• Macquarie Park New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Flexible role (1 hour, 2 times a month, flexible days). Make a connection with a lonely elderly resident in aged care through friendship visits with an older person living with Dementia in aged care. This is a rewarding role, making a real difference enhancing well-being and connection in someone's else's life, and your own. MS Plus is funded to provide the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) to reducing feelings of loneliness and social isolation for people living in aged care homes.

• Macquarie Park New South Wales
• Category: Environment & Conservation

This bushcare group is supported by Lane Cove National Park and Macquarie University. It meets on the third Saturday morning of each month so our next date will be December 16. Work is along Mars Creek, a hidden gem of the Lane Cove National Park and involves removing weeds so that native plants will regenerate, improving the biodiversity of the park.

• Macquarie Park New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance

The residents of the Dorothy Henderson Lodge at Macquarie Park, who love getting outside and spending time in the garden, are looking for a volunteer companion, who is willing to work alongside them in the garden. If you have a few hours per week to give and enjoy gardening and meeting people, this could be the role for you.

• Macquarie Park New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Christmas can be a very lonely time, especially for an older person. If you have one hour a fortnight to spare, and would like to give the gift of friendship this Christmas - this role is for you!

• Macquarie Park New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Do you have one hour a fortnight to spare? Would you like to make a positive difference in someone else's life, as well as your own! Let us connect you with an older person in your community who is experiencing loneliness.

• Denistone NSW, Eastwood NSW, Macquarie Park NSW, Marsfield NSW, Ryde NSW, North Ryde NSW
• Category: Education & Training
• Types of work: Childcare, Education & Training, Tutoring & Coaching

Do something life-changing: volunteer as an ethics teacher in your local school! Primary Ethics teachers help children develop valuable skills for life. We come from all walks of life, from parents and grandparents wanting to be involved in their grand/children’s learning, to passionate community members wanting to make a difference.

• Denistone NSW, Eastwood NSW, Macquarie Park NSW, Marsfield NSW, Meadowbank NSW, Putney NSW, Ryde NSW
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Garden Maintenance, Seniors & Aged Care

Easy Care Gardening is an Aged Care provider. We are seeking active and enthusiastic people to join our volunteer gardening teams. Our volunteer teams look after our clients' gardens, making them safe, tidy and enjoyable. We weed prune and mulch home gardens to make them low maintenance, to make things easier for the client between our visits. We are a friendly group and always stop for a "cuppa" which we share with the client.

• Chiswick NSW, Hunters Hill NSW, Huntleys Point NSW, Macquarie Park NSW, Sydney NSW, Gladesville NSW, Ryde NSW, Drummoyne NSW
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Do you want to make a difference in a young person's life? 1 in 10 young people are disengaged with school and 1 in 4 are unhappy with their lives. At Raise we know that a mentor can change the course of a young person’s life, helping teenagers to build resilience and feel more hopeful for the future. We recruit and train volunteers from the community to become youth mentors, before matching them with a teenager at a local public high school.

• Carlingford NSW, Dundas Valley NSW, Eastwood NSW, Macquarie Park NSW, Meadowbank NSW, Sydney NSW, Epping NSW, Ryde NSW
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Do you want to make a difference in a young person's life? 1 in 10 young people are disengaged with school and 1 in 4 are unhappy with their lives. At Raise we know that a mentor can change the course of a young person’s life, helping teenagers to build resilience and feel more hopeful for the future. We recruit and train volunteers from the community to become youth mentors, before matching them with a teenager at a local public high school.

• East Ryde New South Wales
• Category: Environment & Conservation

This group meets at the reserve entry point to the trail at 201 Pittwater Road, East Ryde. The group meets every Monday and Saturday 8:00am to 10:30am; volunteers can come to both or either day. There is much work to be done. We are well supplied and supported by the Lane Cove National Park bush care coordinator. Come along and help us make this reserve even more beautiful.

• Ryde New South Wales
• Category: Environment & Conservation
• Types of work: Education & Training, Garden Maintenance

We are inviting young people undertaking community services awards to help us at The Habitat - to grow native plants and food plants and to maintain the nursery and garden. There is a lot of weeding involved and some other nursery duties.

• West Ryde New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Retail & Sales

Do you want to do something that makes a positive difference in world? Here’s a great opportunity to be part of an amazing team working towards a cause you can be proud of.

• West Ryde New South Wales
• Category: Mental Health
• Types of work: Counselling & Help Line

CCA is a not for profit organisation serving the most vulnerable people in the community. We are seeking a qualified counsellor to provide services to youth, families and individuals in order to build their resilience, mental wellbeing, and provide them with the tools required to assist them to regain control of their lives and move forward with confidence and a feeling of self esteem

• West Ryde New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management

Vinnies Support Centres are client-centred support and referral services operated by the St Vincent de Paul Society. They offer face-to-face support to those in the community who require financial, food or material assistance. Volunteering is a great way to interact with like-minded people and build friendships. Feel satisfied knowing you are working for an organisation that makes a difference for those in need.

• East Ryde New South Wales
• Category: Environment & Conservation

Get active and help our local birds, plants and wildlife. This is your opportunity to make a difference by helping take care of bush surrounding a significant area of saltmarsh on the Lane Cove River. The work involves weeding and watching the native bush recover. We meet every Saturday morning 8.00am to 10:30am and are supported Lane Cove National Park. Apply now to make a difference caring for valuable bushland in our local area.