Create positive change.
By volunteering with us, you will become an important part of our team, helping to create positive change for people and communities.
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Volunteer with us.
There are lots of different ways you can get involved across Victoria and Tasmania.
We match your skills, experience and areas of interest with available roles.
What we ask of you
Enthusiasm to help people
Empathy and compassion
Reliability, honesty and commitment
Good communication skills
What we offer you
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Commitment to community drives Peter.
We value our Volunteers
Peter’s leadership skills were recognised early in his volunteering, when he took on the responsibility of managing the Uniting Op Shop in Hamlyn Heights.
There are lots of really good people in the community and I just want to be able to help out.
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Passion for recycling pays off.
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From day one of his volunteering role, Noel’s passion for the environment and recycling has been infectious.
Before Noel started volunteering, the removal of rubbish and unsellable goods was costing the organisation over $7000 a year
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Bruce a driving force for local youth.
We value our Volunteers
Bruce is an L2P mentor who is committed to ensuring young people are well equipped to get behind the wheel.
After I retired, I wanted to give back to my community, and this was a good way to do that
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Dynamic duo creates recipe for success.
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Anne and Viola have been volunteering at the Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre for a combined 30 years.
It’s wonderful to see the clients in their element, sharing their cuisine. They cook, they eat, they laugh
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Community connection keeps Virginia going.
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Virginia (pictured above with Paul Linossier and Bronwyn Pike) has been the heart and soul of our Sale Op Shop for 33 years and her service was recently recognised at our Melbourne Annual Public Meeting.
My children and grandchildren have all grown up around the Op Shop – it’s part of my life
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Volunteering role leads to valued friendships.
We value our Volunteers
For Jean, volunteering at her local op shop has led to new friendships.
I used to visit the shop a lot and one of the volunteers, Vivienne, told me that I’d make a great volunteer,”
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A reassuring voice for people in need.
We value our Volunteers
Jay is one of the thousands of Lifeline volunteers who provide life-saving support to people in crisis each day.
To have the opportunity to be involved in someone’s life at that pointy end, when they are experiencing crisis, is a privilege,”
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The importance of giving back.
We value our Volunteers
Maria started volunteering with Uniting seven years ago as a way of giving back to her community.
Volunteering in emergency relief at Uniting has opened my eyes to the issues many people in our community face each and every day.”
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Celebrating 60 years of volunteering.
We value our volunteers
For nearly 60 years, Jan has been a familiar face at St Mark’s Uniting Church.
Without the contribution from amazing volunteers like Jan, it’s hard to run community programs like St Mark’s adult day program.”
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Together, we can do more
Join us on our journey.
Make a difference for individuals, families and local communities across Victoria and Tasmania.