• Alphington VIC, Eaglemont VIC, Heidelberg VIC, Ivanhoe VIC, Ivanhoe East VIC, Kew VIC
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Looking for a flexible volunteer role that makes a positive difference and reduces loneliness in our community? We are seeking champion volunteers to visit lonely older people in Ivanhoe and its surrounding suburbs. Our program helps to improve the lives of older people who face social isolation through meaningful friendships. It's very rewarding, flexible, and suited to anyone who is friendly, kind and reliable!

• Brunswick VIC, Coburg VIC, Fawkner VIC, Glenroy VIC
• Category: Disability Services

Are you passionate about creating positive change to your community? Merri Mates is a 1-on-1 social outreach program that supports people with mild to moderate disabilities. Participants experience social isolation, so volunteers provide them with companionship and support to engage in a variety of activities tailored to their hobbies, interests, and abilities. You’ll gain valuable experience volunteering with the Merri Mates program and make a difference to the lives of others.

• Thomastown Victoria
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Education & Training, Library Services, Working with Animals

YPRL is seeking a new **Reading Dogs team** to join Thomastown Library. Our Reading Dogs program promotes children’s literacy by having children read aloud to dogs at the library. Our mission is to make reading fun and enjoyable for children so that they become confident and lifelong readers. Reading Dogs are accredited companion animals who volunteer with their owner/handler as a team by facilitating reading sessions. If your dog is calm, patient, and loveable, get in touch with us today!

• Glenroy Victoria
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Make a difference! We are looking for volunteers who are interested in visiting older people living in residential aged care or at home. If you are friendly, love a chat and can commit to visiting someone regularly please get in touch.

• Briar Hill VIC, Greensborough VIC, St Helena VIC
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

We are looking for friendly, compassionate and caring volunteers interested in enriching the lives of older people living in residential aged care or at home. If you love a chat and can commit to visiting someone regularly please get in touch.

• Brunswick West VIC, Coburg VIC, Craigieburn VIC
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

We are looking for friendly, compassionate and caring volunteers interested in enriching the lives of older people living in residential aged care or at home. If you love a chat and can commit to visiting someone regularly please get in touch.

• Greenvale Victoria
• Category: Environment & Conservation
• Types of work: Education & Training, Garden Maintenance, Tour Guides, Information & Heritage

Join us to help save the Endangered Eastern-Barred Bandicoot from extinction through a variety of hands-on conservation activities at Woodlands Historic Park This project is proudly made possible with support from Parks Victoria and Melbourne Airport.

• Footscray Victoria
• Category: Human Rights

Careers Coach Volunteers assist people seeking asylum to plan and prepare for employment. This role involves successfully guiding ASRC service users into jobs and paid internships through one-on-one and group coaching. It offers support in professional development by identifying service users’ goals and helping them work toward achieving them. Careers Coach Volunteers assist service users during their job search process & keep them motivated.

• Clayton VIC, Clayton South VIC, Glen Waverley VIC, Mount Waverley VIC, Mulgrave VIC, Oakleigh VIC
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Greek speaking volunteer visitors are needed to visit socially and culturally isolated residents in an Aged Care Homes located in the City of Monash. We have many Greek residents who are very isolated. You can make a difference to someone's life and your own. Some Greek residents are in English speaking facilities and would love to speak with someone in their own language.

• Burwood VIC, Croydon VIC
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

We have two lovely ladies in need of companionship at an aged care facility in Burwood and in her own home in Croydon. Do you have experience with Dementia? Do you enjoy spending time with the elderly? The resident at the aged care home would love to have a companion to talk to, hand massages and listen to music. She is bedbound and lonely. The other lady lives in her own home and is very lonely. She is 92 and would love to chat over a cuppa.

• Coburg Victoria
• Category: Disability Services

As a Volunteer, you will have a meaningful impact on the lives of people with disabilities and their families by supporting with 1:1 community participation activities. You will create positive change in the community, enhance your skillset and build industry experience

• Clarinda VIC, Clayton VIC, Oakleigh VIC
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

We are currently looking for Greek speaking volunteers for aged care facilities in Clayton and Oakleigh. These residents are socially and culturally isolated and would benefit greatly from regular contact by a visitor/friend. Regular contacts or visits have a positive impact in reducing social isolation and improving the well-being of the resident.

• Croydon VIC, Healesville VIC, Kew VIC, Knox City Centre VIC, Mulgrave VIC, Vermont South VIC, Warburton VIC
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Visit a socially or culturally isolated resident in an aged care facility or in their own home in the Eastern region of Victoria. From Monash to Yarra Valley. We have many lonely people in need of a friendly, empathetic and caring volunteer visitor. Want to try something different in 2024? Becoming a volunteer visitor can change someone's life. A very rewarding program which fosters friendships between lonely elderly people and volunteers.

• Barwon Heads VIC, Drysdale VIC, Geelong VIC, Grovedale VIC, Highton VIC, Lara VIC, Portarlington VIC
• Category: Young People
• Types of work: Arts, Craft & Photography, Education & Training, Sport & Physical Activity

Looking for enthusiastic women of all ages to empower girls aged 5-18 years old across Geelong and Surrounds. Volunteer hours are regular weekdays after-school/evening hours during school terms. Volunteers with Non English Speaking back ground are welcome. Extensive training and support provided, which includes First Aid & CPR. Membership is limited to girls and women, which includes persons who identify as, and live their lives as, females