We're creating our first Volunteering Strategy to support and grow volunteering within Council and the community.
The Camden local government area is blessed with generous and thoughtful residents who help others in a multitude of ways. We know that people are planting trees to nurture our environment, making meals for those in need and supporting charities to raise funds for important community services.
The Volunteering Strategy will identify what the community currently has and needs into the future, providing an opportunity for us to support individuals and organisations to continue their work.
Volunteering is defined by Volunteering Australia as:
"Volunteering is time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain."
Types of Volunteering
- Informal Volunteering: Happens mostly in local communities to meet specific needs. It's flexible and lets people help out casually when they can.
- Formal Volunteering: Structured programs where volunteers play defined roles, usually with supervision and regular commitments.
- Social Action: Groups formed around shared interests, focused on creating change in their community.
- Project-Based Volunteering: Short-term, high-involvement opportunities suited to people with limited time but a goal-driven mindset.
- Governance Volunteering: Involves serving on boards or committees to guide an organisation’s direction and leadership.
- Emergency/Spontaneous Volunteering: Happens during crises like floods or fires, providing short-term help. It can also include informal acts of kindness, like assisting neighbours when needed.
Get involved
Please take some time to share your experience and knowledge with us in this first stage of consultation.
⭐🗣 We're listening via a Community Survey and Story Wall below 💬
💥 And if you complete this survey plus the Social Cohesion Survey, you can go into the draw to win one of ten $100 EFTPOS gift cards!
Complete a survey
The personal information you provide to Camden Council is being collected for the purpose of data collection and research to inform the development of a Volunteering Strategy. It will be used by Camden Council staff and will not be shared with any other party unless required by law. After it is no longer necessary for Camden Council to keep the information, it will be disposed of securely and in accordance with applicable laws and Camden Council policies and procedures.
Share your story
Complete 2 surveys to go in the draw to win one of ten $100 vouchers.
Complete the Volunteering Survey above ⬆
+ the Social Cohesion Survey
