Welcome to the Shire of Mundaring Volunteering page. This area is designed to give important, interesting and useful information about volunteering for: ...

• People who would like to volunteer.
• People who work for organisations involving volunteers.
• People looking for news about volunteering.
• Community or sporting groups wanting to access volunteers.
• Groups wanting to access information for their volunteers or organisation.

"We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give."
[Sir Winston Churchill]

The Shire aims to help volunteers and community groups in a number of ways by:

• Linking prospective volunteers to groups, activities or events.
• Assisting groups by informing them of opportunities and resources available to them.
• Holding the Shire of Mundarings’ annual Thank a Volunteer Day celebration.
• Helping volunteer groups access volunteer grants.

Volunteers are champions of the community. There is no significant area of community activity in the Shire of Mundaring in which volunteers do not play a vital and essential role.

All About Volunteering
Volunteering is a way for people to become involved in their communities. People choose to volunteer for a wide variety of reasons. Some may have traditional altruistic reasons; some may wish to meet people in the area; some join because they are asked or a friend is involved; some wish to contribute their skills and experience; others may want to try something new or learn a new skill. Often people have a number of reasons for volunteering. Many volunteers join an organisation or program for one reason but remain with it for a different reason.

Volunteering is a reciprocal relationship – the community and individuals benefit from the efforts of volunteers, whilst volunteers themselves experience the satisfaction of giving, enjoy increased community involvement, learn new skills, build confidence and gain experience.

In the Shire of Mundaring volunteers work in sport and recreation, health and welfare, education, community services, emergency services, religion, the arts, the environment and heritage.

Volunteer jobs include fundraising, committee work, supporting older people and people with disabilities, office work, research, sales, teaching, coaching, umpiring, working with animals, entertaining, advocating for rights, conservation, community arts, handyperson, driving, youth work, counselling, library work, gardening and child minding.

Why Volunteer?
The reasons people volunteer are as varied as the people themselves. However, we know that volunteering can:

• Build your confidence.
• Help you learn new skills that can support you in other areas of your life.
• Help you to meet other like minded individuals.
• Give you opportunities to work with others to help bring about change in a cause that you are committed to.
• Improve your health.
• Boost your career opportunities.
• Bring more fun into your life.

For further information about volunteering in the Shire of Mundaring contact:

Cathryn Hewitt
Volunteer Program Coordinator
T: 08 9290 6682
shire@mundaring.wa.gov.au