Volunteering

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What is Volunteering?

  • Undertaken of your own free will
  • For no monetary reward
  • Does not take the place of paid workers, but complements the services that they provide

Through volunteering, you can:

  • Have the opportunity to contribute
  • Learn new skills and gain confidence
  • Be a significant part of a team
  • Make new friends
  • Have fun
  • Help promote awareness of the needs and services in our community
  • Gain satisfaction in the knowledge that volunteering really does make a difference

How to apply

  1. Submit the Volunteer Application online within the current Volunteer Vacancy.
  2. You will be contacted to discuss your application.
  3. Current vacancies are matched to your skills and experience.
  4. General orientation and induction is provided prior to commencement.
  5. Specific training is then undertaken within the volunteer program for which you have been recruited.

Contacts

  • Community Learning programs: 8366 4280
  • Community Centre programs: 8366 4232
  • 3Rs programs: 8366 4144
  • Biodiversity: 8366 4267
  • Pepper Street Arts Centre: 8364 6154
  • Graffiti Removal: 8366 4200
  • Community Transport: 8366 4222
  • Youth programs: 8366 4109
  • Volunteer Community Garden - Conyngham Street: 8366 4284