Volunteering Tasmania media release:
Seeking local volunteers, managers or coordinators in the Huon Valley region to join a local volunteer network group.
Volunteering Tasmania is partnering with Huon Valley Council to develop community-based volunteer sustainability strategies to safeguard volunteering in these regions. What does that mean?
We know that in Tasmania volunteering is the largest sector in the State and we know how much local communities depend on people ‘lending a hand’ locally. Volunteers help our local children, our environments, they provide support during a crisis and they look after our people – we need them in our communities.
We are currently asking people that live, work and/or volunteer in the Huon Valley local government area to join a Local Volunteer Network Group that will meet on a regular basis to help develop this strategy.
You don’t need any specific experience or expertise – just bring local volunteer knowledge. We will work with the group over the next six months to build a community strategy for the region. The workshops will draw on your experiences to identify the current challenges of volunteering, how we can address these challenges and what a community-based strategy/framework needs to look like to support volunteering in the region.
In this very first session we will explain in more detail what the project is about and what being involved in the group will mean for you. All we ask is that you come along, listen and start sharing your local volunteer experiences with us. There will be refreshments and snacks. This is your opportunity to share your ideas and have your voice heard. Details to find out more about each session and register are below.
1st session details:
Monday 28 September
10am–11:30am
Huon Valley Council Chambers
To register email Julia – Juliaf@volunteeringtas.org.au or call 0458288414.