The Centre gets $53,000 for Volunteer Management Program (VMP)

Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella, said volunteers in Wangaratta would benefit from the Howard Government’s expansion of the Volunteer Management Program (VMP).

Minister for Community Services, Senator Nigel Scullion, recently announced the 50 Volunteer Resource Centres (VRCs) across Australia will receive over $4.8 million in funding which includes The Centre for Continuing Education in Wangaratta.

“The Centre for Continuing Education will receive $53,089.19 to provide a range of training options and advice for volunteer organisations and volunteers in North-East Victoria. This is a massive boost to our volunteers who donate their time to strengthen our community.”

“Changes to the VMP allow The Centre for Continuing Education to increase training programs and support to not-for-profit organisations in rural and regional locations.”

“This will allow organisations to concentrate on meeting the needs of the target population and provide more training options to volunteers and volunteer managers.”

“Through the transfer of funds from the Volunteer Work Initiative (VWI) to the VMP, a further 25 VRCs nationally will now provide expanded service to assist volunteers and not for profit organisations with volunteer management and training and their funding will be either matched, or significantly increased,” Mrs Mirabella said.

“The Howard Government recognises the vital contribution of volunteers, and these improvements to the VMP further assist the people who donate so much of their time to serve the community,” Mrs Mirabella said