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18.05.12
May e-newsletter

In this edition we look at a snapshot of events that have occurred this week during National Volunteer Week 2012, we give you the scoop on how you can be involved with the State of Volunteering Tasmania 2012 Research Project, and we take a look at a few grants that might be applicable to your organisation if you are working with arts and culture, environment and conservation or children and families.

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16.04.12
April e-newsletter

In this edition we present a formal introduction to the big 2012 State of Volunteering Report that we’ve been building up to, we also flag a few things to do with the upcoming National Volunteer Week next month and Alistair and Jemima outline opportunities to do with the Volunteer Expo they are currently working on with the University of Tasmania.

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08.03.12
March e-newsletter

In this issue we profile the two new Volunteering Tasmania staff members, we take a look at the upcoming Coordinator Network Meeting which is about Policies and Procedures, and we provide you with the latest on Volunteering Australia’s National Survey on Volunteering Issues.

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01.02.12
February E-newsletter

The big topic of the month is the implications of the new Work Health and Safety Laws. We also provide a snapshot of the Best Practice workshops coming up around the state, and are putting the call out for any short-term volunteer positions you might know of.

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15.12.11
December E-newsletter

It has been a busy end of year here at Volunteering Tasmania. Read about the program for next year’s Coordinator Network Meetings, a brief recap of some of the International Volunteer day events held around the State earlier this month, and some thoughts from both the IAVE and the Volunteering Australia conferences attended by VT staff.

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09.11.11
November E-newsletter

This issue we profile volunteer Melanie Fudge, we have a look at what some volunteers are up to in Brighton and MP David O’Byrne thanks the SES as part of National SES Week.

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13.10.11
October e-newsletter

In this month’s e-newsletter we introduce our new Volunteer Engagement Project Officer for Southern Tasmania, we take a look at some of the International Year of Volunteers + 10 awards and we give a recap of our recent Multicultural Volunteering Expo and some of the work our Community Development Team has been involved in in regional Tasmania.

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08.09.11
September e-newsletter

In this issue we take a look at some of the outcomes of our Schools Project, the reason for our CEO attending the IAVE conference in Korea and some thoughts on this week’s Landcare Week events.

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15.08.11
August enewsletter

In this issue we take a look at what’s involved with volunteering for the Falls Festival, the FAST Program and a report from Parklands High School about what impact volunteering has had on their students.

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08.07.11
July enewsletter

The wait is over – BP Fuel Vouchers are back, Volunteer Connect has had a technical makeover, and we learn a bit about hard-working volunteers Richard and Georgie Quinn, and Rod Oliver. An exciting mid-year for volunteering in Tasmania!

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