Gina Fallace - the designer of our
new logo with Paul Hely, manager of Greenwords
and Images |
A
celebration was held on Dec 5 at the Volunteering ACT
offices in Belconnen.
On the occassion of:
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International Volunteering
Day
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Our 10th Anniversary as
a funded body
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Launch of our new logo created
by Greenwords and Images
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Volunteering ACT’s 10th Birthday Cake |
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| AWARDS
RECOGNISE EXCELLENCE IN INCLUSION
Wednesday 3 December 2003
The ACT's most inclusive organisations were recognised
tonight, with the premier award, the Award for Excellence
in Inclusion, going to Capital Careers.
Disability, Housing and Community Services Minister
Bill Wood officiated at the inaugural ACT Inclusion
Awards, which recognise businesses, organisations and
individuals that 'opened their doors' to people with
disabilities. <more> |
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Volunteering
ACT congratulates the ACT's
Rivers Volunteer
Bushfire and Emergency Service Brigade
on being awarded
the highest accolade of the 2003 National Volunteer
Awards –
The National
Volunteer Group of the Year Award.
<2003
National Volunteer Awards Winners> |
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'Volunteers
do not ask, "why volunteer?", but rather "when?",
"where?" and "how?"'.
Kofi A. Annan
on INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY
5 December 2003
read the Secretary General's
message |
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Volunteering
ACT |
Holiday
Season
2003-4 |
Our
closing dates will be close of business Tuesday 23rd
Dec. to Monday 5th January 2004.
We take this opportunity of thanking
you for working with us during 2003.
We trust that you will have a safe
and restful holiday season and look forward to working
with you in the New Year.
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VACT ACTION
November
2003 |
The Newsletter of Volunteering
ACT
<For a better quality print version
download the pdf
version - large file, may take
a few minutes to download> |
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VACT Action Archive
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To view Newletters in PDF format requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader |
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 International
Volunteer Day
5 December 2003
In 1985, the United Nations General Assembly designated
5 December as an annual celebration of voluntary action
by people, communities and governments of the world.
International Volunteer Day (IVD) is for volunteers
of all walk of life working in communities around
the globe. The United Nations Volunteers programme
(UNV) is the designated international focal point
for IVD. More information is available on the interactive
web site www.worldvolunteerweb.org.
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Research
into Volunteer Management in Aged Care Services &
Environment ACT
This research has now been completed
and is before the Chief Minister's Department. Thank
you to all the managers and volunteers in the participating
organisations and to Hadas Haileselassie, the volunteer
Research Officer who worked on the project for VACT.
The findings and recommendations can
be found <here>
<or here as a pdf file> |
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From
the Referral Desk
November 2003
The Christmas holidays are nearly
here! Do you need additional volunteers over the holiday
period? If you are a member of VACT and have specific
tasks we can recruit volunteers for you.
The usual cry from our member agencies is volunteers
wanted, well this time the shoe is on the other foot.
Many volunteers are now looking for short term positions
so there may be some projects that you are seeking specialised
volunteers to fill.
<more>
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GoVolunteer
has been awarded the 2003 Prime Minister's Award for
Excellence in Business Community Partnership.
The
staff and Board of Volunteering ACT celebrates GoVolunteer’s
success and congratulates all those involved in winning
the award.
<more>
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|  Youth
In The City is an integrated youth service based in the city
heart of Canberra, funded by the ACT Government and managed
by ANGLICARE - Canberra & Goulburn Youth & Family
Services. The services provided are available to all young
people aged 12-25 years.
Youth In The City provides a TAX HELP service
for all young people in the ACT up to 25 years old.
TAXHELP
(pdf file - You will need Acrobat
5.0 or higher to read this document.)
The gig guide is
an initiative of all the Youth Centres in the ACT. The gig
guide is produced monthly by the Youth Sector Information
Service (YSIN) an initiative of Youth
in the City.
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Youth
InterACT Grants
 The Youth InterACT Grants are all
about young people being able to apply for funding of up to
$1,500 to organise projects, events, activities and
programs (referred to as projects) for other young people
in the ACT. <more
about the grants>
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To make it easier for people who live in the southside
of Canberra to have an interview with Volunteering ACT we
now have an "outreach" service in Tuggeranong.
<more details>
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This year Volunteering ACT celebrates it’s
10thAnniversary as the funded peak body for volunteers
and organisations who work with volunteers.
Founding members are currently compiling the history
of the organisation, piecing together the events that
gave birth to the thriving Centre we have now. We are
seeking people who may be able to give input into the
history.
Have you been involved
with Volunteering ACT between 1986 and 2003? |
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| The
winners have been announced of the
2003
National Volunteer Awards
(previously known as
the National CommunityLink Volunteer Awards.)
Since their inception
in 1997, the Awards have grown to be one of Australia's
largest and most successful programs to promote,
encourage and develop volunteers.
The ACT winners were:
Red Hill Bush Regenerations
(Environment, Conservation,Heritage & Animal
Welfare)
Heart Support Australia - ACT Branch (Health &
Wellbeing)
Apex Club of Tuggeranong (Community Service &
Development)
Rivers Volunteer Bushfire and Emergency Service
(Emergency & Safety)
Belwest Foxes Soccer Club Inc. (Sport & Recreation)
Volunteering ACT express our
sincere congratulations to each of the winners. |
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ACT
Volunteer of the Year Awards 2003 A
Joint Project of
NRMA and Volunteering ACT
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ACT
Government Funding of Non-Government Organisations
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