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Media Release
JENNY MACKLIN MP
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services
and Indigenous Affairs
SENATOR URSULA STEPHENS
Parliamentary Secretary for social inclusion
and the voluntary sector
4 December 2009
Boost for Western Australian volunteer organisations ahead
of International Volunteer day
More than 570 organisations across Western Australia will benefit from over
$1.8 million in Australian Government funding for volunteer grants.
Australia wide the Government is giving over $21 million in volunteer grants to more
than 6,700 community and volunteer organisations.
Across Western Australia the Volunteer Grants Program 2009 will support over
34,300 volunteers and will cover the cost of new equipment and fuel.
Grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 are provided to non-profit organisations to help
them purchase items such as computers, printers, cameras, fridges, marquees and
shade sails.
This is a great boost to volunteers and volunteer organisations across Western
Australia ahead of International Volunteer Day on 5 December.
Every day volunteers are out in their local communities working tirelessly to help the
elderly, the sick and those who have hit hard times.
The Australian Government values the hard work of the over 540,000 Western
Australian volunteers, who give their valuable time, expertise and understanding to
the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in our community.
Organisations to receive funding include St. Vincent de Paul, the Scouts Association
in WA, fire and emergency services in WA and South Perth Outreach.
More than 70 branches of St Vincent de Paul in WA will receive $235,539 from the
Volunteer Grants Program to purchase equipment and fuel to support over 1,000
volunteers.
Fire and emergency services in WA will receive more than $47,000 to assist 529
volunteer fire-fighters across 15 branches to prepare and fight fires this season and
into the future.
For the full list of successful organisations, please visit
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