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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
ACVVS arranges volunteer visits to older people to provide friendship and companionship. Some older people feel alone for various reasons, including:
• little contact with friends or relatives
• feeling isolated from their culture and heritage
• mobility issues that prevent them from taking part in social or leisure activities
• being different in some way
Regular visits from volunteers can help to improve quality of life and help older people feel less isolated.
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Time involved
Varied hours
Location
Perth
Emergency Services volunteer workforce are trained to provide psychosocial support to individuals and communities before, during and after major emergencies.
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Time involved
Varied hours
Location
Perth
Emergency Services volunteer workforce are trained to provide psychosocial support to individuals and communities before, during and after major emergencies.
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Time involved
Varied hours
Location
Perth
Emergency Services volunteer workforce are trained to provide psychosocial support to individuals and communities before, during and after major emergencies.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Hobart
Assist with collecting and delivering donations from various donation bins around the Greater Hobart area to our Hobart Retail Store. By contributing your time and superb driving skills you will help us raise funds to support the important humanitarian work of Red Cross.
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Time involved
1 hour per week
Location
Perth
Red Cross Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) match people who don't receive regular social visits with a caring and friendly volunteer. CVS includes visiting people in aged care facilities and in their own home.
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Time involved
Varied hours
Location
Brisbane
Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.
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Time involved
Varied hours
Location
Regional QLD
Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.
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Time involved
1 day per week
Location
Regional TAS
Providing safe and courteous vehicle transportation for people who are socially isolated or transport disadvantaged and have no access to other means of transport.
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Time involved
Varied hours
Location
Hobart
The role supports migrant women who are experiencing social isolation to come together in a welcoming space to participate and strengthen their social connection through shared activities.
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Time involved
1 day per week
Location
Regional TAS
Volunteer driver for Red Cross transport program assisting elderly and disabled clients to attend non-urgent medical and social appointments.
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Time involved
1 day per week
Location
Regional TAS
Volunteer driver for Red Cross transport program assisting elderly and disabled clients to attend non-urgent medical and social appointments.
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Time involved
1 hour per week
Location
Regional NSW
ACVVS arranges volunteer visits to older people to provide friendship and companionship. Some older people feel alone for various reasons, including:
• little contact with friends or relatives
• feeling isolated from their culture and heritage
• mobility issues that prevent them from taking part in social or leisure activities
• being different in some way
Regular visits from volunteers can help to improve quality of life and help older people feel less isolated.
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Time involved
1 day per week
Location
Regional TAS
Providing safe and courteous vehicle transportation for people who are socially isolated or transport disadvantaged and have no access to other means of transport.
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Time involved
Varied hours
Location
Regional TAS
The role supports migrant women who are experiencing social isolation to come together in a welcoming space to participate and strengthen their social connection through shared activities.
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Time involved
1 hour per week
Location
Regional WA
Red Cross Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) match people who don't receive regular social visits with a caring and friendly volunteer. ACVVS includes visiting people in aged care facilities and in their own home.
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Time involved
1 hour per week
Location
Regional WA
Red Cross Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) match people who don't receive regular social visits with a caring and friendly volunteer. ACVVS includes visiting people in aged care facilities and in their own home.
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Time involved
1 hour per week
Location
Melbourne
Matches older people living at home or within an aged care facility with volunteers to build meaningful relations, reduce feelings of loneliness and encourage social connections within the community.
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Time involved
Varied hours
Location
Darwin
The Migration Support Program of Australian Red Cross has been working with migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum for over 25 years. In the Northern Territory, programs and services in this sphere focus on connecting those experiencing vulnerability with the wider Australian community, by developing employment skills and building their leadership and personal capacities with an ultimate goal of supporting positive outcomes to the Territory’s social, economic and cultural development.
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Time involved
As required
Location
Darwin
The In Search of Safety program was developed by Red Cross to help build awareness and understanding of the real situations facing people who come to Australia to seek asylum.
This role supports the program to improve public understanding of asylum seekers, refugees and migration by delivering interactive sessions in school forums.