Leading Volunteers: Attract, Engage, Inspire

VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE

Join us to celebrate National Volunteer Week 2017.

A must for community groups, clubs and organisations involving volunteers.

The three key themes of the volunteer conference are:

ATTRACT: How to motivate and encourage volunteers to participate in their community.

ENGAGE: How to engage an increasingly diverse and changing volunteering community.

INSPIRE: How to nurture and organise volunteers, provide meaningful roles for them and inspire their participation.

The conference program includes an exciting and impressive line-up of presenters:

Welcome by Mayor, Cr Drew Jessop, Hume City Council

An inspiring keynote address from Sue Noble, CEO Volunteering Victoria, Imagine the Possibilities: Leadership to Grow and Empower Volunteering.

Our keynote presentation will set the scene for the conference theme:

‘Leading Volunteers: Attract, Engage, Inspire’

Short talk presenters:

• Carole Pondevie-Lay, Community Partnerships Coordinator, Jesuit Social Services
• Nathan Brown, Family Support Team Volunteer Coordinator, Very Special Kids

BreakOut session presenters:

• Anthony White, Controller, Sunbury SES
• Donna Anastasiadis, Coordinator of Volunteers, Merri Health
• Kate Verghese, Community Mental Health Worker, Merri Health
• Volunteers from Merri Health
• Nes Davey, Programs Coordinator, Education Volunteers and Training, Ardoch Youth Foundation
• Paul Marley, District Leader, Scouts, Hume
• Danny Attard, Cub Scout Leader, Scouts, Hume
• Jean Tusler, Volunteer Engagement Officer, Hume City Council
• Michelle Newton, Volunteer Resource and Training Worker
• Hatim Mansor, Volunteer Champion, Whittlesea Community Connections
• Rayelle Morrison, Visitor Information Centre Officer, Hume City Council
• Susan Beniston, Visitor Servicing and Development Officer, Melton City Council

Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

For Volunteer Conference program details, click here