Campaign material
Information and resources about the Volunteering Awareness campaign.
Video ads
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...only to find out they were schoolmates.
Whoa! Ollie!
The dogs! You guys.
Oh, okay.
Hi, hi!
*dogs bark*
Hanging out to help out.
Discover a volunteer opportunity near you.
Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra.
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Ready?
Okay.
She takes the ball.
She goes left...
The other left...
*gasps*
GOAL!
I got that on camera!
Hanging out to help out.
Discover a volunteer opportunity near you.
Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra.
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*singing*
It's just you, and I.
Thank you, Sunville Aged Care!
*cheers*
Encore, encore!
Hanging out to help out.
Discover a volunteer opportunity near you.
Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra.
Audio ad
Volunteering Awareness campaign audio ad – 15 seconds [MP3 236kB]
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Authorised by the Australian Government Canberra
There’s nothing better than hanging out with your mates.
Except maybe hanging out with your mates,
plus a few cats and maybe some dogs,
when you volunteer together at an animal shelter.
Hanging out to help out.
Discover a volunteer opportunity near you at volunteering.gov.au
Additional resources
- Factsheet for international students – Gain experience and build networks by volunteering
- A guide for multicultural community organisations - How to reach and recruit volunteers
- Volunteering and career pathway guide for First Nations volunteers
- Creating a culturally safe workplace for First Nations volunteers
About the campaign
‘Hanging out to help out’ is part of the Australian Government’s efforts to guide the actions needed to achieve a better future for volunteering. The Volunteering Awareness campaign, Hanging Out to Help Out, aims to raise awareness, interest and consideration of volunteering among young people 15-18 years of age. Through volunteering, young people can make a positive impact on the community, meet new people, and develop professional skills and experience to add to their resume.
According to the National Strategy for Volunteering, formal volunteering in Australia has been declining since 2010 and dropped sharply in 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of volunteers declined from 36% of the population in 2019 to 26.7% in 2022. This equates to 1.86 million fewer volunteers at the start of 2022 compared to pre-COVID-19. There is a need for more volunteers to put their hand up, to give back and make a positive impact on the community.
Research has shown that the engagement of young people to participate in volunteering activities prior to them entering the workforce makes a substantial difference in their volunteering participation for the rest of their lives. Instilling lifelong volunteering habits in young people can help build lasting, sustainable volunteering communities across Australia.