The Bendigo Volunteer Hub is located inside the Bendigo Library (Hargreaves Street Entrance).

The opening hours are 10am – 4pm. Monday – Thursday and 10am – 3pm on Fridays.

Volunteering is a choice, and there is no set amount of hours you must do. Your choice could range from 2hrs per month – 16hrs per week.

We work with you to find volunteering opportunities that will fit with your needs, as we have many wonderful organisations who do provide a range of hours every week.

At times, volunteering roles are specialised, and do require some experience in those areas, but there is such a wide variety of roles to be filled, so there will always be something that will appeal to you.

A lot of the organisations we find volunteers for have little to no funding for paid staff, however, roles can sometimes change with increased responsibility which can turn into paid positions.

Some volunteering roles are advertised with certain days and times, although, Managers are generally quite flexible if you have other obligations.

A lot of volunteer roles do require a current police check (within 12mths), and the organisation will advise you if this is to be organised by you, or if they will do it on your behalf.

The friendly BVRC team makes every attempt to sit down with any volunteer as soon as they walk in the door, however, appointments can be made if you would prefer. There could sometimes be training sessions, or times when all the Information Officers are busy, and you may be asked to come back at a later stage.

There is a wide variety of areas including hospitality, aged care, outdoors, animal welfare and administration just to name a few. Our website, Facebook page and in particular our office is always a great starting point to get a solid understanding of what is available.

Volunteers not only have rights, but also responsibilities. We strongly encourage you to attend our Step Into Volunteering sessions (generally on the first Tuesday of each month) to find out more information. Please confirm these dates and times if you would like to attend.

Honesty is the best policy with your Managers. If you need to take some time off for holidays, if you are unwell or to care for loved ones, advise your Manager of when you think you will be available to return, and keep in touch with them closer to your proposed return date if things change.

The Bendigo Volunteer Leaders Network meets regularly for information and support for Volunteer Managers. Contact our office for more information.