Diane,aged 79:“Anyone who volunteers their time is a superstar.”
Would you drop everything to fight a bushfire on your summer holiday? The Victorian fire service is counting on city slickers to boost dwindling membership numbers.
NSW needs more volunteers for its rescue organisations and Prince Edward wants to help.
Chantelle Ellem was going through a rough patch when she saw a Facebook call-out asking for volunteers to spend time with the elderly.
Peak bodies are calling for an overhaul of volunteer-based,inexperienced strata committees as unexpected costs lead to fire sales of strata apartments.
A documentary on a school changing children’s lives ignited the passion that led Madeleine Kelly to make her own dreams come true.
Five years ago as a 22-year-old uni student,she needed help. Even with a career in film and TV advertising these days,she answers the call.
Volunteers like me get the privilege of being witness to the struggles of sad strangers. Tragically,demand for our services is on the rise.
Cost of living pressures are hurting charity programs,op shops and community groups who have fewer people able to give their time for free.
In this episode of Good Weekend Talks,Kon Karapanagiotidis,founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre,explains the benefits of “welcoming the stranger”.
Jude Craig Wright lit nine fires in the Perth Hills over the Christmas and New Year period of 2021-2022,but narrowly avoided jail.