Boroondara Volunteer Expo 2025

Wed 19 March 2025
1:00 pm 5:00 pm

Hawthorn Arts Centre

360 Burwood Road
Hawthorn VIC 3122

Free
Accessible
03/19/2025 1:00 pm 03/19/2025 5:00 pm Boroondara Volunteer Expo 2025 Meet over 40 volunteer organisations and explore the variety of ways you can volunteer in your community at our annual Volunteer Expo. With so many opportunities on offer, you're sure to find the best fit for your interests and availability.Entry is free. Register now to receive event updates, including activities you can join and which organisations you can meet on the day.Volunteering is a great way to:gain new skills and experiencesmake an impact in your community in a flexible, short or long-term capacity meet new people and make friends.What's onAs well as chatting with the volunteer organisations on the day, here are some additional sessions you can attend. We’ll add more details closer to the event date.Volunteering discovery sessionFrom 12 to 1 pm, join us before the Expo starts for a special interactive session. Get inspired hearing about the experiences of a passionate volunteer. You’ll come away from this session with practical information to help you find the volunteer role that’s right for you.Workshop: Volunteering to support your journey into paid workFrom 1:30 to 2:30 pm, get practical advice and tips to help you find suitable volunteer roles that support your journey into the workforce and career progression. This session is suitable for people who:aren’t currently workinghave recently graduated or completed studiesare looking for their first job in their specific fieldhave recently moved to Melbourne and want to get local experience while looking for a new job.Micro-volunteering activitiesFrom 3 to 4 pm, get a taste of what volunteering can be like by participating in activities including writing cards to welcome new members of the community and playing with Guide Dog puppies.Accessibility at this spaceaccessible car parkingaccessible toiletsrampsclear signageliftsquiet areaswide passagewaysdedicated quiet room.Sensory guidebright lightsbackground musicpeople talkingecholarge crowdsshared personal spacecolourful signs and bannersdigital screens.Please let us know when registering if you have any accessibility requirements or if there is anything we can do to support you to participate and enjoy the event.If you prefer to visit when it’s not too busy, we recommend dropping in between 4 and 5 pm. , City of Boroondara [email protected] Australia/Melbourne public

Event details

Meet over 40 volunteer organisations and explore the variety of ways you can volunteer in your community at our annual Volunteer Expo. With so many opportunities on offer, you're sure to find the best fit for your interests and availability.

Entry is free. Register now to receive event updates, including activities you can join and which organisations you can meet on the day.

Volunteering is a great way to:

  • gain new skills and experiences
  • make an impact in your community in a flexible, short or long-term capacity 
  • meet new people and make friends.

What's on

As well as chatting with the volunteer organisations on the day, here are some additional sessions you can attend. We’ll add more details closer to the event date.

Volunteering discovery session

From 12 to 1 pm, join us before the Expo starts for a special interactive session. Get inspired hearing about the experiences of a passionate volunteer. You’ll come away from this session with practical information to help you find the volunteer role that’s right for you.

Workshop: Volunteering to support your journey into paid work

From 1:30 to 2:30 pm, get practical advice and tips to help you find suitable volunteer roles that support your journey into the workforce and career progression. This session is suitable for people who:

  • aren’t currently working
  • have recently graduated or completed studies
  • are looking for their first job in their specific field
  • have recently moved to Melbourne and want to get local experience while looking for a new job.

Micro-volunteering activities

From 3 to 4 pm, get a taste of what volunteering can be like by participating in activities including writing cards to welcome new members of the community and playing with Guide Dog puppies.

Accessibility at this space

  • accessible car parking
  • accessible toilets
  • ramps
  • clear signage
  • lifts
  • quiet areas
  • wide passageways
  • dedicated quiet room.

Sensory guide

  • bright lights
  • background music
  • people talking
  • echo
  • large crowds
  • shared personal space
  • colourful signs and banners
  • digital screens.

Please let us know when registering if you have any accessibility requirements or if there is anything we can do to support you to participate and enjoy the event.

If you prefer to visit when it’s not too busy, we recommend dropping in between 4 and 5 pm.

Contact
Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre team