Volunteering

The Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre offers a range of services for volunteers and managers of volunteers.

We are expanding and extending volunteer activities in Boroondara and surrounding areas, through promoting, supporting and assisting members of our community to participate.

Boroondara Volunteer Expo - 10 March 2010

The Boroondara Volunteer Expo will be held on Wednesday 10 March 2010 between 2pm and 7pm.

Over 40 not-for-profit organisations will be at the Hawthorn Town Hall (358 Burwood Road, Hawthorn; Melways 45 D10) to talk about their work and the volunteer opportunities available with them.

We’d love to see you there, so why not come along! Help yourself to refreshments, and wander through the Expo, where you can chat with representatives from the various organisations and take information away with you.

There’s no cost to attend so we look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.

Please also let your friends, family and colleagues know so they can come along as well – everyone’s welcome. It’s a great, informal way to find out more about the types of volunteer jobs that are available in the community.

Individual volunteers

We offer a comprehensive range of services for both volunteers and managers of volunteers, including:

volunteer referral interviews
network meetings for managers of volunteers
newsletters and email bulletins for both registered volunteers and member agencies
a library, containing information and resources relevant to the volunteer sector
information brochures
promotional opportunities for member agencies, including the annual Boroondara Volunteers Expo held in March each year
training, for both volunteers and volunteer managers
volunteer recognition events.

We also offer services for people who are unemployed and for volunteers and staff working in Home and Community Care (HACC) programs. The Centre employs three staff and many volunteers also assist in the Centre.

If you are interested in voluntary work, talk with us or come and meet us at a volunteer referral interview and we will help find suitable volunteer work for you in the community.

Are you a not-for-profit organisation?

Membership of the BVRC is free and open to not-for-profit organisations that possess both public liability insurance and personal accident/injury insurance to specifically cover volunteers. We support our registered agencies in areas such as:

development of volunteering programs
assisting volunteers who are on special unemployment schemes
assisting with events and activities for volunteer recognition days
providing training to volunteers and managers of volunteers.

Download the agency registration kit or contact us for a hard copy.

The centre coordinates regular agency network meetings for people who manage volunteers. These meetings provide an opportunity to discuss programs, share ideas and work through relevant issues with their peers. Download notes from past meetings from the links below.

Contact us

Address: Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre, 405 Camberwell Road, Camberwell (Melway 59 K2)
Public transport: Tram 75 (Stop No. 44) and Driver Bus No 612
Email: BVRC
Phone: 9278 4550
Facebook: visit our Facebook site.