Resources

Here are a list of helpful links:

• National Volunteer Guide, Oct 2018 – covers key legal obligations organisations owe its volunteers
• State of Volunteering in the Illawarra 2012
• Wollongong City Council
• COVID-19 Community Support & Services Directory 2021 for Wollongong LGA (Wollongong City Council)
• Protecting Older Australians: COVID-19 Update 7 September 2021 (Australian Government Department of Health)
• Free COVID-19 On-line training provided by the World Health Organisation
• Volunteering Australia
• The Centre for Volunteering
• Community Industry Group (formerly Illawarra Forum)
• New South Wales State of Volunteering Report
• One-off grant program from the Department of Communities & Justice (DCJ)
• Volunteering Resource Hub (an initiative of Volunteering Australia)
• Volunteer Recruitment Online (GoVolunteer)
• Australasian Volunteer Program Management
• South Australian site, with good research and fact sheets – www.volunteeringsa.org.au
• Legal issues and legislation changes – PRObono Australia
• Useful information for community groups on current issues, funding opportunities, and management issues (formerly Community Builders NSW)
• State peak body for community organisations (NSW Council of Social Service)
• International Association for Volunteer Effort