Publications

National Standards for involving volunteers in Not For Profit organisations
Volunteering Australia (2001) www.volunteeringaustralia.org

Survival Skills for Managers of Volunteers
Working with Older People
Volunteer Management - An Essential Guide
Booklets by Volunteering NSW www.volunteering.com.au

Enabling EcoAction - A handbook for anyone working with the public on conservation
Les Robinson and Andreas Glanznig 2003 publications@wwf.org.au Phone 02 9281 5515

Fostering Sustainable Behaviour Doug McKenzie-Mohr and William Smith
An Introduction to Community based Social Marketing by 1999 New Society Publishing

Towards Whole of Community Engagement: A Practical Toolkit Heather Aslin & Val Brown
Murray Darling Basin Commission
This toolkit is for staff and volunteers from all sectors involved in natural resource management and can be downloaded from http://publications.mdbc.gov.au or purchased in hard copy

The Citizen Science Toolbox
Principles, strategies and community involvement "tools" to enhance community and organisational involvement in projects www.coastal.crc.org.au/toolkit

Australian Journal on Volunteering
A publication of Volunteering Australia which aims to encourage informed discussion, debate and research on contemporary issues of importance to volunteering.

Email networks

Volunteer Co-ordinators Network (Natural Areas)
VCN members meet regularly in the Sydney Region and South East Queensland to share information about managing volunteers working in natural areas. To join the VCN email network go to www.aabr.org.au

Project Administration for the VCN Manual
Contact the Local Government Community Support Officer
Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority
Phone 02 9895 7753

Email site feedback to enquiries@aabr.org.au

Australian Urban NRM (Natural Resource Management) Network
This network provides a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas, innovations, issues and solutions to assist in the conservation and management of the natural resources of Australia's major urban centres. To join, send an email to UrbNRM-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.au

Websites

Volunteering

Volunteering Australia www.volunteeringaustralia.org

Volunteering Victoria www.volunteeringvictoria.com.au

Volunteering NSW www.volunteering.com.au

Volunteering ACT www.volunteeract.com.au

Volunteering QLD www.volunteeringqueensland.org.au

Volunteering SA www.volunteeringsa.org.au

Volunteering WA www.volunteer.org.au

Volunteering Tasmania www.voltasinc.com

National Volunteering Skills Centre www.nvsc.org.au

School of Volunteer Management (NSW) www.svm.net.au

Community Builders www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/builder/volunteering/

Go volunteer www.govolunteer.com.au

 

Legislation

Australian Legal Information Institute www.austlii.edu.au

National Library of Australia www.nla.gov.au

National Occupational Health and Safety Commission www.nohsc.gov.au

Natural Resource Management

Landcare Australia www.landcareonline.com Links to state Landcare organisations

Australian Government Department of Environment and Heritage www.deh.gov.au Links to other sites and organisations

Search engine relating to the environment www.webdirectory.com