participants

David, one of many volunteers supporting people with disability

Solve Disability Solutions

David, one of many volunteers supporting people with disability

Taking a well earned break

CFA

Taking a well earned break

Thank you! NVW 2019

Counterpart

Thank you! NVW 2019

Alan a volunteer supporting people with disability through assistive technology

Solve Disability Solutions

Alan a volunteer supporting people with disability through assistive technology

ANZ volunteers conducting a virtual workshop (initially planned for face to face) during COVID on resume and interview skills with the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Stepping Stones participants.

ANZ Brotherhood of St Laurence

ANZ volunteers conducting a virtual workshop (initially planned for face to face) during COVID on resume and interview skills with the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Stepping Stones participants.

2019 Intake - last day of training

Counterpart

2019 Intake - last day of training

Animal Aid volunteering

GEM Yth mentoring

Animal Aid volunteering

Volunteer Week

GEM Yth mentoring

Volunteer Week

Swifts Creek GEM Yth Mentoring

GEM Yth mentoring

Swifts Creek GEM Yth Mentoring

New mentor training

GEM Yth mentoring

New mentor training

Cultural Awareness Training

GEM Yth mentoring

Cultural Awareness Training

Gayle Colbourne

Rosana Op Shop

Gayle Colbourne

Photography volunteer Margaret, with husband and Technical volunteer, Robin in his workshop

Solve

Photography volunteer Margaret, with husband and Technical volunteer, Robin in his workshop

Melbourne Fashion Week volunteers

City Of Melbourne

Melbourne Fashion Week volunteers

City of Melbourne City Ambassador volunteer

City of Melbourne

City of Melbourne City Ambassador volunteer

City of Melbourne Melbourne Music week volunteers handing out programs at Fed Square

City Of Melbourne

City of Melbourne Melbourne Music week volunteers handing out programs at Fed Square

Switchboard volunteers assembling care packages for LGBTI seniors.

Switchboard

Switchboard volunteers assembling care packages for LGBTI seniors.

Liz, one of many volunteers supporting people with disability

Solve Disability Solutions

Liz, one of many volunteers supporting people with disability

Solve Disability Solutions

Solve Disability Solutions

ANZ volunteers panel discussion sharing career insights with students from the The Smith Family’s Work Inspiration program.

ANZ and The Smith Family

ANZ volunteers panel discussion sharing career insights with students from the The Smith Family’s Work Inspiration program.

City Ambassador volunteer at Queen Vic Market

City of Melbourne

City Ambassador volunteer at Queen Vic Market

ANZ employees reviewing the administration of Back to School program with Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR).

ANZ and Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)

ANZ employees reviewing the administration of Back to School program with Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR).

Fence rebuilding

Four Wheel Drive Victoria

Fence rebuilding

Mentor training

GEM

Mentor training

Peer Support Volunteer May on the phone supporting a woman as she navigates her way through a diagnosis of cancer and treatment.

Counterpart

Peer Support Volunteer May on the phone supporting a woman as she navigates her way through a diagnosis of cancer and treatment.

Volunteers supporting people with disability

Solve Disability Solutions

Volunteers supporting people with disability

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