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Seniors.gov.au - Volunteering
ACT Volunteering
Go Volunteer
Golden Gurus
Shine a Light
Events ACT
The School Volunteer Program ACT
ACT Playgroups Association
ACT Health Volunteer Service
Parks Conservation and Lands
Environment Volunteer Groups
Volunteering In Policing
Regional Community Services
SuperGrands
Red Cross
Rotary
Lions
Apex
The Salvation Army
St Vincent de Paul Society
Smith Family
Australian Volunteers International
Australian Business Volunteers
Pro Bono Australia - Volunteer Match
Seniors.gov.au - Volunteering
The Australian Government's premier source of online information for Australians over 50.
http://www.seniors.gov.au/internet/seniors/publishing.nsf/Content/Volunteering/ 
ACT Volunteering
Volunteering ACT is the peak body for volunteering in the ACT region. They represent the interests of all community volunteers, and of all those who work with volunters.
http://www.volunteeract.org.au/
Go Volunteer
Volunteering opportunities online.
http://www.govolunteer.com.au/
Golden Gurus
Golden Gurus provides mature age Australians (ages 50 years and over) with a range of opportunities to support community organisations and small business.
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Employment/Programs/GoldenGurus/Pages/default.aspx
Shine a Light
The Shine a Light program is a new volunteer program that aims to link senior members of the community who want to volunteer their time and skill with organisations and community groups who need those skills and talents to benefit the wider Canberra community. Projects could include: festivals (youth, art, writing), awareness raising (environment, caring, health), community care (group self-help, practival support), and sharing (community gardens, cooperatives).
http://www.sscs.org.au/page.php?page_id=84
Events ACT
The Chief Minister’s Department offers many event volunteering opportunities for the special events its coordinated for the Canberra community between September and March each year.
http://www.events.act.gov.au/
The School Volunteer Program ACT
A registered voluntary organisation, which recognises the unique place of volunteers in schools as mentors, confidantes and communicators.
http://www.svpact.org.au/
ACT Playgroups Association
Playgroups are informal sessions where parents, caregivers, babies and children aged 0-5 come together in a relaxed and friendly environment. Older Canberrans who have some free time and enjoy being with young children are invited to participate.
http://www.playgroupaustralia.com.au/act/go/volunteering-at-playgroup
ACT Health Volunteer Service 
ACT Health has a large team of volunteers who provide a service and support for patients, visitors and staff and are an integral part of the health care team.
Parks Conservation and Lands
There are a wide range of opportunities for Canberra residents to volunteer their time and skills to collectively improve the natural environment at their own back door.
http://www.tams.act.gov.au/play/pcl/get_out_there/volunteering
Environment Volunteer Groups
Landcare volunteering opportunities.
http://www.environment.act.gov.au/environment/volunteers/volunteer_groups
Volunteering In Policing
Volunteering roles include:
- Assistance at community events like the Canberra Show and Multicultural Festival
- Catering at training exercises and workshops
- Role playing for police recruit training
http://www.afp.gov.au/jobs/volunteers-in-policing.aspx
Regional Community Services
Regional Community Services offers a large range of volunteering opportunities.
Gungahlin Regional Community Service
http://www.grcs.org.au
Northside Community Service
http://www.northside.asn.au
Belconnen Community Service
http://www.bcsact.com.au
Woden Community Service
http://www.wcs.org.au/ 
Southside Community Services
http://www.sscs.org.au/
Communities at Work
Email: Communities@Work
(Tuggeranong & Weston Creek)
http://www.commsatwork.org
SuperGrands
Dedicated volunteers who offer one-on-one home mentoring and/or group coaching to help families develop practical household management skills.
http://www.commsatwork.org/Volunteers/SuperGrands/tabid/63/Default.aspx
Red Cross
Volunteering opportunities in such activities as ‘meals on wheels’, visiting services and their telecross phone service.
http://www.redcross.org.au/act/employmentopportunities_volunteer.htm
Rotary
A worldwide organisation of business, professional, and community leaders which provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.
http://www.rotaryd9710.org.au/clubs/canberra-clubs.html
Lions
Community service club.
District 201N2
http://www.lions.org.au/
Apex
Community service club.
http://www.apex.org.au/whats-on/state-community-calender/act-community-calender.aspx
The Salvation Army
Volunteering opportunities in such activities as:
- Telephone counselling
- Preparing and serving food
- Typing, clerical, mailroom and reception work
- Research and marketing
- Fundraising
- Serving in stores
- Accompanying aged or other clients on excursions
- Playing music
- Bus driving
- Mentoring
http://salvos.org.au/get-involved/volunteering/
St Vincent de Paul Society
Volunteering opportunities in such activities as:
- General office work
- Working part time in our Vinnies Centres
- Night Patrol Van delivering food, warm drinks and a friendly face to people who are homeless on the streets
- Visiting families and people in need in their homes as well as hospitals, prisons and detention centres
http://www.vinnies.org.au/volunteering-national?link=224
Smith Family
Volunteering activities in such areas as:
- Administrative assistance
- Mentoring and tutoring
- Supervising learning clubs
- Special projects
- Sorting and packing Christmas Hampers
http://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/site/page.cfm?u=30
Australian Volunteers International
Australian Volunteers International provides opportunities for Australians to become volunteers and assists them in sharing the learning from their international experiences.
http://www.australianvolunteers.com/
Australian Business Volunteers
A non-government, not-for-profit international development agency that matches expert business people with overseas communities to deliver capacity-building solutions that are strategically designed to foster and promote sustainable growth.
http://www.abv.org.au/
Pro Bono Australia - Volunteer Match
A free service that matches Not for Profit organisations with skilled volunteers.
http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/volunteer
