Mayor launches DVD on volunteering in northern Sydney

Mayor Ian Cross launched a brand new DVD promoting local volunteer opportunities at the Northern Sydney Volunteer Expo on Thursday May 12 at Chatswood RSL to celebrate National Volunteer Week (May 9 - 15).

Community Volunteering in Northern Sydney showcases the range of jobs and services available in Home and Community Care (HACC), including:
*        helping the elderly, frail or disabled maintain their gardens with Easy Care Gardening
*        driving people to appointments and helping with errands
*        accompanying a wheelchair-bound person on special outings
*        delivering lunches with Meals on Wheels

"Having done some volunteering of my own with Easy Care Gardening and Meals on Wheels, I know how rewarding donating your time to help others can be," said Mayor Ian Cross.


"The DVD aims to showcase the important role that HACC services play in keeping so many of our frail aged people independent, living in their own homes and connected to their communities.

"It is a wonderful resource and will be especially useful to volunteering services looking to recruit new helpers, to community organisations, to schools and to individuals interested in finding out more about the avenues open to them in community service."

The DVD is an initiative of the Northern Sydney Volunteer Network, comprising volunteer recruitment services in Ku-ring-gai, Manly, Pittwater, Ryde, Hunters Hill and the Lower North Shore; and funded by Family and Community Services - Ageing, Disability and Home Care.

The Network recruited Tom Richards from CVS Productions to produce the DVD.

To obtain a copy of Community Volunteering in Northern Sydney contact
Alison Grealish on 9424 0970 or email volunteers@kmc.nsw.gov.au