Celebrating volunteers

12 May 2012 at 9:15am
There are more than 6 million Australians who volunteer, tallying some 700 million hours of unpaid community service a year. Many will tell you they don't do it for the praise. They shrug their shoulders and say, ''It's just something I do,'' giving their time, hearts and in some cases homes to others. To mark the start of National Volunteer Week, The Sunday Age spoke to people who are devoted ...

When putting others first becomes second nature

12 May 2012 at 12:15pm
There are more than 6 million Australians who volunteer, tallying some 700 million hours of unpaid community service a year. Many will tell you they don't do it for the praise. They shrug their shoulders and say, ''It's just something I do,'' giving their time, hearts and in some cases homes to others. To mark the start of National Volunteer Week, The Sunday Age spoke to people who are devoted ...

SSTAR celebrates its 35th anniversary

6 May 2012 at 11:57pm
Stanley Street Treatment and Resources celebrated its 35th anniversary Friday with a daylong conference at White?s of Westport. Employees and partners attended the ?Meaningful Recovery? conference and heard from colleagues locally and abroad.