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Meena Lalwani

15 August 2022
Long-time COTA Victoria volunteer Meena Lalwani shares her insights on volunteering and its benefits for both the community and volunteers themselves.
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National Volunteer Week

15 May 2022
Here at COTA Victoria, National Volunteer Week is an important opportunity to recognise and celebrate the volunteers that make our work possible.
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Volunteering with Senior Rights Victoria

10 February 2022
For Stephen, a financial advisor studying law, volunteering with Seniors Rights Victoria provided valuable insight into the effects of elder abuse and an opportunity to contribute his financial knowledge and skills.
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Golden Days Radio continues a lifelong passion for Peter Thomas

12 September 2021
For Peter Thomas, 78, retirement hasn’t meant the end of a lifelong passion for television and radio. After an extraordinary broadcasting career, Peter was drawn to volunteer as a presenter for GDR95.7fm Golden Days Radio, a unique community broadcasting station run for and by seniors.
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The importance of volunteers

13 August 2021
As Australians reach retirement age, many use their new-found time to volunteer. There’s no doubt that the community benefits —but so do volunteers themselves, who gain skills, friendships and a renewed sense of purpose.
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Volunteering fills the gap

17 May 2021
Each year, thousands of Victorians retire from full-time work only to find themselves at a loose end, wondering what’s next. For John Doutch and Alan Bull, the answer was volunteering.
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Getting back to volunteering

17 April 2021
The research is in and we know that volunteering is good for your health. But with the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on our way of life in 2020, volunteering fell by the wayside for many.
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Volunteers a key to COTA Victoria’s success

13 December 2020
Volunteers are vital for the success of our programs and services across Victoria. In recognition of International Volunteer Day on December 5, we talked with three of our long-serving volunteers about their work with COTA Victoria.
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Meet an OM:NI member: Peter Angwin

14 September 2020
OM:NI member Peter Angwin shares reminiscences of his many years reading newspapers to the vision impaired for Radio 3RPH.
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Safe volunteering during COVID-19

14 July 2020
COVID-19 restrictions are having a huge impact on volunteering in Victoria. Many of those who usually volunteer regularly are now unable to do so, while others are volunteering for the first time to assist vulnerable community members during COVID-19 restrictions.
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