Once again, Council’s Annual Volunteer Expo has proved to be a huge success! Held on Saturday 3 May 2025 at Encore Event Centre, the Expo supported 48 local organisations in showcasing their volunteer opportunities and attracted over 400 attendees from across the community.
To date 149 volunteers have been recruited as a direct result of the Volunteer Expo, which is an incredible outcome for these organisations that are often only able to exist due to the support of their volunteers.
“The outcome for our organisation exceeded our expectations. We made nine connections with volunteers and networks with other organisations. ... Being a nonprofit and currently run fully by volunteers, events like this are vital to our existence ... Thanks to the Wyndham Volunteer Expo we can now say that our organisation has made incredible headway and would not have been able to do this without this event.” - Stallholder testimonial
Prior to the Expo stallholders received support to become ‘volunteer ready’, including the preparation of role descriptions, orientation checklists and tips for finding the right volunteer for their organisations.
Great feedback was also received from the attendees at the event:
- “Very organised and informative.”
- “Great event as I’ve been looking for this kind of information.”
- “I am so surprised that there are so many organisations that needs volunteers.”
- “Interesting learning about all the volunteer experiences around the community.”
If you are a Not-for-Profit organisation and are interested in hosting a stall at next year’s Volunteer Expo, please email volunteers@wyndham.vic.gov.au
2025 Wyndham Volunteer Expo Highlights
