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Exclusive tours of Government House for community volunteers in SA

Would You Like To Visit Government House?

Government House Adelaide is the oldest consistently occupied Government House in Australia. It is the working home of the Governor South Australia.

His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR Governor of South Australia and Mrs Liz Scarce invite community volunteers to participate in special guided tours of the public rooms of the House.

Bookings are essential- phone 8203 9800.

Numbers limited to 25 per tour.

more information >

www.governor.sa.gov.au

Publications

Volunteering Australia Publications

Volunteering Australia produces a number of publications aimed at supporting the volunteering sector and encouraging discussion and debate on issues affecting volunteering.

You can search publications by type, by primary audience, by key word or search term, or by a combination of these search functions.

Click here to search the publications.

NAB Community Survey

Jointly commissioned by Volunteering Australia and National Australia Bank (NAB), the survey of community organisations also shows that 81 per cent of those surveyed believe the demand for their services is greater now than at any time in the past. Survey results included:

91 per cent of community organisations currently have volunteers assisting in their organisation
Close to one third of community organisations said over 75 per cent of their work is done by volunteers
91 per cent of the community organisations surveyed said volunteers were very or extremely important to their organisation
On average, 47 per cent of community organisations engage in excess of 60 volunteers per year.

Download the complete NAB Community Volunteering Survey

2009 National Survey of Volunteering Issues.

The annual National Survey of Volunteering Issues conducted by Volunteering Australia provides an insight into the issues that affect volunteering in Australia

The 2009 survey attracted a record number of participants with more than 3,700 respondents taking part, ensuring a wide cross section of opinions was received from individual volunteers, volunteer involving organisations and companies with employee volunteer programs.

The full report on our National Survey of Volunteering Issues is available to download here.