Another year rolls around and again we are asking ourselves 'What will this year bring?'

For us a Volunteering Tasmania, we are looking forward to building on the foundations of last year, and bringing many of our great new and improved services to more of you out in the sector.

For example:

• Pro-rata rates are now available for Memberships
• Nominations are open for the Tasmanian Volunteering Awards
• We have submitted sector priorities to the Government as a result of our consultation sessions
• Our Volunteer Referral Service is in full swing, with increased capacity, and
• We have launched our new service for Emergency Volunteering.

You can read more about these things below, but as always, we invite you to contact us to discuss how we might help you as a volunteer, or a manager of volunteers, to reach your goals this year.

EV CREW (Emergency Volunteering Community Response to Extreme Weather)

Volunteering Tasmania is thrilled to implement Emergency Volunteering CREW (Community Response to Extreme Weather).  The custom-made volunteer management system EV CREW matches volunteers’ skills, availability and location, with the needs of organisations delivering recovery activities after an emergency.

Both organisations and inviduals can register, and we encourage you to do so now, so we can start matching people as soon as the need arises.

Find out more and register here.

Nominations are now open for the Tasmanian Volunteering Awards!

These awards, sponsored by MyState and supported by the State Government, aim to recognise and reward the contribution of those who exhibit excellence in the volunteering sector.

Find out more or nominate at www.volunteeringtas.org.au/tasvolunteerawards2016

The Community Care NESB Community Visitors Scheme provides meaningful visits to people in the community in aged care homes.

Residents have lead full and fascinating lives, and love having someone to share their stories and have a conversation with, or even a visitor to just keep them company.

Volunteer visitors are matched with someone suited to them, and visit generally for about an hour around twice a month.

The scheme is now taking applications for new volunteers.

Go to Volunteer Connect and search for the keyword 'NESB' to find out more about Community Visitor vacancies in your area.

Read what the current volunteers think about the program here.

The 2016 National Volunteering Conference (6 – 8 April 2016, National Convention Centre Canberra) is the principal Australian forum for not for profit leaders, volunteer managers, policy contributors and corporates to come together to build knowledge, innovation, networks and leadership to advance volunteering. The Conference is proudly supported by Beyond Bank Australia.

Early bird registrations for the conference close on 22nd January 2016.  Don’t miss out! For more information: www.2016nationalvolunteeringconference.com.au

The Volunteering Tasmania Member family has grown to around 200 so far this year. So many individuals and organisations of all sizes are enjoying the benefits. We'd love for you to join them.

Because there are only 6 months left of the financial year, we want to offer you benefits at a pro-rata rate.

Find out more or join by clicking here.

Do you like to cook, clean, read, knit, run, write, count, sing, drive, or talk? Do you have specific skills? Or just a feeling you would like to help out your community more?

Did you know we have over 300 volunteer vacancies right now? 

No matter what you would like to do, where you would like to do it, or how much time you have to give, chances are there’s a role for you! Let us help you find it.

Get in touch today on 6231 5550 or email admin@volunteeringtas.org.au to utilise our referral service.