News & Events
Emergency volunteer register launched
- 17 Jan 2012Victorians interested in helping out in an emergency are invited to submit their details at Victoria’s Volunteering Portal’s new look Emergency Volunteer Register.
Planning for Growth
- 12 Dec 2011More than 130 State, Federal and Local Government and community sector representatives gathered at the MCG on 22 November, for Community Development and Regional Delivery’s Planning for Growth Forum.
Valuing Victoria’s Volunteers
- 02 Dec 2011On International Volunteer Day (5 Dec), let’s take a moment to acknowledge the outstanding contribution of Victoria’s army of volunteers to communities and fellow Victorians across the state.
Fire Action Week 2011 underway
- 17 Nov 2011Fire Action Week is a state-wide campaign run this week, 13–20 November, to remind Victorians of the importance of bushfire preparation and planning.
Funds flow for local action on bushfires
- 17 Nov 2011To mark Victoria’s inaugural Fire Action Week (13-20 Nov), government has announced more than $306,000 for practical local solutions to increase bushfire safety and preparedness across some of Victoria’s most bushfire prone areas.
Not-For-Profit Summit: Think Resources
- 27 Oct 2011Nearly 300 Victorian not-for-profit (NFP) community organisations gathered in Bendigo on 18 October for the Office for the Community Sector’s third annual Summit.
VolunteerFest celebrates diversity of Victorian volunteers
- 10 Oct 2011Volunteer organisations from all over Victoria recently came together for VolunteerFest in Melbourne, providing a perfect opportunity for the launch of the Victorian Government’s Valuing Diversity in Volunteering Program.
Experience the street as your home
- 05 Oct 2011Proud to be part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Site UnSeen (6-22 October) is interactive street theatre that offers the audience a unique experience of issues confronting the homeless that has emerged through the St Kilda Inclusion Project.
Think Resources Summit for NFPs
- 22 Sep 2011The Office for the Community Sector (OCS) will hold its annual Summit for not-for-profit (NFP) organisations on 18 October at the Capital Theatre, Bendigo.
Community Foundation gets 3 for 1
- 05 Aug 2011Bendigo and Central Victoria Community Foundation has been rewarded for its fundraising efforts with a $200,000 funding boost from the Victorian Government, on top of $100,000 provided in June last year.