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Established in 1989, National Volunteer Week (May 9-15) is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia.
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It provides an opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our community and to say thank you to the more than six million Australians who volunteer.
Next week as we celebrate the 27th Anniversary of National Volunteer Week it’s a time to say a heartfelt thank you to all volunteers.
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Volunteers are everywhere; they greet us with a smile where ever we go in our daily life. Volunteers support our health and welfare agencies, they welcome our visitors to town.
They greet us at the theatre, our arts and cultural venues, as they care for the environment or for our lost animals and injured wildlife.
Volunteers are good sports, supporting our recreational fund-raising activities and lending a hand to support our community events.
Australian volunteers contribute 700 million hours of unpaid work each year to their local communities which equates to a $43 billion boost to the Australian economy, a much larger contribution to GDP than tourism, mining or agriculture.
The experience of helping others provides us with meaning, a sense of self-worth and a meaningful social role.
It’s not hard to find volunteer information about current opportunities.
Your local council, school, opportunity shop or aged care home is a good first step.
