Mission Organisational Profile Core Business Contact Details   Mission Volunteering Australia is the national peak body working to advance volunteering in the Australian community. Its role is to represent the diverse views and needs of the volunteer movement while promoting the activity of volunteering as one of enduring social, cultural and economic value. Organisational Profile Volunteering Australia exists to raise the profile of volunteering in Australia and to ensure that the contribution volunteering makes to civil society is recognised and accounted for. Volunteering Australia Inc. is an incorporated body under the Australian Capital Territory Associations Incorporation Act 1991. It was established in October 1993 and has received funding from the Commonwealth Government's Department of Family and Community Services under the National Secretariat Program since 1997. Volunteer based organisations across all industries, including welfare, environment and conservation, arts, business, tourism, education, emergency services, health, sport, recreation and leisure are linked to Volunteering Australia through the state/territory volunteer centres (ie. Volunteering ACT, Volunteering NSW, Volunteering Queensland, Volunteering South Australia, Volunteering Tasmania, Volunteering Victoria, Volunteering WA). Core Business Volunteering Australia's core business is to: provide government and organisations involving volunteers sound policy advice on matters relating to volunteering provide a national focus for the promotion of volunteering and its principles establish cooperative relationships with key national and international stakeholder organisations encourage the pursuit of excellence in volunteer management provide effective management for national projects· closely consult with member organisations and other key stakeholders to further the mission of Volunteering Australia provide a national referral service to unemployed people through the Voluntary Work Initiative Contact Details Volunteering Australia Level 3, Suite 2, 11 Queens Road Melbourne VIC 3004 Tel: 03 9820 4100 Fax: 03 9820 1206 Email: volaus@volunteeringaustralia.org Website: www.volunteeringaustralia.org