Due to a reduction in funding and changes in the sector, Volunteering Tasmania (VT) has recently been required to review the way that it provides services.
As a result, with the main objective of continuation of quality service to the whole state, the VT Board has made the decision to move staff into new roles and streamline some programs.
“We see this as an opportunity to thoroughly reassess what we do and how we do it, and as a result provide the Tasmanian volunteering community with a more relevant and useful service,” said Adrienne Picone, CEO of Volunteering Tasmania.
“We are proud of our history of great service, but shifting demands in the sector have made these changes necessary to ensure we are still giving the sector what it needs, now and into the future,” she said.
The most significant of these changes is that the VT North West office, located in South Burnie, will be closing on 30 June 2016. The VT office in South Burnie opened in January 2006.
“We have had some talented and dedicated staff members over the past decade who have all done a wonderful job for the organisation. We are very proud of their achievements and the networks they have built in that time,” said Ms Picone.
VT’s Hobart and Launceston offices will remain open but the focus of these offices will change to further strengthen the practicable support given to organisations so they can find the volunteers they need and keep them.
“We will also be implementing changes to make it easier for people to find volunteer roles that are a good fit for them,” said Ms Picone.
“Our services will continue to be provided to the sector statewide, from our Hobart and Launceston bases,” she said.
“This is not a decision the Board has taken lightly,” said Ms Picone, “Maintaining relationships within the sector, and ongoing provision of excellent service across the entire state, is of paramount importance to us,” she said.
Bonnie Tuttle
