Tim Oliver has returned as our Program Leader for Sport North East and Community Development Programs! Tim is no stranger to these programs and comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience! With a long history as a sports administrator and coach, Tim has volunteered in sporting organisations for over 40 years and served on a range of boards in the community sector too, so brings a depth of experience working with and recruiting volunteers.  ‘I’m looking forward to building further on the great work of our team with Sport North East, Community Visitors Scheme and The Volunteer Centre working across the Hume Region in what are very unusual times. ‘

Would you like to better manage and engage volunteers?
The Wangaratta Volunteer Centre is here to support and assist organisations, clubs and agencies who work with and rely on volunteers to get the job done in challenging times!

Our project in partnership with Volunteering Victoria focuses on organisations who want to engage with First Nations people, new migrants, and people living with a disability.

The project aims to assist volunteers to participate more broadly with their communities through creating effective volunteering practices; increasing diversity of volunteers; improving access to information on volunteering; good training resources and supports.

If you are interested in discussing the opportunities then please contact me on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursdays at:
deb.humphreys@thecentre.vic.edu.au
phone or text 0428 962 847

 

Sport North East launches the campaign SportoberVIC on 1st October to motivate people in North East Victoria to exercise, and to counter the negative impacts of lockdown on mental and physical health in our region.
The campaign offers participants five fun walking, cycling, and running challenges per week to increase their physical activity.
The challenges are suitable to people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, body shapes and sizes.
It uses the online platforms Facebook and Strava to support and motivate participants. Everyone who joins in the challenges has a chance of winning prizes such as $25 gift cards.

 

     

 

                                  

Source: womansworld                                            Source:  readingkingdom

 

The Volunteer Centre assists in the matching of volunteers and organisations. 

We are looking to engage with volunteers that are newly arrived migrants (5 years), first nation peoples and people with disability. 

For volunteers, we can offer opportunities to suit your location, one-off roles, ongoing roles or various industry categories to meet your particular interests and skills.  

If you’re keen to see which roles might suit you, please complete the relevant registration form so we can set you up and offer you roles for consideration.

All not-for-profit organisations are eligible to register with The Volunteer Centre. As a registered organisation you will have access to:

• a free matching service where we will find the best volunteers for your roles
• support with administration and recruitment of volunteers
• support with governance including current volunteer related policy and procedure