Op shops provide opportunties for work
The local op shop is an institution in any community - but who are the people who keep it going?
View ArticleAmbulance extension welcome
What's it like to be called up in the middle of the night, sent to an accident and to be responsible for getting someone to hospital, over a hundred kilometres away?
View ArticleAmbulance service plans regional paramedic placement
The St John Ambulance Service is analysing call-out data to decide where 18 new country paramedic positions will be located.
View ArticleOur local givers
For national volunteer week, we take a look at the people in our community who give their time and energy to help others.
View ArticleWinter provides no rest for sea search and rescue volunteers
With wild weather on coastal waters volunteer sea rescue groups are bracing for a busy time. A boost in funds for the Esperance group will mean future rescues will be faster.
View ArticleMaking the great Australian dream a reality for people in need
Habitat for Humanity, a global organisation working to build affordable housing, is launching a Goldfields chapter.
View ArticleFarmers offered volunteer lifeline
Western Australian farmers struggling to maintain their properties now have access to a national database of volunteers willing to lend a helping hand.
View ArticleFarmers link up with volunteers
Western Australian farmers have welcomed a program that gives them access to extra help.
View ArticleFarmers link up with volunteers
Western Australian farmers have welcomed a program that gives them access to extra help.
View ArticleVolunteers offer farmers helping hand
Dozens of Western Australian farmers are getting an extra set of helping hands each week, thanks to a program connecting them with volunteers.
View ArticleStorm trooper treks into Esperance
Locals gasped as one of Darth Vader's storm troopers walked into of Esperance this week. Concerned citizens breathed a sigh of relief when they learnt that unlike the Star Wars version, storm trooper...
View ArticleEsperance volunteer paramedic named St John's volunteer of the year
Katrina Stewart, the chairwoman of the Esperance ambulance sub-centre, has been awarded the St John Ambulance WA Volunteer of the Year award for 2011, for her work as an ambulance officer and in...
View ArticleFarmers linking up with skilled workers
Organisers of a program, designed to connect struggling farmers with volunteers, say the scheme is going strong in Western Australia.
View ArticleHomeowners told to prepare as firefighters face high risk summer
Volunteer firefighters have called on people whose properties are in bushfire prone areas to take responsibility for protecting their homes.
View ArticleShire wins gong for volunteer support
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has given the Shire of Laverton an award for its contribution to volunteers.
View ArticleParamedic to train Laverton volunteers
St John Ambulance says training volunteer paramedics in Western Australia's Northern Goldfields will help address a shortage of volunteers.
View ArticleWhat it's like to be on the volunteer marine rescue team
Dramatic sea rescues are all part of the job for a team of dedicated volunteers who are on call when emergencies happen on the water.
View ArticleVolunteers needed to boost Outback Links
The organisers of a program that provides volunteers to help rural and remote families is searching for participants during National Volunteer Week, which begins today.
View ArticleCouple's threatened species efforts earn volunteer gong
A couple who have volunteered more than 4,000 hours of their time to protect threatened species in Western Australia's Goldfields have received WA's Volunteer of the Year Award.
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