Council encourages community members from all ages, backgrounds and skill levels to volunteer.  It’s a wonderful way to make a contribution to our community, and volunteering also benefits those who volunteer.

Did You Know

• Volunteers are happier, healthier and sleep better than those who don’t volunteer – doctors should recommend it!
• Volunteering results in a ‘helper’s high’, a powerful physical and emotional feeling experienced when directly helping others.
• 96 per cent of volunteers say that it makes people happier
• Just a few hours of volunteer work makes a difference in happiness and mood.

Whitehorse volunteers make invaluable contributions to a large number of Council programs. To find out more information on each program and express interest in volunteering click on a program below

• Gardens for Wildlife 
• Environmental Education Program 
• Meals on Wheels
• Whitehorse Artspace 
• Interfaith Network
• Parkland Advisory Committee ( PDF 533.83KB)
• Reconciliation and Disability Advisory Committees
• Whitehorse Youth Representative and FreeZa Committees. 

Other Volunteer Opportunities

If you are looking for a different volunteering experience, or would like to discuss your volunteering needs in more detail, contact Eastern Volunteers. Eastern Volunteers can match you with a local community organisation in need of volunteers with your interests and skills.

To find out more about Volunteering, visit Volunteering Victoria.

Whitehorse Local Heroes Program

Would you like to recognise a volunteer or group of volunteers who has assisted you, your family or others in the Whitehorse Community?

The Whitehorse Local Heroes Program aims to recognise and celebrate the fabulous volunteering efforts undertaken by individuals and groups in the local community during the pandemic.

Nominations open Monday 3 August and close Friday 20 November.

Nominate your Local Hero now.