• Shoalhaven Heads New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Retail & Sales

Become a Vinnies Volunteer General Hand to provide customers with excellent service. Gain warehousing experience & share your skills & talents. Volunteering is a great way to interact with like-minded people & build friendships. Feel satisfied knowing you are working for an organisation that makes a difference for those in need. Vinnies is the ultimate recycler & our Return and Earn scheme is the way forward for recycling in NSW.

• Bomaderry NSW, Nowra NSW
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Marketing, Media & Communications, Seniors & Aged Care, Writing & Editing

As a HammondCare Biography Writing volunteer in Nowra and Bomaderry, your listening and writing skills will allow HammondCare at Home Clients to record their stories, memories, and messages for loved ones.

• Bomaderry NSW, Nowra NSW
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Retail & Sales

Are you looking to connect with people in your community? Become an Anglicare Op Shop volunteer today! As human beings we need connection. If you want to make new friends whilst giving back to your local community, then this opportunity is for you. More than just a store In our Op Shops, the socially isolated find connection, the vulnerable find care and struggling families find affordable clothing, food and goods. You can be part of the team who helps make this happen.

• Callala Bay NSW, Huskisson NSW, Vincentia NSW
• Category: Emergency Response
• Types of work: Safety & Emergency Services

Marine Rescue NSW saves lives on the water, providing 24-hour emergency response, returning thousands of boaters in trouble safely to shore every year. Our Radio Operators provide a vital service for commercial and recreational watercraft along the NSW coastline, using the state’s only public marine radio network.

• Batemans Bay NSW, Bawley Point NSW, Moruya NSW, Ulladulla NSW
• Category: Animal Welfare
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Education & Training, Working with Animals

With the Eurobodalla Branch, you’d be helping passionate people raise funds that will go straight to helping the welfare of the animals in the Eurobodalla local region by way of our inspectorate, nearby shelters, and through community assistance.

• Bega NSW, Eurobodalla NSW, Goulburn NSW, Sydney NSW, New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Having good social connections is essential for all aspects of health, especially as we age. The Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) and Volunteer Visitors program supports older Australian’s who live in an aged care facility or their own home and who are lonely or socially isolated.

• Berry NSW, Bulli NSW, Milton NSW, Nowra NSW, Wollongong NSW
• Category: Health
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Fundraising & Events, Writing & Editing

Are you ready to embark on a meaningful volunteering journey that transforms lives? Become a valued and significant support to our patients, family and carers by joining our Palliative Care and Bereavement Volunteer team. We're on a mission to make a difference and we want you to be a part of this extraordinary journey. As a specially-trained volunteer, you'll have the opportunity to offer emotional and social support to palliative patients in hospitals and homes.

• Batemans Bay NSW, Milton NSW, Narooma NSW, Nowra NSW, Parkes NSW, Port Kembla NSW, Wollongong NSW
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Disability Support, Mediation & Advocacy, Seniors & Aged Care

**We are currently looking for volunteers!!!** Justice Advocacy Services (JAS), dedicated to supporting clients with Intellectual Disability Rights (IDRS) for 20 years, this is a free not-for-profit organisation. We support people who have Cognitive Impairment needing help with legal problems.

• Batemans Bay NSW, Bega NSW, Bowral NSW, Braidwood NSW, Huskisson NSW, Jindabyne NSW, Pambula NSW, Wollongong NSW
• Category: Recreation
• Types of work: Sport & Physical Activity

Everyone is welcome to volunteer at parkrun events. We have heaps of fun, simple and rewarding opportunities to lend a hand for one to two hours on a Saturday morning at parkrun events across Australia. No training is required, roles are fully supported on the day and you can take part as often or as little as you would like. You can volunteer as a marshal, timekeeper, photographer or try your hand at scanning barcodes and handing out tokens…..to name a few of the roles we have available.

• Batemans Bay NSW, Bega NSW, Bowral NSW, Braidwood NSW, Huskisson NSW, Jindabyne NSW, Pambula NSW, Wollongong NSW
• Category: Sport
• Types of work: Sport & Physical Activity

Everyone is welcome to volunteer at parkrun events. We have heaps of fun, simple and rewarding opportunities to lend a hand for one to two hours on a Saturday morning at parkrun events across Australia. No training is required, roles are fully supported on the day and you can take part as often or as little as you would like. You can volunteer as a marshal, timekeeper, photographer or try your hand at scanning barcodes and handing out tokens…..to name a few of the roles we have available.

• Austral NSW, Narrandera NSW, North Richmond NSW, Nowra NSW, Penrith NSW, Picton NSW, Thirlmere NSW, Wagga Wagga NSW
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Arts, Craft & Photography, Music & Entertainment, Safety & Emergency Services, Sport & Physical Activity

Are you looking for a social connection and want to make a difference? We have a variety of flexible volunteer roles that would suit anyone. As an activity support volunteer you may either assist our Lifestyle staff or run your own sessions.

• Austral NSW, Narrandera NSW, North Richmond NSW, Nowra NSW, Penrith NSW, Picton NSW, Thirlmere NSW, Wagga Wagga NSW
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Are you someone who wants to make a difference in someone's life? Are you sociable and like chatting to people? We have flexible volunteer roles for people who'd like to provide companionship to our residents who may be isolated or lonely. With the gift of time and a listening ear you can improve someone’s quality of life for far longer than the hour or so you might spend with them.

• Batehaven NSW, Batemans Bay NSW, Broulee NSW, Long Beach NSW, Malua Bay NSW, Mogo NSW, Moruya NSW, Tuross Head NSW
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Childcare, Companionship & Social Support, Sport & Physical Activity, Tutoring & Coaching

CareSouth's Aunties and Uncles program needs mentors for children aged 3 to 12 from vulnerable backgrounds across the Eurobodalla area. Spend time connecting and doing everyday activities with a local child, flexible hours at least once per month. CareSouth provides training and ongoing support.

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Sport & Physical Activity

Healthy Cities Illawarra has an exciting opportunity for volunteers to work alongside Healthy cities Illawarra’s health promotion Officers to assist with the delivery and evaluation of the Active In-Betweens program. The Active In-Betweens program supports children aged 8-12 years living in communities considered disadvantaged. It provides a weekly after-school program in local community settings with a focus on healthy lifestyles and physical activity.

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Governance, Boards & Committees, Research, Policy & Analysis

Do you have an interest in ethical research? Good communication skills? Time to contribute to your community? Then this could be for you! The University of Wollongong (UOW) is seeking to recruit community members to the UOW Human Research Ethics Committees. Committee members receive training in ethical review and have the opportunity to debate challenging issues to help protect the rights and well-being of research participants and promote ethical research.