Volunteering SA & NT : Programs

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.

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www.governor.sa.gov.au

Programs

Golden Gurus Program

The Golden Gurus Program is an initiative of the Australian Government arising from an idea at the 2020 Summit, and developed by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The program recognises the loss to the community of the skills and experience of baby boomers who are retiring from the workforce and invites them to become skilled volunteer mentors to support the growth and development of people working for community organisations.

The VSA&NT program offers a new form of volunteering for people aged 50+ who are retired/semiretired and have time to become Golden Gurus (skilled mentors). Golden Guru mentors will be experienced people, possessing good listening skills, be empathetic and have good relationship building skills. Not only will they be carefully screened, but will also receive training and support relevant to their role. The Golden Gurus will not provide advice or specific skills training.

Our Golden Gurus will be available to mentor paid staff, working for community organisations that are members of VSA&NT. This is a great opportunity for those taking on new responsibilities, to have additional support resources. An example could be a newly appointed Volunteer Manager looking for support from an experienced person outside the organisation, to act as a sounding board for ideas.

Please read the Frequently Asked Questions document and ring Erica Majba, Golden Gurus Co-ordinator on 08 8221 7177 or email Erica.majba@volunteeringsa.org.au for further discussion.

To become a Golden Guru complete the Expression of Interest form.

To have a mentor through the program complete the Request for a Golden Guru form.