WAFL
Grand Final
Volunteers will be
recognised at the WAFL Grand Final with club volunteers participating in the grand final
parade, the flying of IYV flags and messages on the large scoreboard during breaks in the
play.
Lotteries 2001
Volunteer Awards
Marie Stidwell was
selected as the Lotteries 2001 Volunteer Award representative for the year. Marie
nominated Drug Arm as the organisation to receive $5,000 from Volunteering WA.
Printing of certificates
for the 884 nominated volunteers is proceeding with the distribution of certificates to
commence by the end of the month.
Photographic
Display
A display will be held in
Stirling Towers at 197 St Georges Terrace from November 27th to December 7th.
A wide range of volunteer
involvement will be on show.
Endorsed Projects
Streets Alive was
launched on September 9th and the ABC did a live broadcast at a Streets Alive event
in Perth the following week.
Mandurah Volunteer
Fisheries Liaison Officers hosted a open day on September 30th.
UWA Student guild will be
holding a volunteer recognition ceremony 17th October.
A community barbecue o
thank the volunteers of Mukinbudin will be held on October 19th.
"Building on
Success" is the title of a conference to be held on 2nd of November by Local Drug
Action Groups.
Trackswest - a volunteer
group who maintain the heritage trails in WA is holding a weekend of activities October
13th and 14th to celebrate the work of the volunteers.
The Esperance IYV
Group
A self-directed
learning program for volunteers in remote locations.
Great interest has been
expressed in the project with investigations proceeding for the project to be the pilot
for a national program.
Kununurra
Neighbourhood House
Recognition of
Volunteers Project.
Photography is underway
with proofs expected to be available for the photographic display at Stirling Towers in St
Georges Terrace from November 27th to December 7th.
Graffiti
Volunteers
Volunteer Training
and Public Education Program.
Training has commenced
with presentations expected mid-November.
PHYLOS
To establish a
volunteer program for organisations that support severely disabled people and their
families.
Esperance
Volunteer Referral Centre
To develop and
display a showcase of the work of local volunteers.
Bridging the Gap
Establishment of a
volunteer centre to support local organisations in the Rockingham area.
A coordinator has been
engaged to facilitate the planning and implementation of a centre catering for a small
group of volunteer organisations.
South West IYV
Group
A guide for corporate
entities entering into partnerships with community groups.
This project has received
additional support from the Commonwealth. The guide will be launched in October and
negotiations are underway for a possible national launch as part of the National
Conference in Melbourne.
Livingstone
Foundation
Training for
Volunteer councillors in suicide prevention counselling.
The first training
program is underway.
CLAN WA
Self - maintenance
training for volunteers working with families.
Training is about to commence on this project.
Establishment of a
"Grandfriends" program linking seniors to families without parent or grandparent
contact.
Develop an
instrument to measure the motivations of volunteers.
A researcher has been appointed to commence on this project.
Coast Care
Volunteer Management
Training modules included in Coast Care nation conference.
Agreement on an
appropriate training program and facilitators to deliver it has now been reached.
Shire of Shark
Bay
A workshop and
community forum on volunteer recruitment and maintenance.
Dr Judy Esmond will
attend Shark Bay to facilitate the community forum.
Peel IYV Group
To promote the
contribution of volunteering and volunteer training in the region.
This project is scheduled
for December.
Mid West IYV
Group
To develop a
volunteer management reference guide for use by groups throughout the region.
A draft has been prepared
and final editing is taking place before launch of the guide.
History Book
The Hon. Tom Stephens MLC
Minister for Housing and Works will launch the book at the Constitution Centre on
September 26th.
Challenge, Choice
and Change was the theme of the Vision Conference held in Fremantle, August 8, 9
and 10.
International, national
and local representatives declared the conference an outstanding success. A communique
setting out the major issues for continuing debate and resolution was released at the
Volunteering WA AGM on September 26th.
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