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Volunteers celebrated during National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week is the largest celebration of volunteering in Australia. Recognising that every volunteer makes an important contribution to the broader community, this year’s theme was ‘Volunteers – Every One Counts’.

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Your thoughts on Tomorrow’s Library needed!
What do you want for libraries of the future? You still have time to say what you want in tomorrow’s library, with submissions closing on Thursday 31 May.

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7th Annual Indigenous Remembrance Service
Each year a special Remembrance Service is held to honour Victorian Indigenous Service Men and Women at the Shrine of Remembrance.

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A rare archaeological find on view in Bendigo
Heritage Victoria and local archaeologists will re-open Bendigo's unique Chinese brick-making kiln during Archaeology Week, 21 – 23 May 2012.

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National Volunteer Week – a time to celebrate volunteers and volunteering
If you’re one of Victoria’s 1.5 million volunteers, we thank you! If not consider giving volunteering a go during National Volunteering Week (14 – 20 May).

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Support for flood-affected Victorians

Recent storms and flash flooding in central and northern Victoria - information and support available.
Get Involved
- Get involved in planning
  Have your say and keep
  informed about current
  planning issues
- Apply
  Spirit of ANZAC Prize
  Restoring community war memorials
- Become a volunteer
  Visit the new website on volunteering.
FireReady
- Find out how bushfire prepared you are.
  
  Take the FireReady Challenge.
- Be prepared for a bushfire, wherever you are.
  
  Fill out a Traveller's checklist.
- Take the time to make a fire plan and practice it.
  
  Complete 'My Plan'.

Volunteers celebrated during National Volunteer Week